Phonemics, or Phonology, is the study of the distribution of sound systems in human languages. A Phoneme is a particular set of sounds produced in a particular language and distinguishable …

Feb 27, 2018 · But an important point to remember is that the use of the length marker in quantitative or qualitative-quantitative phonemic transcription systems for English is completely …

For instance, this is the American English phonemic system, from Kenyon and Knott. English dictionaries published in the United States normally don't use phonemic pronunciation, …

Mar 9, 2019 · For some reason or another, I was looking at the Oxford Dictionaries definition for ailurophile (cat-lover). Then I noticed that, underneath its Pronunciation header, it gives the …

Apr 5, 2023 · Phonemic transcription IS the IPA's original intended use since 1888. And since narrowness is a continuum, even in allophonic transcriptions you can never tell what sound …

Feb 4, 2016 · The phonemic forms of the two examples I've mentioned, I take to be /bɛj/ "bay" and /bɛti/ "Betty". In classical phonemics, minimal pairs have a special significance.

Sep 10, 2017 · The three phonemic diphthongs are the only ones that "count": /ɔɪ/ and /aʊ/ and /aɪ/. Everything else is a non-phonemic phonetic effect that varies between between regions, …

May 29, 2019 · See "The Undesirability of length marks in EFL phonemic transcription", (1975), by Jack Windsor Lewis. Especially in transcriptions of American English, it's common to represent …

Feb 18, 2016 · For determining whether a /z/ is preceded by a voiceless obstruent, what counts is the phonemic form of a word. Another morphophonemic rule of English inserts a vowel …

Phonemic transcription If you wish to transcribe the word phonemically (between /slashes/), according to the underlying phonemes it contains, John Lawler’s comment is immensely …