the central and typically sonorous part of a syllable, usually occupied by a vowel or a vowel-like sound

핵, nucleus

the initial sound or sounds of a syllable that come before the vowel, forming the beginning part of a syllable and can consist of one or more consonant sounds

시작, 초음

a sequence of two or more consonant sounds that occur together without an intervening vowel in a syllable

자음 클러스터, 자음 군집

a pair of words in a language that differ in meaning by only one phoneme, demonstrating that the phoneme contrast is significant for distinguishing words

최소 쌍, 최소 단어 쌍

a systematic pattern or process in a language that governs the way phonemes or sounds interact with each other, influencing their pronunciation or distribution within words and sentences

음운 규칙, 음운 법칙

a phonological process where a sound becomes more similar to a neighboring sound in terms of one or more of its phonetic features

동화

the phonological process of omitting or deleting a sound or sounds in connected speech, typically in order to facilitate smoother and faster pronunciation

탈락, 말탈락

a phonological process in which two similar or adjacent sounds in a word become less similar or distinct from each other

비유사화

a phonological process in which a sound or phoneme is inserted into a word, typically to break up a consonant cluster or improve phonotactic constraints

삽입음, 음운 삽입

a phonological process in which a sound or phoneme is removed or omitted from a word

삭제, 생략

a characteristic or property of a sound that distinguishes it from other sounds in a particular language

독특한 특징, 구별되는 특성

the way speech sounds are connected and organized, including pauses, sound blending, and overall rhythm, influencing word boundaries and speech interpretation

접합, 말의 접합

a phonological process in which sounds or syllables in a word are rearranged or switched positions, resulting in a change in the order of phonemes or syllables within the word

전치

the phonological process in which phonemic distinctions between sounds are lost or neutralized in specific phonetic contexts, resulting in a single phonetic realization

중립화, 음운 중립화

the relative loudness, prominence, or audibility of speech sounds, often associated with their acoustic properties and the degree of constriction in the vocal tract during their production

음향성, 음의 크기

a type of language where the syllables are organized in a way that the stressed syllables occur at relatively regular intervals, resulting in a rhythmic pattern of speech

스트레스 타임 언어, 강세 시간 언어

a type of language where each syllable is given roughly equal time and stress, resulting in a more evenly paced and rhythmic pattern of speech

음절 타이밍 언어, 음절 리듬 언어

a phonological process where a consonant becomes weaker or less prominent in terms of articulation, often resulting in its softening, reduction, or loss of certain features

레니션, 약화

a phonological phenomenon in Japanese where the initial consonant of the second element in a compound word undergoes voicing or consonant softening

렌다쿠, 소리변화

the phonological process in which the pronunciation of sounds changes when they occur in specific phonetic contexts or in continuous speech

산디, 음가 결합

a phonological process where a consonant undergoes systematic changes in its articulation or voicing depending on its position within a word or in certain morphological contexts

자음 변화, 자음 변화

a phonological process in which vowels within a word or across adjacent words become more similar or assimilate to each other in terms of certain phonetic features

모음 조화, 모음 화합

the phonological phenomenon where the tone of a word or syllable changes based on its position or interaction with neighboring tones, typically occurring in tonal languages

톤 산디, 톤 변화

a language in which variations in pitch or tone can distinguish different words or convey different meanings

조음언어, 톤 언어

the overlapping and blending of language elements, such as sounds or grammatical structures, within speech or writing

겹침, 중첩

(phonetics) the omission or loss of one or more sounds from the pronunciation of a word

신코페

a pair of characters used to represent a single sound, such as "sh" or "th", in phonetics or linguistics

이중자

the process of producing a sound with nasal resonance, where air flows through the nasal cavity while a sound is being articulated

비음화, 코 공명

the process of adding sounds, typically vowels or consonants, into a word or morpheme that are not present in its underlying or base form

삽입, 추가

a phonological process in which a sound or phoneme is added at the beginning of a word, typically to facilitate pronunciation or conform to phonotactic constraints

프로테시스, 음운적 프로테시스

a phonological process in which voiced consonants at the end of a word are pronounced as voiceless

종단 음성 비음화, 최종 음성 비음화

a phonological phenomenon where a vowel in a word changes systematically to indicate grammatical or derivational distinctions, often resulting in different word forms or meanings

압라우트

a phonological process in which a sound is modified or assimilated to match a neighboring sound that comes after it

역행 동화

a phonological process in which a repeated or similar sequence of sounds within a word or phrase is simplified or deleted, resulting in the loss of one of the similar elements

해플로로지

a phonological process in which a voiceless consonant between two vowels becomes voiced, typically due to the influence of the surrounding vowel sounds

모음 사이의 음성화, 모음 간의 소리 변화

the process in which a vowel in an unstressed position or in a particular phonological context becomes centralized or weakened, resulting in a reduced vowel quality

모음 축소, 모음 약화

a phonological process in which a sound, typically a consonant, becomes palatal or acquires palatal characteristics under the influence of a neighboring palatal sound or due to the position within a particular linguistic environment

경구개화, 구개음 특성

a phonological process in Sanskrit and other Indo-Aryan languages where a vowel lengthens or becomes long as a result of specific phonetic and phonological conditions, often related to the presence of certain consonants or morphological factors

vrddhi, 모음 길이 연장

the linguistic phenomenon where two or more adjacent words merge together, typically resulting in the contraction or fusion of sounds or syllables

크라시스, 언어적 융합

a phonological phenomenon where a consonant sound is not pronounced in a particular position within a word or a specific language context, often resulting in a phonetic gap or absence of sound

제로 자음, 자음의 부재

any of the variant forms of a morpheme, which are phonetically or phonologically conditioned

알로모프

the phenomenon where certain sounds or phonetic patterns are associated with specific meanings or qualities, often independent of linguistic convention or arbitrary assignment

소리 상징, 소리의 기호성

a unit of phonological timing that determines the length or duration of a syllable or a vowel sound

모라

a silent or phonetically empty form of a morpheme that represents its absence in certain linguistic environments

null 올로몰프, 빈 올로몰프

a phonological process in which one or more consonants in a consonant cluster are omitted or simplified in pronunciation

군집 감소, 군집 단순화

a phonological process or phenomenon where a non-"r" sound is changed or replaced by an "r" sound, commonly observed in language evolution or dialectal variations

로타시즘, 로타시즘(음운 현상)

