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phonology, prosodics and phonetics Flashcards

1
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what is a phoneme

A

the basic unit of sound

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2
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what is phonetics

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the way sounds are produced

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3
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what is phonology

A

exploring the sound system

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4
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what is dipthong

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a vowel sound that is made up of 2 vowels, e.g coat

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5
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what is voicing

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when the vocal chords vibrate and don’t vibrate

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6
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what is acomodation

A

the ways an individual adjusts speech to match others

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7
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what is sound iconicity

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the use of the sound system to mirror meaning

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8
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what is plosives

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p, b , t

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9
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what is fricatives

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f ,v, s

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10
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what is africatives

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ch , dj

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11
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what is approximants

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r , j , w

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12
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what is nasal

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m,n

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13
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what are the features of prosody

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pitch, pauses, rhythm, stress, volume, intonation

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14
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what is pitch

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the degree of highness/ lowness of tone

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15
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what is pauses

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a temporary stop in speech

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16
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what is rhythm

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regaular repeated patterns of sounds

17
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what is stress

A

empathis on a certain syllable

18
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what is volume

A

level of sound

19
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what is intonatin

A

the way someones voice rises and falls as they speak

20
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what is paralanguage

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aspects of individual vocal expressions e.g whispering

21
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what is hetrophone

A

words with the same spelling but different pronuncitation e.g .row, row

22
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what is accent

A

regional variety of speech in terms of pronunctiaton

23
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what is syllable

A

a sound unit with a vowel at its centre

24
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what is homohpone

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words with the same pronunciation but different spelling e.g two too to

25
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what is morpheme

A

smallest unit of meaningful sound

26
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what is phonoligcal manipulatin

A

playing with sounds for comical effect

27
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what is assonance

A

the repition of vowel sounds to create internal rhyme

28
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what is sibiliance

A

the repition of constanants

29
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what is alliteration

A

the repitiion of constonant sounds in close promximity

30
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what is onomatopoeia

A

the way some words appear to eacho the sound they describe

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