Phonology Flashcards
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IPA
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International Phonetic Alphabet: represents all phonemes made when communicating
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Components of phonology
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- IPA
- prosodic features: stress, pitch, intonation
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Prosodic features
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Nonverbal components of speech that are present among all cultures
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Types of prosodic features
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- stress
- pitch
- intonation
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Stress
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Emphasis placed on a particular syllable or part of a word
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Pitch
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Level at which the sound is placed on a scale from low to high
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Intonation
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Pattern in changes of pitch; how the waves go up and down as we speak
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Elision
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Omission of one or more sounds in a word or phrase to make pronunciation easier for the speaker
