Sound Patterns Of Language.

Question 1

Phonology

Answer 1

Mental aspect of the sound in language rather than with the actual physical articulation of speech sounds.

Question 2

Phonemes

Answer 2

Each one of these meaning distinguished sounds in a language is described as a phoneme.

Ex; fat, van
Bad, pad, / b/ /p/

Question 3

Phones and allophones.

Answer 3

Phones are phonetics units appear in [ ]
And allophones of that phoneme
Same meaning diff sounds.

Ex/ star , water,
Same sound one diff phonemes. /t/ /r/ / d/

Question 4

Minimal pairs and sets

Answer 4

Pairs/ two words identical in form expect in one phoneme. . Pat , bat.

Sets: group of words can be differentiated. Each one from other by changing one phonemes. (Always in the same position.)

Ex: feat, fit, fat, fate. Big pig rig.
/fit, / /fet/ /fot/