Tag: sounds

Sonority Scale

The sonority scale ranks sounds based on their perceived loudness or intensity.…

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Portmanteau Morph

A portmanteau morph is a linguistic phenomenon where two words blend to…

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Phonological Hierarchy

The phonological hierarchy outlines the nested structure of speech sounds, from features…

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Fortis Consonant

A fortis consonant is a speech sound produced with greater muscular tension…

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Elision

Elision is the omission of sounds or letters in spoken or written…

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Contoid

A contoid is a term used in linguistics to describe a speech…

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Articulation Process

The articulation process is how speech sounds are produced by coordinating the…

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Acoustic Phonetics

Acoustic phonetics studies the physical properties of speech sounds. It analyzes how…

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Music

Music is a universal art form, combining organized sound with silence to…

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