Phonology Flashcards
the study of the sound system of a language
phonology
the study and classification of speech sounds
Phonetics
The study of how speech sounds are made or articulated.
articulatory phonetics
deals with the physical properties of speech as sound waves in the air
acoustic phonetics
the study of the perception of speech sounds
auditory phonetics
in language, the smallest distinctive sound unit
Phonemes
Express feature that distinguishes each phoneme from the other
Natural classes
pair of words or phrases in a particular language which differ in only one phonological element and have distinct meanings.
minimal pair test
Phonetic units. they are represented in square brackets.
phones
a set of phones, all of which are versions of one phoneme.
Allophones
when a group of words can be differentiated, each one from the others, by changing one phoneme (always in the same position in the word)
minimal set
constraints on the permissible combination of sounds in a language
Phonotactics
a unit of pronunciation having one vowel sound, with or without surrounding consonants, forming the whole or a part of a word
syllable
Two or more consonants in the onset position
Constant Clusters
When two sound segments occur in sequence and some aspect of one segment is taken or copied by the other.
Assimilation
