Phonology, prosodics and phonetics terminology

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Phonology
The area of study refering to how sounds are made by language users.
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Phonetics
General sounds and their effect in a particular language
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Prosodics
How speakers create meaning through certain sounds, intonation, speed and volume.
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Phonemes
The basic unit of sound from which language is constructed.
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Long vowels
The gentle, languid effect of long vowel sounds.
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Short vowels
The clipped, short effect of short vowel sounds.
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Hard consonants
The harsh effect of consonant sounds.
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Soft consonants
The melifluous effect of soft consonant sounds.
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Alliteration
Using a word or phrase more than once for emphasis.
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Assonance
The repetition of identical or similar vowel sounds in a sequence of words
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Consonance
The repletion of a sequence of consonants but with a change in the intervening vowel, e.g. ‘groan' / ‘groin', ‘lean' / ‘lone'.
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Onomatopoeia
The formation of words that imitate the sound they describe.
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Repetition
More than one use of the same word in close proximity.
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Rhyme
The selection of words which sound the same, from the last stressed vowel and the consonants around it, e.g. ‘late' / ‘gate', ‘tending' / ‘mending'.
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Assimilation
The sliding together of two sounds into one rapid casual utterance e.g. dontcha
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Elision
The complete loss of a sound in rapid connected speech e.g. handbag is commonly pronounced 'hanbag'
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Interjections
A word/phrase associated with the sudden expression of emotion in speech e.g. oh!
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Non-standard forms
Words/phrases associated from slang or dialect that aren't effectively real words.
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Sibilance
The repeated use of ‘**' sounding consonants to create a soft, sometimes hi**ing effect.
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Rythm
A distinctive beat to the words, created by any of the above or from a pattern of stressed syllables.
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Sibilant
[s] make a hissing sound where the airstream is partially blocked.
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Plosives
[p] [b] [d] the airstream is stopped completely.
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Gutteral
[g] [c] [k] produced at the back of the throat
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Fricatives
[f] [v] [t] there is a partial blockage, resulting in some friction.
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Affricatives
[d3] there is a brief blockage with obstructed release.
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Nasals
[n] [m] the air stream is forced into the nasal cavity.
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Laterals
[l] the passage of air is along the sides of the tongue and is blockjed at the front.
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Approximants
[w] [j] no friction occurs.
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Dipthong
Where two letters blend to form one sound e.g. dg and ch.
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