TEST 1- TEST 6

vocal tract

the passage way through which air passes from the larynx out into the air outside our bodies

minimal pairs

a pair of words which are identical in form except for contract: in one phoneme and occur in the same position

syllable

contain a vowel or vowel-like sounds, including diphthongs

a unit of linguistic structure that consist of a syllabic element and any segments that associate with it

present nature of the syllable

Syllables are usually described as consisting of a centre, which has little obstruction to airflow and which sounds comparatively loud, before and after this centre, there will be greater obstruction to the airflow and less loud sound

distinctive features

A feature distinguishes one phoneme from other

weak forms

belong to the category of the function words, words that do not have a lexical meaning

briefly state the syllable

-minimal syllable would be a single vowel in isolation

-zero onset

-zero onset

-have onset and coda