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Difference between phoneme and allphone
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substituting one
phoneme for another will result in a word with a different meaning (as well as a different pronunciation), but substituting allophones only results in a different (and perhaps unusual) pronunciation of the same word. |
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Minimal pair
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When two
words such as pat and bat are identical in form except for a contrast in one phoneme, occurring in the same position, the two words are described as a minimal pair. |
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phonotactics
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permitted arrangements of sounds
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Syllable ->
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onset, rhyme
onset -> consonant(s) rhyme -> nucleus (vowel) + coda (consonant (s)) |
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open syllable
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when there is no coda
onset + nucleus e.g. : me, no, to |
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closed syllable
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when coda is present
(onset) + nucleus + coda cup, at, that |
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Assimilation
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When two sound segments occur in sequence and some aspect of one segment is taken
or “copied” by the other, the process is known as assimilation. Have to -> hafta pan -> pan (with a being a bit more nasal than a separate "a") can in "I can go" -> g turns to ŋ |
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Elision
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process of not pronouncing a sound segment that might be present in the deliberately careful pronunciation of a word in isolation
e.g. : we asked him -> elision of /k/ -> wiæstəm you and me -> elision of /d/ |
