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Terminology
Terminology is the meaning of terms and thier use.
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Language; Terminology
A term which refers to allophonic processes which do not necessarily have to be carried out by the shortening of high vowels before nasals.
Oral
Language; Terminology
Articulated in the mouth. The term usually implies that the nasal cavity is not involved, e.g. in French there are distinct oral and nasal vowels.
Organs of speech
Language; Terminology
Parts of the human anatomy which are used in speech production, e.g the glottis, velum, palate, alveolar ridge, lips and the tongue of course. From an evolutionary point of view one can see that ...
Palatal
Language; Terminology
A place of articulation at the hard palate in the centre of the roof of the mouth.
Phone
Language; Terminology
Any human sound which has not been classified in the phonology of a language.
Phoneme
Language; Terminology
In traditional phonology the smallest unit in language which distinguishes meaning, as seen in coat and goat. Each phoneme has one or more realizations, called allophones.
Phonemics
Language; Terminology
The study of phonemes in language, their distribution, status and interrelationshipsThe study of phonemes in language, their distribution, status and interrelationships.
