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1. Write the word indicated by each transcription and identify the phono-
logical process or change responsible for each pronunciation.
1. Using acute and grave accents, mark primary and secondary stress
(where present) in the following words.
2. Transcribe the following sets of words and mark primary and secondary
stress with super- and subticks. Note the reduction of vowels in un-
stressed syllables.
(a) catastrophe
catastrophic
(b) synonym
synonymous
(c) repeat
repetitive
repetition
How does stress aect the quality of the first t in repetitive and
repetition?
How does stress aect the quality of the p?
(d) migrate
migratory
migration
(e) intellect
intellectual
intelligent
(f) apply
application
applicable
4. (a) Give strong and weak forms of that and show how they are used
in a sentence.
(b) Give two sentences in which the word afternoon has a dierent
syllable stressed.
Syllabify the following words, using periods to indicate syllable breaks. Note
ambisyllabicity.
2. (a) [k6tstr6fi]
[kt6str"fIk]
(b) [sIn6nIm]
[s6n"n6m6s]
(c) [r6pit]
[r6p7n6tI%]
[r7p6tI6n]
(d) [maIgreIt]
[maIgr6tfri]
[maIgeI6n]
(e) [Int6l7kt]
[Int6l7kcu6l]
[Int7l6J6nt]
(f) [6plaI]
[pl6keI6n]
[6plIk6bl#] or [plIk6bl#]
[6plIk6bIlIti] or [plIk6bIl6ti]
(g) [7gzIbIt]
[7ksIbI6n]
3. (a) The N has initial-syllable stress (prverb, rflex), while the A has
stress on the second syllable (provrbial, reflxive).
(b) The A has initial-syllable stress (prfect, trnquil), while the N has
stress on the second syllable (perfction, tranqulity).
(c) The V has initial-syllable stress, while the A has stress on the
second syllable (injrious) or third syllable (entertin).
1. a.rom.a/a.ro.ma
2. al.ge.bra (al.geb.ra) *lg not a possible initial cluster
3. ad.vo.cate (ad.voc.ate) *dv not a possible initial cluster
4. kan.ga.roo *ng not a possible initial cluster
5. ob.sti.nate (ob.stin.ate) *bst not a possible initial cluster
6. cod.i.fy/co.di.fy (co.dif.y/cod.if.y)
7. al.ti.tude (al.tit.ude) *lt not a possible initial cluster
8. du.pli.cate/dup.li.cate (du.plic.ate/dup.lic.ate)
9. ge.o.me.try/ge.om.e.try (ge.om.et.ry/ge.o.met.ry)
10. tem.per.ate/tem.pe.rate *mp not a possible initial cluster
11. whi.skey/whis.key
12. in.teg.ri.ty/in.te.gri.ty (in.teg.rit.y/in.te.grit.y)
13. a.ppro.pri.ate/a.pprop.ri.ate
14. se.clu.sion/se.clus.ion
15. a.rith.me.tic (a.rith.met.ic) *!m not a possible initial cluster
16. di.sci.pline/disc.i.pline (di.scip.line/disc.ip.line)
17. per.i.o.dic/pe.ri.o.dic (per.i.od.ic/pe.ri.od.ic)
18. ba.na.na/ba.nan.a
19. in.sin.u.ate/in.si.nu.ate *ns not a possible initial cluster
20. nigh.ten.gale/night.en.gale *ng not a possible initial cluster
21. in.stru.ment (in.strum.ent) *ns not a possible initial cluster
22. ek.skla.ma.tion/ek.skl.mat.ion (x = ks)
23. al.rea.dy/al.read.y *lr not a possible initial cluster
24. con.dem.na.tion/con.dem.nat.ion
25. es.thet.ic/es.the.tic *s! not a possible initial cluster