Chapter 3: English Phonology

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Phonology

The study of sound systems and sound changes in a particular language or within a family of languages.

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Phoneme

Distinct units of sound, changing the symbol would change the word.

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Allophone

Variations of an individual phoneme. [p] / [p^h]

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Deletion

Removing a sound from a word (probably → prolly)

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Assimilation

Words with neighboring sounds (bags → bagz)

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In favor of English Spelling Reform

Makes it easier for non-English speakers learning English.

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Against English Spelling Reform

Takes away the historical significance of the spelling throughout time

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Voiced fricatives

/z/, /v/, /ð/, /ʒ/

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Bilabial Stops

/p/, /b/, /m/