W 3.2. Phonemes and Allophones

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What is a phoneme?

A phoneme is the smallest segment of sound which can distinguish two words

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How many phonemes in English?

44 phonemes: 24 consonants; 20 vowels

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What is a minimal pair?

Pair of words which differ by only one phoneme in identical environment

Vd: pit - bit; back - bag; rhyme - lime

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What are allophones?

They are the variants of phonemes that occur in speech (đồng vị âm)

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Why are there allophones?

the way a phoneme is pronounced is conditioned by the sounds around it or by its position in the word.

Eg: /t/

<p>the way a phoneme is pronounced is conditioned by the sounds around it or by its position in the word. </p><p>Eg: /t/ </p>
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What is the symbol for the phonemic / broad transcription?

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What is the symbol for the phonetic / narrow transcription?

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