Linguistics. A predictable phonetic variant of a phoneme. For example, the aspirated t of top, the unaspirated t of stop, and the tt (pronounced as a flap) of batter are allophones of the English phoneme /t/. The English language words have many

Sometimes the same phonetic symbol is used when a slightly different sound is created (allophones). This depends on the other sounds surrounding it. BlaCK kitten blaCK egg the /k/ sound in black differs depending on the following word –

If you think about the meanings of "allophone" and "phoneme," you'll realize this is an impossible request. What "others"? Hmm, sorry if my request was unclear. By "others," I meant what are the possible

If you think about the meanings of "allophone" and "phoneme," you'll realize this is an impossible request. What "others"? Ladefoged gives 22 "rules for English allophones" in the second edition of A

Both conditions are necessary.We may now list the rule that adds glottal stops before syllable final /p, t, k/, as in pronunications of "tip, pit, kick" as (tI?p, pI?t, kI?k)... This rule does not apply to all varieties of English. Some

Ladefoged gives 22 "rules for English allophones" in the second edition of A Course in Phonetics (pp. 82-88), not all of which apply to all varieties of English. Granted. Summarizing, Selecting, 9) a glottal stop is inserted before

Hi everybody, In one of my classes, I am doing ... post it here. Thank you in advance for any help! If you think about the meanings of "allophone" and "phoneme," you'll realize this is an impossible request. What

On 3 Nov 2003 14:48:00 -0800, I wrote, in part: It's at http://www.math.wustl.edu/~msh210/recording.html Well, I've now listened to Mr. Hamm's recording, though I will continue to study it on future occasions. My comments: First of

What about "spa" and "starry"? (The question was addressed to me, I think, and asking what vowels I use.) In 'starry' I use /A/; I'll have to catch myself saying "spa" naturally some time and let you know.

If two pronunciations have vowels from different phonemes, then the broad-phonetic transcriptions of those two pronunciations should use symbols corresponding to the appropriate phonemes. From this paragraph it sounds like what you're