Linguistics - Phonetics
Here you will learn some English words related to phonetics such as "vowel", "palatal", and "allophone".
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(phonetics) a syllable that consists of one vowel that is followed by a consonant, ending the syllable
(phonetics) a speech sound produced by interfering with or stopping the flow of air through the mouth or nose
(phonetics) a consonant that is sounded with the vocal tract half-open, allowing the air to pass through
(phonetics) a speech sound produced without interfering with the flow of air coming through the mouth or nose
(phonetics) a speech sound produced by the blade of tongue near or touching the hard palate or the back of the roof of mouth
the smallest unit of sound in a language that can distinguish meaning, often represented by a specific symbol in phonetic notation
a sound produced with the tip or blade of the tongue touching or near the alveolar ridge
(phonetics) a gliding speech sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable
a specific class of consonant sounds produced with the tongue near or touching the area just behind the alveolar ridge
a specific class of consonant sounds produced with the tongue in contact with or close to the upper front teeth
a specific type of consonant sound that begins as a stop consonant and releases into a fricative, characterized by a brief period of complete closure followed by a slow release of air
(phonetics) a consonant that is sounded with the vocal tract half-open, allowing the air to pass through
a specific type of consonant sound produced by allowing air to flow over the sides of the tongue, while maintaining closure in the center of the mouth
(phonetics) a consonant that is produced by a sudden stop of the airflow and releasing it again, using the lips, teeth or palate
the degree of highness or lowness of a tone that is determined by the frequency of waves producing it
(phonetics) an unstressed central vowel that is produced with the tongue in a lax position, represented by /ə/ symbol
(phonetics) an added force when pronouncing a syllable or word
a word or part of a word, which contains a vowel sound and usually one or more consonants
(phonetics) a /r/ sound that is produced by a rapid vibration of the tongue against the palate
a pitch or pitch pattern in speech that distinguishes words in tonal languages
(phonetics) a consonant made by fully closing the glottis releasing an audible airstream
(phonetics) the rising and falling of the voice when speaking
a syllable that ends with a vowel sound and does not have a consonant sound following it
(phonetics) a consonant that is pronounced by resonating the nose with the mouth fully closed
the way a word is pronounced
the patterned arrangement of stressed and unstressed syllables in speech or poetry
(phonetics) the strongest emphasis in a word of two or more syllables when it is uttered
(phonetics) the second strongest emphatic syllable of a word or phrase when it is uttered
a system of symbols used to represent the sounds of human language and facilitating accurate transcription
the physical movements and coordination of speech organs, such as the tongue, lips, and vocal cords, to produce speech sounds
the sounds that a person makes when speaking or singing
a speech sound that is produced with the vocal cords vibrating, resulting in a vocalic or resonant quality
a speech sound produced without vibration of the vocal cords, resulting in the absence of vocal cord involvement in its production
the phenomenon in which speech sounds overlap or influence each other in their articulation, resulting in modified or assimilated articulatory characteristics
the representation of speech sounds using a system of symbols that accurately captures the precise articulatory, acoustic, and perceptual properties of the sounds, allowing for detailed phonetic analysis
a type of phonetic transcription that represents the general phonetic characteristics of speech sounds, often using a simplified set of symbols and not indicating fine phonetic details or allophonic variations
a detailed form of phonetic transcription that includes additional phonetic symbols and diacritics to represent finer phonetic details such as specific articulatory features, allophonic variations, and suprasegmental aspects of speech
a feature of vowel sounds in phonetics that describes the shape and position of the lips during their articulation, indicating whether the lips are rounded or unrounded
a classification of vowel sounds in phonetics that are produced with the front part of the tongue positioned closer to the front of the mouth
a classification of vowel sounds in phonetics that are produced with the back part of the tongue positioned closer to the back of the mouth
a distinction in vowel sounds based on how tense or lax the muscles are when pronouncing them
a vowel sound that is produced with greater muscle tension in the vocal tract, resulting in a longer duration and often a more prominent or "tense" quality compared to lax vowels
a vowel sound that is produced with less muscle tension in the vocal tract, resulting in a shorter duration and a more relaxed or "lax" quality compared to tense vowels
a distinctive unit of pitch or tone in a particular language or phonological system, representing the phonemic or contrastive aspect of tonal variation
a consonant sound produced with the back of the tongue approaching or making contact with the roof of the mouth, such as /k/, /g/, and /ŋ/
a consonant sound produced with the tip of the tongue placed between the upper and lower front teeth
