S4 Phonetics/Phonology II

Question 1

Phonemes

Answer 1

the smallest meaning-distinguishing units

phonology, sounds as part of a sound system (functional) /…/

Question 2

Phones

Answer 2

idealised phonemes in speaking situations

human speech sound (physical) [..]

Question 3

minimal pairs

Answer 3

a pair of words with differnt mwanings which differ in only one sound –> minimal pairs can be used to prove that a sound is a phoneme

Question 4

allophones

Answer 4

usually, there is more than one phone which realises a given phoneme, the systematic realisation of a phoneme is called allophones
like a z can be z and s

they can tell you something about the speaker’s backround