LINA01H3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Minimal Pair, Diphthong, Canadian English
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Difference between [ ] (schwa) and [ ] (caret) In canadian english, [ej] can be a dipthong. boat, can be. When [o] is before [r] you do not get a glide so you can transcribe it as [o]. elbow [ow] The study of structures and patterning of speech sounds. The study of the physical properties of speech sounds: how they are produced; what their acoustic properties are like; how the human auditory system works. The mental reality of speech sounds: subconscious knowledge possessed by native speakers about generalizations and patterning in speech sounds. Segments are said to be in contrast (distinctive, opposition) in a particular language when their presence alone may distinguish forms with different meanings from each other. Segments that contrast with each other in a particular language are said to be phonemes of the language. When studying phonology of a language, establish segmental controls.
