toMAYto, toMAHto
A single sound type (clue: exists in the mind).
What is a phoneme?
Sap or Dog
What is a stop?
The 1 consonant sound made without use of tongue.
What is 'h'?
Kiss or Goat
What is a velar ?
2 sound segments in order; second sound turns voiceless and mimics another.
What is assimilation?
Many versions of a sound type produced in actual speech.
What is an allophone?
Farmer or Sorry
What is a fricative?
The space between vocal folds that produces the 'h' sound.
What is the glottis?
Jog or Vision
What is a palatal ?
Sound, rules and meaning.
What are the 3 components of language?
2 words that look identical except 1 phoneme change (kill/kiss).
What are minimal pairs?
Lazy or Robe
What is a liquid?
The sound made when the glottis closes very briefly.
What is a glottal stop?
Thimble or That
What is a dental ?
A unit of sound.
What is phonetics?
44 of these in English despite only 26 letters in the alphabet.
What are phonemes?
Merry or Nobody
What is a nasal ?
British pronounce Harry Potter like this (hint: use glottal stop).
What is -arry Po--er?
Mime or Mop
What is a bilabial ?
Oye! Two vowel sounds occuring together.
What is a dipthong?
You say potato, I say potato. (poTAYto, poTAHto)
What is an allophone?
Yoyo or Water
What is a glide?
Americans often spread this on toast or bread.
What is bu--er (butter) ?
Zap or Road
What is an alveolar ?
A pattern of sound.
What is phonology?