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Terminology
Terminology is the meaning of terms and thier use.
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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 one can see that ...
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 level.
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.
alveolo-palatal
Language; Terminology
A classification of sounds which are formed with the hard palate as passive articulator and the blade of the tongue as active articulator.
