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What is one non-english phoneme /x/ - Caja in spanish
What is the definition of a phoneme? the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish
between morphemes
What is the definition of a morpheme? smallest unit of sound that carries meaning
What's an example of a morpheme? -ing
come- (coming)
What is a vowel? a speech sound that is formed without a significant
constriction of the oral and pharyngeal cavities
What is a consonant? Speech sound that is produced with a significant
constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities
What is vowel reduction? Centralization of vowel sounds to a schwa typically
due to coarticulation.
-occurs in unstressed vowels
What's a diphthong?
, What is monophthongzation in
dialects (or atypical speech in children
or adults)?
What's an allophone? Variations of the same phoneme which does not
change meaning
Give an example of an allophone.
What's the difference between C:Allophones cannot occur in the same phonetic
complimentary distribution and free environmentRule-based; predictable
variation?
F:Allophones can occur in the same phonetic
environmentRandom; not predictable
What is coarticulation in speech? Overlapping of adjacent articulators
What is assimilation? when phonemic context takes on the characteristics
of nearby sounds, they become similar
What are the different types of
assimilation? (spreading/shingling,
blending), (Anticipatory/retentive
(regressive) assimilation)
T/F: Phonetic transcription and False, phoenemic is the identification of phonemes
phonemic transcription are the same while phonetic is identification of allophones
thing.
What does IPA stand for? What is it? The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) in speech
is a universal system of unique symbols representing
every sound in human languages
What is Minimal contrast/minimal two morphemes differeing in only one sound
pairs? segment
Example of a minimal pair? drastically changing the word's meaning, like "pat" vs.
"bat"
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Terms in this set (55)
What is one non-english phoneme /x/ - Caja in spanish
What is the definition of a phoneme? the smallest unit of sound that can distinguish
between morphemes
What is the definition of a morpheme? smallest unit of sound that carries meaning
What's an example of a morpheme? -ing
come- (coming)
What is a vowel? a speech sound that is formed without a significant
constriction of the oral and pharyngeal cavities
What is a consonant? Speech sound that is produced with a significant
constriction of the oral/pharyngeal cavities
What is vowel reduction? Centralization of vowel sounds to a schwa typically
due to coarticulation.
-occurs in unstressed vowels
What's a diphthong?
, What is monophthongzation in
dialects (or atypical speech in children
or adults)?
What's an allophone? Variations of the same phoneme which does not
change meaning
Give an example of an allophone.
What's the difference between C:Allophones cannot occur in the same phonetic
complimentary distribution and free environmentRule-based; predictable
variation?
F:Allophones can occur in the same phonetic
environmentRandom; not predictable
What is coarticulation in speech? Overlapping of adjacent articulators
What is assimilation? when phonemic context takes on the characteristics
of nearby sounds, they become similar
What are the different types of
assimilation? (spreading/shingling,
blending), (Anticipatory/retentive
(regressive) assimilation)
T/F: Phonetic transcription and False, phoenemic is the identification of phonemes
phonemic transcription are the same while phonetic is identification of allophones
thing.
What does IPA stand for? What is it? The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) in speech
is a universal system of unique symbols representing
every sound in human languages
What is Minimal contrast/minimal two morphemes differeing in only one sound
pairs? segment
Example of a minimal pair? drastically changing the word's meaning, like "pat" vs.
"bat"
