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Tjterry6 Posted 17 years ago
Speech & Pronunciation
Pronunciation - Allophones
Sometimes the same phonetic symbol is used when a slightly different sound is created (allophones). This depends on the other sounds surrounding it.
BlaCK kitten blaCK egg
the /k/ sound in black differs depending on the following word – why is this? Is it to do with articulation or assimilation?
This does not only happen with the /k/ sound. It also occurs in other words, why and how does this happen?
Old cOde
The /o/ sound?
Huge Hunt
The /h/ sound?
Beef puB
The /b/ sound
EAsy pEAce
The /ea/ sound?
BlaCK kitten blaCK egg
the /k/ sound in black differs depending on the following word – why is this? Is it to do with articulation or assimilation?
This does not only happen with the /k/ sound. It also occurs in other words, why and how does this happen?
Old cOde
The /o/ sound?
Huge Hunt
The /h/ sound?
Beef puB
The /b/ sound
EAsy pEAce
The /ea/ sound?
Top answer
Linguistics. A predictable phonetic variant of a phoneme. For example, the aspirated t of top, the unaspirated t of stop, and the tt (pronounced as a flap) of batter are allophones of the English phoneme /t/.
- Linguistics.
- A predictable phonetic variant of a phoneme.
- For example, the aspirated t of top, the unaspirated t of stop, and the tt (pronounced as a flap) of batter are allophones of the English phoneme /t/.
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- , not to mention how the language began to unravel after settlers came and began America.
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Linguistics. A predictable phonetic variant of a phoneme. For example, the aspirated t of top, the unaspirated t of stop, and the tt (pronounced as a flap) of batter are allophones of the English phoneme /t/.
The English language words have many origins, i.e. Latin, Greek, French, etc., not to mention how the language began to unravel afte
The English language words have many origins, i.e. Latin, Greek, French, etc., not to mention how the language began to unravel afte
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tjterry6Is it to do with articulation or assimilation?I'm not sure what distinction you're trying to make here, but I'd say mostly assimilation, though both are involved. The mouth often takes the shape of the following sound. This affects the quality of the preceding sound. The "h" for example is articulated wherever the following vowel happens to be.
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