Linguistic Metalanguage and Subsystems of Language

The study of language.

Language used to discuss/analyse language.

The study of all human speech sounds.

The study of a sound system of a specific language.

The smallest unit of sound in a language.

Sounds produced without complete closure of the mouth.

Sounds produced with complete closure or narrowing of the vocal tract.

A simple vowel that has the same sound throughout its pronunciation.

A vowel sound produced when the tongue starts in one position and moves during the pronunciation.

Vowels that are elongated or stretched in their pronunciation.