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Chapter 4 - The Study of Language
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Chapter 4 - The Study of Languagephoneme - correct answer-the smallest meaning-distinguishing sound unit in the abstract
representation of the sounds of a language
phonology - correct answer-the study of the systems and patterns of speech sounds in
languages
phone - correct answer-a physically produced speech sound, representing one version of a
phoneme
allophone - correct answer-one of a closely related set of speech sounds or phones
aspiration - correct answer-a puff of air that sometimes accompanies the pronunciation of a
stop
minimal pair (set) - correct answer-two (or more) words that are identical in form except for a
contrast in one phoneme in the same position in each word (e.g. "bad", "mad")
closed syllable - correct answer-a syllable that ends with a consonant or coda
coda - correct answer-the part of a syllable after the vowel
nucleus - correct answer-the vowel in a syllable
onset - correct answer-the part of the syllable before the vowel
open syllable - correct answer-a syllable that ends with a vowel (nucleus) and has no coda
phonotactics - correct answer-constraints on the permissible combination of sounds in a
language
rhyme - correct answer-the part of the syllable containing the vowel plus any following
consonant(s) (also called "rime")
syllable - correct answer-a unit of sound consisting of a vowel and optional consonants
before and/or after the vowel
coarticulation - correct answer-the process of making one sound virtually at the same time
as the next sound
consonant cluster - correct answer-two or more consonants in sequence
assimilation - correct answer-the process whereby a feature of one sound becomes part of
another during speech production
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