Theory Flashcards
Phonetics
The study of speech sounds, their physiological production, and acustic values.
Phonology
The study of phonological relationships within a language.
A branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization lf sounds in languages.
Phoneme
Abstract representation of a soeech sound which can make a difference in meaning.
Allophone
A phonetically distinct variant of a phoneme
Complementary allophone
The allophones complement each other, and one is not used where the usage of other is standard
Free variant allophone
They are based on personal preference or habit.
Cotext
Linguistic enviroment
Context
Situation in which the speech is concreted
Diacritics
Marks that show the small variations in the pronunciation of a certain sound.
Fully aspirated
Accented syllable
Slightly aspirated
Unaccented syllable
Unreleased
Fusion
Nasalized
Folloed by n
Lateralized
Followed by l
Unaspirated
Preceeded by s