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phoneme
(linguistics) one of a small set of speech sounds that are distinguished by the speakers of a particular language
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vowel, vowel sound
a speech sound made with the vocal tract open
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glide, semivowel
a vowellike sound that serves as a consonant
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consonant
a speech sound that is not a vowel
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orinasal, orinasal phone
a speech sound produced with both the oral and nasal passages open (as French nasal vowels)
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sonant, voiced sound
a speech sound accompanied by sound from the vocal cords
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allophone
(linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme
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ablaut
a vowel whose quality or length is changed to indicate linguistic distinctions (such as sing sang sung song)
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diphthong
a vowel sound that starts near the articulatory position for one vowel and moves toward the position for another
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schwa, shwa
a neutral middle vowel; occurs in unstressed syllables
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stem vowel, thematic vowel
a vowel that ends a stem and precedes an inflection
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palatal
a semivowel produced with the tongue near the palate (like the initial sound in the English word `yeast')
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alveolar, alveolar consonant, dental, dental consonant
a consonant articulated with the tip of the tongue near the gum ridge
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obstruent
a consonant that is produced with a partial or complete blockage of the airflow from the lungs through the nose or mouth
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aspirate
a consonant pronounced with aspiration
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labial, labial consonant
a consonant whose articulation involves movement of the lips
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labiodental, labiodental consonant
a consonant whose articulation involves the lips and teeth
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nasal, nasal consonant
a consonant produced through the nose with the mouth closed
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lingual
a consonant that is produced with the tongue and other speech organs
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liquid
a frictionless continuant that is not a nasal consonant (especially `l' and `r')
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geminate
a doubled or long consonant
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surd, voiceless consonant
a consonant produced without sound from the vocal cords
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velar, velar consonant
a consonant produced with the back of the tongue touching or near the soft palate
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guttural, guttural consonant, pharyngeal, pharyngeal consonant
a consonant articulated in the back of the mouth or throat
