ell quiz 2

diphthong

Is gliding vowel sound where your tounge moves from one position to another

Monothong

A single vowel sound mouth and tounge stay in the same position

Phonology

Is a sound system of a particular languages

IPA

The IPA in the study of linguistics represents all human speech sound clearly and consistently

Minimal pair

The purpose of minimal pair is to show two sounds are phonemes

Ex: sit: sIt and sight: saIt

Descriptive and prescriptive

Descriptive is what you do with the language by explaining and describing things as they actually are and prescriptive is right or wrong based on rules and standards telling you what to do

Consonants and vowels

Consonants interrupting the air of how we speak and vowels change the position of the mouth

Three ways to describe a constant

The three ways to describe a constant is voicing, place of articulation, manner of articulation

IPA

The ipa in the study of linguistics represents all human speech sound clearly and consistently

Phonemes

distinguishing the sound in a language

Phone

Individual speech sound that you make and hear

Allophones

Different versions variations of the same phonemes

Phonology

Sound system of a particular languages