phonology, prosodics and phonetics Flashcards
(30 cards)
what is a phoneme
the basic unit of sound
what is phonetics
the way sounds are produced
what is phonology
exploring the sound system
what is dipthong
a vowel sound that is made up of 2 vowels, e.g coat
what is voicing
when the vocal chords vibrate and don’t vibrate
what is acomodation
the ways an individual adjusts speech to match others
what is sound iconicity
the use of the sound system to mirror meaning
what is plosives
p, b , t
what is fricatives
f ,v, s
what is africatives
ch , dj
what is approximants
r , j , w
what is nasal
m,n
what are the features of prosody
pitch, pauses, rhythm, stress, volume, intonation
what is pitch
the degree of highness/ lowness of tone
what is pauses
a temporary stop in speech
what is rhythm
regaular repeated patterns of sounds
what is stress
empathis on a certain syllable
what is volume
level of sound
what is intonatin
the way someones voice rises and falls as they speak
what is paralanguage
aspects of individual vocal expressions e.g whispering
what is hetrophone
words with the same spelling but different pronuncitation e.g .row, row
what is accent
regional variety of speech in terms of pronunctiaton
what is syllable
a sound unit with a vowel at its centre
what is homohpone
words with the same pronunciation but different spelling e.g two too to
