LING 132 Study Guide - Final Guide: Phonological Change, Inflection, Allophone
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Any of the speech sounds that represent a phoneme: phoneme: s, sounds: 1 of 2 similar/identical sounds in a word becomes less like the other aspiration. Describe how a phoneme is pronounced (its allophones) in different phonetic contexts. Allophones not contrastive, they are predictable allophones written between [] phonemes written between / / phonemic vs allophonic differences. Hard to hear different pronunciations of allophones. Easy to hear differences of contrastive/phonemic sounds. 2 or more sounds = allophones of the same phoneme when. Never occur in the same phonetic context. Are in complementary distribution with one another. E. g. /t/, /d/, /n/, /o/, /u/ phoneme have different systematic realizations (pronunciations) in actual speech called allophones. Allophones not contrastive, they are predictable phonological rules: instructions from your brain to your mouth on how to pronounce phonemes in specific enivronemnts features: distinctive vs. non-distinctive. Distinctive (contrastive) features: can result in a new word w/ new meaning.
