Tag: phonology

Clitic (Grammar)

A clitic is a morpheme that is phonologically bound to a host…

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Autosegmental Phonology

Autosegmental phonology is a linguistic theory that analyzes features as independent, parallel…

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Allophone

An allophone is a phonetic variant of a phoneme, a sound that…

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Allomorph

An allomorph is a variation of a morpheme that has the same…

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Vowels: The Heart of Spoken Language

Vowels are the foundational sounds in spoken languages, produced with an open…

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Unvoiced Sounds

Unvoiced sounds are speech sounds produced without vibration of the vocal cords.…

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Spoonerism: The Art of Accidental Wordplay

A spoonerism is a verbal slip where initial consonant sounds or other…

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Phonemes: The Building Blocks of Spoken Language

Phonemes are the smallest units of sound in a spoken language that…

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Orthoepy: The Art of Correct Pronunciation

Orthoepy is the study and practice of correct pronunciation according to established…

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Minimal Pairs in Phonetics and Linguistics

Minimal pairs are word pairs differing by only one sound, crucial for…

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