Terminology

Terminology

Terminology is the meaning of terms and thier use.

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Terminology

A type of sound which is characterised by air passing a constriction somewhere between the glottis and the lips. Turbulence arises when air flows through a narrow gap and it is this which causes the ...

Ease of articulation

Language; Terminology

A putative reason for sound change. It may play a role in allegro speech and possibly affect the sound system over time but cannot be assumed to be a generally valid principle on the phonological ...

Glide

Language; Terminology

A sound which from the point of view of phonological classification lies between a vowel and a consonant, e.g. /j/ and /w/ in English. It is formed with little friction and has a high degree of ...

Glottal

Language; Terminology

A term referring to sounds produced at the gap in the vocal folds. Such sounds can either be stops [?] or fricatives [h, H] — voiceless and voiced respectively.

Homophone

Language; Terminology

Any set of words pronounced the same way, e.g. English poor and pour.

Homorganic

Language; Terminology

Any set of sounds which are articulated at the same point in the vocal tract, e.g. the sounds in the syllable-coda of mind both of which are alveolar.

Intonation

Language; Terminology

That part of the sound system of a language which involves the use of pitch to convey information. It consists of both accent (concerns individual words) and sentence melody.