Phonology
Minimal Pairs in English/definitions/ examples
Minimal pairs Minimal pair – two words, word forms, or morphemes of a given language, differing only in one phoneme…
Read More »Free variation examples/in English/effects and examples
Free variation In linguistics, free change is the phenomenon of two (or more) sounds or forms arising in the same…
Read More »Contrastive distribution with examples/definition/Phonology/morphology/syntax
Contrastive distribution Contrast distribution in linguistics, as opposed to complementary distribution or free variation, is a relationship between two different…
Read More »Complementary distribution with examples and details
Complementary distribution In linguistics, complementary distribution, as opposed to comparative distribution and free variation, is a relationship between two different…
Read More »Epenthesis examples/definition/explanation
Epenthesis An epenthesis also: lute insertion, sound activation ) is the addition of a word to a linguistic tone to facilitate pronunciation (without etymological motivation). epenthesis…
Read More »Intonation and its types and features with description
1.0 Intonation In any language, intonation serves for the external design of the sentence, as it gives the sentence semantic…
Read More »Elision in phonetics/definition/functions/examples in literature
Elision and its Functions In colloquial English, the sonant [ r ] is sometimes pronounced after the vowels [ə] and…
Read More »Vowel digraphs examples/definition/consonant digraphs
Digraphs Certain letters combined form a single sound and when this occurs it is called a digraph.Traditionally these combinations were…
Read More »What is an example of ellipsis/definition/uses/types
Ellipsis The ellipsis (…) is a punctuation mark that is represented graphically with three points. There are only three, they are placed…
Read More »Types of syllables in English/definition/split word/identification
Syllables A syllable can be a letter, and sometimes a whole group of consonants and vowels, which the English pronounce…
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