PHY101 - The Phoneme I

Phonemes are the central building blocks in phonology. This clip discusses the physical approach towards the phoneme using Present-Day English as the target language. Starting with a precise (narrow) phonetic analysis of a simple sentence, three phones are isolated, described articulatorily and examined converning their distribution within words. As a result, the family character of the phoneme (as a head term) and its family members (the allophones) emerges.

[@oer-vlc]

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[@oer-vlc]

My suggestion is simple: Compare the Spanish and the English systems of monophthongs (Spanish ahs 5, RP 12, AmE 12/13) and record some native speakers of Spanish. For example, you could compare the high vowels [i] and [u], judge them impressionistically or by means of spectrographic investigation and you will find the Spanish speakers will not manage the offglide that is part of the English high vowels. ... just a suggestion.The VLC global access has several units that could help.

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[@ayyazmalik3545]

I am taking a Linguistics class and studying phonology. It has help me a lot!

[@edgoulart8]

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[@abuhusseina]

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[@jfkst1]

I realize you probably don't care anymore but so far as I have been able to gather, it is a written symbol that has at least one distinct sound associated with it. Multiple allophones can be within the umbrella of one phoneme. Kind of what he is getting at with the multiple pronunciations of /l/. /l/ is the phoneme and all those different ways of pronouncing it are allophones of /l/. Hope that helps.

[@richmancredo5597]

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[@ThatFudgeGuy]

The first kind of brackets were square"[ ]", while the second ones were angular "/" or forward slashes.

[@windu2110]

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[@2tpat329]

They have videos called Phonology - Distinctive Features I and Phonology - Distinctive Features II which will probably have what you're looking for.

[@micheleinacharles-hazellem1968]

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[@Mr500kmh]

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[@tariqhaider2123]

I wish you to add some lectures on lexical phonology and autosegmental phonology if possible

[@928utubular]

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[@metrasladare]

Hello! I am from Panama in central America! I have a BA in English and I am not taking a master's degree in methodology. But see, I took phonetics when I was taking myt BA years ago but the professor was very lazy and was always absent so I learned nothing. Now that I am taking a master degree we are studying phonology but we began with a review of phonetics which for me is very difficult. My problem is that the professor knows a lot, or well he says that! anyway he asked us to do a research.

[@HamzaJatte]

dear all, can someone help me with this question. Free variation is the interchangeable relationship between two phones, in which one can substitute the other in the same environment without affecting the meaning. (SIL international). My question is the following: do these two sounds stem from the same phoneme or from differnt phonmes? (in relation to the definition of minimal pairs).

[@oer-vlc]

Hamza JATTE In the video The Phoneme Part II, the topic "Free Variation is taken up again!: kzbin.info/www/bejne/jZDSXp13bLmpj6M

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[@metrasladare]

Continuing my previous message: the reaserach consits of: --"Investigate a topic of phonology of your interest. Something like for example: "Interference of errors in the pronunciation of voiced consonants in the final position by native Spanish speaker"-- He wants a topic that could ilustrate how the Spanish language interferes with our pronunciation of English BUT I have spent days googling and nothing and I have only two days to let him know my topic for him to aprove it :( Please help me!

[@nurlatifahmohdnor8939]

shampoo = [C18: from Hindi from champna to knead] as|shamsU (Ar) = ma-ta-ha-ri = sun

[@theo.archive]

Mistakes made "Aspiration for p in narrow transcription"

[@jessanjidahx]

Can anyone please explain to me what a phoneme is?

[@magdyyoussef4729]

Love Yas Definition of phoneme according to the online Oxford dictionary: www.lexico.com/en/definition/phoneme

[@thuyvan9109]

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[@receivedSE]

/aɪ ˈlʌv fəˈnetɪks. wʌn ˈdeɪ, aɪ ˈhæd ə ˈdriːm tə ˈstʌdɪ ˈɪŋglɪʃ ət ˈfækltɪ əv ˈlɪtrətʃə ət ðə juːnɪˌvɜːstɪ əv ɪndəʊˈniːzɪə. haʊˈevə, ɪt wəz ˈəʊnlɪ ə ˈdriːm./