Phonetics Flashcards
1
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Heterophones (also called homographs)
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Have the same spelling but can be pronounced differently for different meanings
2
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Homophones
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Sound the same with different meanings and may have different spellings
3
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Phonetics
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area of study that is concerned with investigating how sounds are actually produced by language users
4
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Phonology
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area of study that refers to the more abstract sound system
5
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Prosidics
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the study of how speakers form sounds that are not individual phonetic sounds. Stress and intonation for example
6
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Articulators
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the vocal organs above the larynx, including the teeth, lips, tongue and hard palate, that help to form consonant sounds.
7
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Homonym
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Same spelling, same pronunciation, no matter the meaning
