Theory Flashcards

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Phonetics

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The study of speech sounds, their physiological production, and acustic values.

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Phonology

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The study of phonological relationships within a language.

A branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization lf sounds in languages.

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3
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Phoneme

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Abstract representation of a soeech sound which can make a difference in meaning.

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4
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Allophone

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A phonetically distinct variant of a phoneme

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5
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Complementary allophone

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The allophones complement each other, and one is not used where the usage of other is standard

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6
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Free variant allophone

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They are based on personal preference or habit.

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7
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Cotext

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Linguistic enviroment

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8
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Context

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Situation in which the speech is concreted

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9
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Diacritics

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Marks that show the small variations in the pronunciation of a certain sound.

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10
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Fully aspirated

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Accented syllable

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11
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Slightly aspirated

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Unaccented syllable

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12
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Unreleased

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Fusion

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13
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Nasalized

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Folloed by n

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14
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Lateralized

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Followed by l

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15
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Unaspirated

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Preceeded by s

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16
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The most prolific sounds

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Stop plosive