3 Phonology Flashcards
Phonemes are…
The smallest units of sound that can make a difference to meaning in a language
What is phonology?
The study of the sound features used in a language to communicate meaning
A schwa sound is…
A unstressed or weak syllable, whose vowelsget shortened or sometimes even disappear (in connected language)
Sounds made with the mouth partly open and where the air is not stopped by the tongue, lips or teeth are …
Vowels
A movement of one vowel sound to another within a single syllable are …
Diphthongs
The flow of air is partly blocked by the tongue, lips or teeth while making …
Consonants
Consonants spoken using the vibration of the voice are …
Voiced sounds
Consonants spoken without using the vibration of the voice are …
Unvoiced sounds
A minimal pair is …
A pair of words distinguished by one phoneme
Linking (connected speech) means …
Joining words together ending in a consonant or vowel sound and starting with a vowel sound
Word stress means …
To say a syllable with greater energy and usually higher
Sentence stress means …
To say different parts of the sentence with more or less stress (primary/main stress, secondary stress, unstressed words)
