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Phonology Flashcards

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Plosives

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Explosion sound- B, P, T, K, G, D

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Nasals

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Air comes through your nose- M, N
-creates softeness, soothing

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Fricatives

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Z, J, SH, CH, S

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Approximants

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W, R, Y
-glidy, whispers

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Consonance

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Repetition of constants

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Assonance

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Repetition of vowel sounds- a way of rhyming words within the words (eg mellow, bells)

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Sibilance

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Repetition of s sound- slithry snake

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Name 3 features of prosodics

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Stress (emphasis placed on certain words) , pitch ( the rise and fall of the voice), volume (loudness)

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