Phonology

Minimal pairs are?

• Pairs of words that are the same in all phonemes.

• Pairs of words that are different only in one phoneme.

• Pairs of words that are different in all phonemes.

What is phonology?

• Is the study of sounds in the language

• Is the study of written pronunciation

In languages, letters and sounds are basically the same thing.

• True

• False

Phonemes are the smallest representation of the speech sounds

• True

• False

What is phonetics?

• IS the study of written pronunciation

• Is the study of speech sounds in the language

Identify which are allophones

• water-skills-smart-hot

• /p/- /s/ - /d/ - /b/ - /k/ - /r/ - /l/-

Vowels are:

• Rough sounds that move out blocking the air.

• Soft sounds that move out without blocking anything.

Consonants

• Meet obstacles in the mouth

• Come out freely from your mouth

pronunciation rules have been a result of:

• linguists work through the study of languages

• native speakers' natural interaction and production.

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