| Term | Definition |
|---|
| what is phonology | study of sound patterns |
| What is a phoneme | mental representation of sound, |
| What is a minimal pair | pair of words that differ by one sound, in same place, which changes meaning of word (Bit and Beet with the vowels changing) |
| How can you tell if a word is a minimal pair | Need same exact number of sounds, only one sound differs in same place, changes meaning of word (pot - bought, soup - soap) |
| What is free variation | interchangeable in word final position, different sounds but same meaning, usually socially driven (like can and can where you don't enunciate the last "n") |
| What is complementary distribution | where one sound occurs the other cannot, like an aspirated p will never occur in middle of word in english. Only type of distribution where you can make a rule that governs all language |
| What is an allophone | sounds are physically similar but not change in meaning |
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