Phonology Vocab

Question 1

Phonology

Answer 1

Study of the organization of speech signs or sign articulations

Question 2

Phonemes

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Two sounds that do change the meaning of

Question 3

Allophones

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Two sounds that don’t change the meaning, but differ based on the environment

Question 4

Minimal pair

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Pairs of words or phrases in a particular language, that differ in only one phonological element

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Environment

Answer 5

Phonetic context in which a phone occurs

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Generalization

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Identifying and explaining phonological patterns that are prevalent across some domain

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Aspiration

Answer 7

Makes a difference for meaning based on pronunciation

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Segmental

Answer 8

Phonemes like vowels and consonants

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Phonotactics

Answer 9

The kinds of sound sequences that count as possible or impossible

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Syllables

Answer 10

Unit of sound that must contain a vowel and optionally may contain consonants before or after the vowel

Question 11

Oneset

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One or more consonants

Question 12

Rhyme

Answer 12

A vowel (nucleus)) and any following consonants

Question 13

Phonological process

Answer 13

How an articulation is affected by surrounding articulators