Language

Language

Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.

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organs of speech

Language; Terminology

Parts of the human anatomy which are used in speech production, e.g the glottis, velum, palate, alveolar ridge, lips and the tongue of course. From an evolutionary point of view ...

palatal

Language; Terminology

A place of articulation at the hard palate in the centre of the roof of the mouth.

phonology

Language; Terminology

The study of the sound system of one or more languages. Phonology involves the classification of sounds and a description of the interrelationship of the elements on a systematic ...

affricate

Language; Terminology

A phonetic segment which consists of a stop followed immediately by a fricative. Affricates act as units phonologically and are synchronically indivisible.

allophone

Language; Terminology

The realization of a phoneme. Each segment has different realizations which are only partly distinguishable for speakers.

alveolar

Language; Terminology

A classification of sounds which are formed at the alveolar ridge (the bone plate behind the upper teeth). Alveolar sounds are formed with the tip or the blade of the tongue.