Phonology is a branch of linguistics concerned with the systematic organization of sounds in languages.
a vowel sound made with your tongue near the top of your mouth
a sound made by stopping air as it passes through your throat. In some varieties of spoken English a glottal stop is often used instead of a ‘t' sound in the middle or at the end of a word.
a sound pronounced with the lips and upper back part of your mouth, for example ‘w'
the study of the phonemes of a language
6. What is primary stress noun?
the strongest emphasis in a word of two or more syllables when it is spoken. For example, when you say the word ‘fantastic' the primary stress is on the middle syllable ‘tas'. Primary stress is marked in this dictionary.
a sound that you make by quickly stopping your breath leaving your mouth and then suddenly letting it go again. The sounds ‘k', ‘p', and ‘t' are plosives.
8. What is sibilant adjective?
formal making a sound like the letters ‘s' or ‘sh'
linguistics the degree to which the sound of a word or part of a word is high or low
10. What is voiceless adjective?
voiceless sounds are produced without passing air over your vocal cords
linguistics a weak word, or a weak part of a word, is not emphasized when you say the word
linguistics to pronounce a particular word or syllable (=part of a word) more loudly or with greater force than other words or syllables
linguistics relating to the sounds used in speech, or to the study of these sounds
linguistics a long vowel is a vowel that is pronounced for a longer time than most other vowels
linguistics a front vowel is made in the front part of your mouth
the repeating of sounds in words that are close together, especially in poetry, for example ‘I tried to light the fire'
A sound used in speech that is like the ‘ch' sound in ‘church' or the ‘j' sound in ‘judge'
linguistics a sound that you make when you speak without closing your mouth or throat
a mark that shows which part of a word is pronounced with most emphasis
20. What is retroflex adjective?
pronounced with the end of your tongue bent backwards
a vowel that you pronounce with your tongue on the bottom of your mouth
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.
a consonant sound such as ‘l', ‘d', ‘n', or ‘t', made with the tongue touching the skin behind your top front teeth
a glottal sound is one that you make in speaking when you partly or completely stop air as it passes through the throat
a speech sound such as ‘m' or ‘n' that is produced mainly through your nose
