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47 Cards in this Set
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What is the purpose of phonemics?
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To study the characteristic sounds or distinct sounds in a given language.
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What is a phoneme?
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It is the smallest contrastive unit in the sound system of a language.
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/θ/
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THin
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/p/
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Pit
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/b/
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Bit
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/t/
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Tin
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/d/
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Din
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/k/
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Cut
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/g/
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Gut
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/tʃ/
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CHeap
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/dʒ/
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Jeep
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/m/
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Map
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/n/
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Nap
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/ŋ/
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baNG
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/f/
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Fat
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/v/
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Vat
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/θ/
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THin
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/ð/
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THen
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/s/
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Sap
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/z/
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Zap
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/ʃ/
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SHe
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/ʒ/
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meaSure
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/x/
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loCH, CHanukah
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/h/
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Ham
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/ʍ/, /hw/
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WHine
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/w/
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We
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/ɹ/, /r/
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Run
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/j/
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Yes
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/l/
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Left
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/ɪ/
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bId
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/ʊ/
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gOOd
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/ɛ/ sometimes transribed /e/
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bEd
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/ʌ/
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bUd
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/æ/ sometimes transcribed /a/
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bAt
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/ɒ/
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pOt
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/iː/
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bEAd
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/uː/
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bOOed
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/ɜː/ sometimes transcribed /əː/
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bIRd
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/ɔː/
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bOUGHt, bOARd
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/ɑː/
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fAther, bARd
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/eɪ/
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bAY
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/ɔɪ/
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bOY
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/aɪ/ sometimes transcribed /ʌɪ/)
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bUY
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/ɪə/
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bEEr
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/ʊə/ sometimes /ɔː/ in brit. english
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bOOR
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/ɛə/
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bEAR
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/aʊ/
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cOW
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