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Phonetics
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Language | code or system of symbols used to express concepts formed through exposure and experience |
| speech | the production of language |
| phonology | the scientific study of sound systems and patterns used to create the sound and words of language |
| phonemes | the smallest units of sound that can affect meaning |
| allophones | variations of phonemes; do not change word meanings |
| phonemic | refers to the abstract system of sounds |
| phonetic | concrete productions of specific sounds |
| phone | may or may not be a speech sound; refers generically to any sound that can be produced by the vocal tract |