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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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diphthong
Language; Terminology
A vowel which is articulated with a change in tongue position between the beginning and end, e.g. /ai/ in English or German. Not all diphthongs have phonological status in a ...
discrete
Language; Terminology
A characteristic of human language where there is no continuous transition from one unit to another, e.g. /p/ and /b/ are separate, discrete sounds and speakers pronounce one or ...
fricative
Language; Terminology
A type of sound which is characterized by air passing a constriction somewhere between the glottis and the lips. Turbulence arises when air flows through a narrow gap and it is ...
ease of articulation
Language; Terminology
A putative reason for sound change. It may play a role in allegro speech and possibly affect the sound system over time but cannot be assumed to be a generally valid principle on ...
glide
Language; Terminology
A sound which from the point of view of phonological classification lies between a vowel and a consonant, e.g. /j/ and /w/ in English. It is formed with little friction and has a ...
glottal
Language; Terminology
A term referring to sounds produced at the gap in the vocal folds. Such sounds can either be stops [?] or fricatives [h, H] — voiceless and voiced respectively.
homophone
Language; Terminology
Any set of words pronounced the same way, e.g. English poor and pour.
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