Phonology Flashcards
Phonology
The study of speech sounds
Phonetics
The sound of speech is articulated
Phenome
The smallest unit of sound
A non-phonetic language
Words whose pronunciation and the spelling doesn’t match
Grapheme
The smallest meaningful contrastive unit in a writing system
Syllable
A single unit of speech of a word
Monosyllabic
One syllable
Polysyllabic
Multiple syllables
Vowel
Open speech sound
Articulars
Vocal organs about the larynx that form constant sounds
Constants
Speech sound with breath at least obstructed
IPA
International Phonetic Alphabet
Received Pronunciation
A traditionally associated with a high social status
Phonetic spelling
A system of spelling in which each letter represents one spoken sound
Voiced sounds
Speech sounds produced with the vocal chords vibrating
(Vowels)
Unvoiced sounds
Consonant sounds that are made without vibrating the vocal chords
Diphthongs
A sound formed by the combination of two vowels into a single syllable
Dental
Tongue placed between the teeth
Labiodental
Lips and teeth come together
Place of Articulation
an approximate location along the vocal tract where its production occurs
Great vowel shift
a massive sound change affecting the long vowels of English during the fifteenth to eighteenth centuries
Bilabial
Produced at the lips