CHAPTER -4
THE SOUND PATTERNS OF LANGUAGE
DESCRIPTION
REFLECTIONS
In its chapter say that moment of Substituting one phoneme Well, according to the
for another changes both pronunciation and meaning.
Substituting one allophone for another only changes
pronunciation.
An aspirated sound is one pronounced with a stronger puff
of air. Words
Containing aspirated consonants in initial position are kill,
pool and top.
ban-bun, fat-pat, fat-far, pit-pat, bell-bet, bet-vet, tap-tape,
tape-tale, heat-heel,
meal-heel, chain-sane, vet-vote, vote-goat
The phonotactics of a language are the permitted
arrangements of sounds that
Obey constraints on the sequence and ordering of
phonemes in that language.
An open syllable ends with a vowel (as nucleus) whereas a
closed syllable ends
With a consonant (as coda).
(i) /n/ (ii) /t/ (iii) /p/ (iv) /d/ (v) /ə/ [vɪktəri]
– [vɪktri] According to the chapter the Phonetic
“Diacritics are small letter-shaped symbols or other marks
which can be added to
A vowel or consonant symbol to modify or refine its
meaning in various ways. A symbol and any diacritic or
diacritics attached to it are regarded as a single complex.
chapter of Phonetics
Diacritics are small symbols
in letter form or other marks
that can be added to
A vowel or consonant
symbol to modify or refine
its meaning in several ways.
A
Symbol and any diacritic or
diacritic signs attached to it
are considered as that is why
we must see how to use it
well at the moment of
expressing us as each
specified topic has its own
lexicon so to speak because
in the memomento of
speaking is when we have to
demonstrate the use Correct
of the same.
Is another chapter that has a
great teaching as far as
writing and pronunciation is
concerned.