Phonology Flashcards
What is phonology?
The study of sounds
What are phonetics?
How the sound sounds
What is a Phoneme?
Individual speech sounds to make up words
eg, En-ga-li-sh
What is a homophone?
Words that are pronounced the same but have different spellings.
What is a heterophone?
Words that have the same spelling but different meanings and pronunciation
What are articulatory phonetics?
How we pronounce words
What is a consonant?
Sound that restricts airflow
(all apart from vowels)
What are vowels?
Sound that doesn’t restrict airflow
(a, e, i, o ,u)
What letter is a lateral consonant?
L
What 2 letters are nasal consonants?
N and M
What 4 letters are frictive consonants?
f, s, v, z
What 6 letters are plosive consonants?
b, d, p, t, k, g
What is a diphthong?
A sound made by combining two vowels
What is a schwa
‘Uh’
What are prosodics?
Stress and tone in the voice
What are the 5 prosodic features?
Stressing words
Changing pitch and innotation
Volume
Speed
Pausing
What is sound symbolism?
Vocal sounds that carry meaning in random ways
What is sound iconicity?
Matching a sound to a meaning
What is a consonance?
Repetition of the same consonant sounds in a line
What is an assonance?
Repetition of the same vowel sounds in a line
What is sibilance?
Repetition of ‘s’ sound in a line
(sound not s letter)
What is Lexical onomatopoeia?
A clear association between the sound of a word and the meaning of it
eg. sludge
What is non-lexical onomatopoeia?
‘non-words’ where their sounds are intended to signify a meaning
eg ‘grr’ angry
What is a pun?
Creating humour through using words that sound alike but have different meanings
