phonology

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phonology

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the study of how sounds are organized in a language

Question 2

phonetic inventories

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the sounds that are produced as part of the language

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phonotactic constraints

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restrictions on the possible combinations of sounds

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sound substitution

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speakers use sounds of their native language to replace non-native sounds when pronouncing the words of a foreign language.

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aspiration

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short burst or puff of air that happens when making certain pronunciations

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noncontrasive

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interchanging two sounds does not change its meaning of the word.

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contrasive

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interchanging two sounds changes the meaning of the word.

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phoneme

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set of speech sound that are perceived to be variants of the same sound

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allophone

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each member of a particular phoneme

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underlying form

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the mapping between the phonemic form

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assimilation

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causes a sound to become more like a neighboring sound with respect to some phonetic property

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palatalization

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special type pf assimilation in which a consonant becomes a neighboring palatial

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vowel harmony

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a back vowel becomes front when preceded by a front vowel in the same word

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dissimilation

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causes two words to become less similar

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manner dissimilation

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a stop becomes a fricative when followed by another stop

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maximally distinct

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consonants have very few qualities in common with the vowels

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implicational law

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presence of the less common sound implies that the more common sound will will also be used in the language

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dipthong-raising

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ai is pronounced differently when it occurs before a voiceless sounds

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weakening

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causes the sound to become weaker

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palatization

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when a consonant becomes like a neighboring palatal

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metathesis

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changes the order of sounds to make it easier to pronounce

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cv metathesis

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when three consecutive consonants occur, trades places with the preceding vowel

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strengthening

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makes sounds stronger

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deletion

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eliminates a sound that was present at the phonetic level

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insertion

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adds a non present segment to the phonetic form