it is the study of sound features used in a language to communicate meaning, e.g. minimal pairs such as FIT and FEAT

It is the smallest unit of sound that can make a difference to meaning in a language, e.g. the S in books shows the word is plural.

Spoken language in which the words join to form a connected stream of sounds, e.g. linking or catenation.

It happens when a consonant sound meets a vowel sound and they join to form one sound, e.g. An egg / æn//eg/ becomes /æneg/

The way the level of a speaker’s voice changes, often to show how they feel about something, e.g. Can you help me? RISING ...

Two words which are different from each other only by one meaningful sound, and by their meaning, e.g. hear, fear.

A vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another, e.g. /ai/ in MY.

It refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in speech, e.g. The QUICK brown FOX.

This refers to the emphasis placed on certain words within a sentence, e.g. CONTENT words have more stress than FUNCTION words.

This refers to the emphasis placed on one syllable within a word, e.g. comPUter

It is the weak sound of a word, e.g. in rapid speech, To / tuː/ becomes /tə/ using schwa.

It is a way of pronouncing sounds with vibration in the throat, e.g. vowel sounds.

It is a way of pronouncing sounds without vibration in the throat, e.g. consonants such as T or P .

phonemic transcription

It involves representing the distinct sounds (phonemes) of a language using specific symbols, e.g. "cut" (/kʌt/).

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TKT - M1 - PHONOLOGY

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Term	Definition
phonology	it is the study of sound features used in a language to communicate meaning, e.g. minimal pairs such as FIT and FEAT
phoneme	It is the smallest unit of sound that can make a difference to meaning in a language, e.g. the S in books shows the word is plural.
connected speech	Spoken language in which the words join to form a connected stream of sounds, e.g. linking or catenation.
catenation	It happens when a consonant sound meets a vowel sound and they join to form one sound, e.g. An egg / æn//eg/ becomes /æneg/
Intonation	The way the level of a speaker’s voice changes, often to show how they feel about something, e.g. Can you help me? RISING ...
minimal pair	Two words which are different from each other only by one meaningful sound, and by their meaning, e.g. hear, fear.
dipththong	A vowel combination usually involving a quick but smooth movement from one vowel to another, e.g. /ai/ in MY.
rhythm	It refers to the pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in speech, e.g. The QUICK brown FOX.
sentence stress	This refers to the emphasis placed on certain words within a sentence, e.g. CONTENT words have more stress than FUNCTION words.
word stress	This refers to the emphasis placed on one syllable within a word, e.g. comPUter
schwa	It is the weak sound of a word, e.g. in rapid speech, To / tuː/ becomes /tə/ using schwa.
voiced sound	It is a way of pronouncing sounds with vibration in the throat, e.g. vowel sounds.
unvoiced sound	It is a way of pronouncing sounds without vibration in the throat, e.g. consonants such as T or P .
phonemic transcription	It involves representing the distinct sounds (phonemes) of a language using specific symbols, e.g. "cut" (/kʌt/).

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