Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 8:42 PM
Site: Plateforme pédagogique de l'Université Sétif2
Course: phonetics (phons)
Glossary: Principal Glossary
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| sm | diphthong | |
|---|---|---|
a combination of two vowel sounds said one after the other, as in the words ‘find’ and ‘fail’ | ||
| sm | fricative | |
|---|---|---|
a speech sound that is made by pushing air out through a small space between your teeth and your tongue or lips, or between your tongue and palate (=the inside upper part of your mouth). ‘F’, ‘z’, and ‘th’ are fricatives. | ||
| sm | front | |
|---|---|---|
adjective .linguistics a front vowel is made in the front part of your mouth | ||
| sm | glottal | |
|---|---|---|
. a glottal sound is one that you make in speaking when you partly or completely stop air as it passes through the throat | ||
| sm | phonology | |
|---|---|---|
. the study of the pattern of speech sounds used in a particular language
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| sm | retroflex | |
|---|---|---|
adjective. pronounced with the end of your tongue bent backwards | ||