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Phonology Key Terms
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- 1PhonemeSmallest unit of sound that conveys meaning.
- 2DigraphsA pair of letters representing a single speech sound. E.g: ea in meat.
- 3The schwaThe mid-central, neutral vowel sound typically occurring in unstressed syllables. E.g: o in gallop.
- 4PhonologyThe sound of the words used.
- 5VoicelessA speech sound uttered without the resonance of vocal cords.
- 6VoicedA speech sound that uses the vocal cords.
- 7PlosiveA sound formed via a build up of air.
Voiced: b, d, g
Voiceless: t, p, k - 8GlottalSound formed by partially/completely constricting the glottis.
Voiced:
Voiceless: h - 9Lingua-velarSounds made with the tongue touching the velum.
Voiced: g, ŋ
Voiceless: k - 10Lingua-alveolarSounds made with the tongue touching the upper alveolar ridge.
Voiced: d,z,ʒ, n, l
Voiceless: t, s, ʃ - 11Lingua-dentalSound made with the tongue touching the teeth.
Voiced: ð, m, w
Voiceless: θ - 12Labio-dentalSounds made with the lower lip lightly contacting the upper teeth.
Voiced: v
Voiceless: f - 13Bilabial soundsSounds created using your lips.
Voiced: b,m,w.
Voiceless: p - 14AffricateA compromise between a plosive and a fricative.
Voiced: dʒ
Voiceless: tʃ - 15FricativeA sound produced through a narrow airway.
Voiced: v, ð, z, ʒ
Voiceless: f, θ , s, ʃ, h - 16NasalA sound that resonates in your nose.
Voiced: m, n, ŋ
Voiceless: - 17LateralAn L-like consonant, in which airstream proceeds along the sides of the tongue, but is blocked by the tongue from going through the middle of the mouth.
Voiced: l, r
Voiceless: - 18ApproximantSpeech sounds that involve the articulators approaching each other but not narrowly enough nor with enough articulatory precision to create turbulent airflow. They make your mouth move.
Voiced: w, j
Voiceless: - 19MonophthongsOne sound vowels.
Front: i, e, ɪ, æ, a,
Centre: ʌ, θ,
Back: u, o, ɑ, ɔ, ʊ - 20DiphthongsA sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another (as in coin, loud, and side).
aʊ, ɔɪ, ɑi - 21Reduplicated soundsWhere a sound is repeated as a result of addition eg: mama
- 22Diminuitive formIn a language acquisition context, this refers to adding vowel sounds at the end of a word eg: mummy.
- 23Place of articulationWhere in the mouth the sound is produced e.g: bilabial.
- 24Manner of articulationHow the airstream is restricted to make the sound e.g: plosive
- 25Variegated/non-reduplicated soundsA type of babbling. E.g: agu
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- A Levels English Language (Language Acquisition) Flashcards on Phonology Key Terms, created by Hazel Meades on 07/03/2014.
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