LIN228H1 Chapter Notes - Chapter 3: Phoneme, Minimal Pair, Front Vowel
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There are two different levels for representing sound: Phonemic/phonological level: there is a single sound for a single phoneme: e. g. , /p, units are known as phonemes, phonemes contrast with each other: i. e. , substituting one phoneme for another produces a different word. Phonetic/allophonic: there are multiple variations of a single phoneme: p and p , respectively non-aspirated and aspirated (a puff of air is released, units are known as allophones. Environment: the phonetic context in which the sound occurs, or the adjacent sounds. Can by symbolized by a dash to indicate the position of the sound in question. Sounds that occur in the same environment and create different words are in contrast and thus belong to different phonemes. Minimal pair: different words which differ in only one sound, to show two sounds in contrast. Allophones do not contrast as they do not occur in the same environment creating two different words. Rules: used to express the relationship between phonemes and allophones.
