Terminology

Terminology

Terminology is the meaning of terms and thier use.

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articulatory phonetics

Language; Terminology

One of three standard divisions of phonetics which concerns itself with the production of sounds.

auditory phonetics

Language; Terminology

One of the three standard divisions of phonetics which is concerned with the perception of sounds.

bilabial

Language; Terminology

Any sound which is produced by using both lips.

syllable

Language; Grammar

The most important structural unit in phonology. A syllable consists of a series of sounds which are grouped around a nucleus of acoustic prominence (usually a vowel).

suprasegmental

Language; Grammar

A reference to phenomena which do not belong to the sound segments of language but which typically are spread over several segments, e.g. intonation, stress, tempo, etc.

structure

Language; Grammar

A network of connections between elements of a system, for instance syllable structure is the set of relations which exist between parts of a syllable.

stress

Language; Grammar

The acoustic prominence of a syllable in a word. The physical correlates of stress can vary. Typically it involves the raising of the basic frequency and/or of volume matched by a prolongation of ...