Phonology Flashcards
Fricative alveolar
Z, S
Fricative dental
ð (this), θ (thigh)
Fricative labiodental
V, f
Fricative palatal
d3 (juDGe)
Fricative Post-Alveolar
3 (meaSure, Television, delusion, casual), ʃ (SHip, Shirt, rush, shop, cash)
Plosive alveolar
D, t - den, ten
Plosive bilabial
B, p, bib pip
Plosive velar
G, k, cat get
Affricate post-alveolar
t ʃ - CHurch Choose, cheese, watch.
Alveolar nasal
n
Bilabial nasal
M
Velar nasal
ŋ (ng) king, song
Alveolar lateral
l- let
Alveolar approximant
r
Bilabial approximant
w
Palatal approximant
j
Sound iconicity
The matching of sound to an aspect of meaning e.g. teeny, thump
Consonance
A pattern of repeated consonant sounds for effect
Assonance
A pattern of repeated vowel sounds for effect
Sibilants
A pattern of repeated Fricative sounds, especially /s/ for effect
Lexical onomatopoeia
Words that have some associated meaning between their sound and what they represent- ‘sludge’
Non-lexical onomatopoeia
‘Brrrm’ ‘jger-jger-jegr-Jeve’ to describe rhythm of moving train. Non-words that are intended to signify some meaning through their sound
Phonological manipulation
Making creative changes in sound patterns to give certain effects
Minimal pair
Two words that differ in only one single sound
