Key of English 6 - Phonology 0.0 / 5 ? English LanguageInvestigating languageA2/A-levelWJEC Created by: lwilson23Created on: 17-01-19 14:58 Phonology The study of sounds 1 of 29 Phonetics How sounds are pronounced (e.g. accent) 2 of 29 Prosody The way in which the sound is delivered 3 of 29 Phoneme The smallest basic unit of sound 4 of 29 Vowel a,e,i,o or u 5 of 29 Consonant Any letter in the alphabet that isn't a vowel 6 of 29 Monophthong Short, one vowel sounds 7 of 29 Diphthong Two vowel sounds blending together 8 of 29 Accent Regional variety in language in which people use phonemes specific to a certain area 9 of 29 Phonetic spelling Changing standard English spelling to reflect sound patterns (e.g. 'Hull' becomes '''ull'') 10 of 29 Natural stress When stress naturally falls on certain phonemes in speech 11 of 29 Emphatic stress Unnatural emphasis used for effect -a conscious decision 12 of 29 Rhyme Arrangement of word endings that agree in vowel or consonant sounds 13 of 29 Rhythm The pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables in language 14 of 29 Onomatopoeia Language which imitates sounds (e.g. 'boom') 15 of 29 Elision Omission of phonemes/sounds within words (e.g. in contractions) 16 of 29 Alliteration Repetition of initial phoneme in a series of words 17 of 29 Plosives p,b,t,d,g,k phonemes alliterated 18 of 29 Fricatives f,s,z,h,v,th phonemes alliterated 19 of 29 Affricate ch,dz phonemes alliterated 20 of 29 Nasal n,m phonemes alliterated 21 of 29 Lateral l phoneme alliterated 22 of 29 Approximant r,w,j phonemes alliterated 23 of 29 Assonance Repetition of either initial or medial phonemes 24 of 29 Dissonance Contrasting vowel sounds in either medial or lateral phonemes 25 of 29 Consonance Repetition of consonant sounds in either initial, medial or lateral positions 26 of 29 Sibilance Repetition of /s/ phoneme at the start of a series of words (e.g. 'sizzling sausages') 27 of 29 Accelerando Faster speech 28 of 29 Rallentando Slower speech 29 of 29
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