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Summary phonetics
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- University Of Cincinnati
A detailed summary of phonetics. It includes the vowel quadrilateral
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Phonetics-scientific study of speech sounds-their form, substance, and perception;and the application of this study to a better understanding of and improvement of
linguistic expression.***International Phonetic Alphabet-speech in any language can
be transcribed and understood by any other phonetician***Allophone a variation of a
grapheme***Intervocalic-consonant between 2 vowels***Digraph- combo of 2
alphabet produces a new sound***Cluster-a group of two or more consonants that
appear in a word without any vowels between them***Speech-the concrete physical
act for verbal means of communication***Language-is a mental phenomenon-
knowledge of sounds, meaning, and syntax, word order, and form. Typically, its not
conscious.***Register-style of speech that changes when talking to different
people***Idiolect-speech form of a specific individual***Vowel-a speech sound
produced w open vocal tract, vibration of vocal cords without audible friction,
the nucleus of syllable.***Vowel quadrilateral -a diagram that represents vowel
sounds with tongue height and position.***Apex, blade dorsum, root-
(Body)***Sonorants-sounds created with an open airstream*** Tap/flap-a consonant
sound made by quickly touching the tongue or lower lip against another part of the
mouth***Syllabic-a consonant that can have a vowel like quality***Strident-certain
fricatives and affricates that have a lot of friction-includes all except for /h/, /θ/, and
/ð/.***Sibilants-stridents that have a high frequency (/s, z, ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ/)***Diacritics-
symbols written above, below, or next to phoneme that shows alternate way of
producing sound***Phonological processes-simplifications of adult patterns that are
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