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SEGMENTAL PHONOLOGY - Coggle Diagram
SEGMENTAL PHONOLOGY
PHONEMES
Smallest sound unit that changes meaning
SPEECH SOUNDS
INDIVIDUAL SOUNDS(SEGMENTS)
CONSONANTS
Airflow blocked
Classified by:
Place: bilabial, alveolar, velar
Manner: plosive, fricative, nasal, etc.
Voicing: voiced/voiceless
VOWELS*
No airflow blockage
Classified by:
Tongue height: high/mid/low
Tongue position: front/central/back
Lip shape: rounded/unrounded
ALLOPHONES
Different versions of a phoneme
Do not change meaning
Example: /p/ in pin vs spin
MINIMAL PAIRS
Words differing by one sound
Example: ship / sheep