Phonology

Question 1

What is Phonology?

Answer 1

The study of sound patterns and their meanings

Question 2

alliteration

Answer 2

the repetition of the initial sounds of a set of words

Question 3

assonance

Answer 3

the repetition of vowel sounds in words that are close to each other in a sentence or phrase

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diphthong

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a sound made by combining two vowels, specifically when it starts as one vowel sound and goes to another

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fricative

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consonants that are formed by blocking the flow of air so that a friction sound is produced

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prosodics

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the melody of the voice, its pitch, pace, intonation, emphasis, volume etc

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affricative

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a consonant produced by a plosive followed by a fricative

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Rhyme

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repetition of syllables, typically at the end of a verse line. Rhymed words conventionally share all sounds following the word’s last stressed syllable

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intonation

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the pitch: how high or low you are in your vocal range

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elision

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omission of one or more sounds (eg a vowel, consonant, or whole syllable) in a word or phrase, such as ‘gonna’ for ‘going to’