Linguistics

phonetics

universal, minimal units that make up language

phonology

language specific, language-dependent the relationship of sounds where there are distinguished terms

lexical semanitics

what words mean

compositional semantics

what sentences mean

pragmantics

what sentences mean in a context

monothongs

simple vowels made of a single configuration of vocal tract

diphthongs

complex vowels, made of two different tracts

bilabial

obstruction of airflow with 2 lips

labiodental

touching the teeth and lips (f,v)

interdental

airflow stopped between teethale

alveolar

airflow stopped at alveolar ridgepost

alveolar

stoped behind rigde

palatal

stopped at the palatevela

r

stoped at velumu

vular

stopped at uvula

pharyngeal

stopped at pharnxst

stops/plosive

when the sound is explosive, you cant hold the noise (d,p,b)

fricative

continuous sound (f,v)

nasal

continuous (m,n,)

contrastive distribution

two sounds occur in the same phonetic environment, using one instead of the other changes the word