Tag: sound

Phonological Universal

Phonological universals are consistent patterns observed across all human languages. They represent…

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Phonetically Similar Segment

A phonetically similar segment refers to a portion of speech or text…

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Phoneme

A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a language that…

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Nasalized Vowel

A nasalized vowel is a vowel sound produced with the velum lowered,…

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Nasalization

Nasalization is a phonetic process where a sound is produced with air…

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Morphophonemics

Morphophonemics studies the interaction between morphology and phonology. It examines how changes…

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Lenis Consonant

A lenis consonant is a speech sound produced with a relatively weak…

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Ideophone

An ideophone is a word that vividly evokes a sensation, sound, or…

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Homophora: Understanding Linguistic Ambiguity

Homophora refers to words that sound alike but have different meanings and…

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Homonym

Homonyms are words that share the same spelling or pronunciation but have…

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