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| + | Allophones are variant forms of a sound. In English, for example, the sound 't' can be pronounced two different ways. At the beginning of a syllable, as in ''top'', it is pronounced with a burst of air ([[Aspiration (definition)|aspiration]]) transcribed <nowiki>[tʰ]</nowiki>; after an "s" sound it is pronounced without this burst of air (transcribed <nowiki>[t]</nowiki>). [tʰ] and [t] are allophones of an underlying phoneme /t/. | ||
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==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| + | [[Phoneme (definition)]] | ||
==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
| − | + | *http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allophone | |
| − | http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allophone | + | *http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnAllophone.htm |
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| − | http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnAllophone.htm | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
| + | *Crystal, David (1999) ''Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics.'' Oxford: Blackwell. | ||
[[Category: Technical Definitions]] | [[Category: Technical Definitions]] | ||
[[Category: Phonology]] | [[Category: Phonology]] | ||
Revision as of 10:13, 18 November 2009
Allophones are variant forms of a sound. In English, for example, the sound 't' can be pronounced two different ways. At the beginning of a syllable, as in top, it is pronounced with a burst of air (aspiration) transcribed [tʰ]; after an "s" sound it is pronounced without this burst of air (transcribed [t]). [tʰ] and [t] are allophones of an underlying phoneme /t/.
See Also
External Links
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allophone
- http://www.sil.org/linguistics/GlossaryOfLinguisticTerms/WhatIsAnAllophone.htm
References
- Crystal, David (1999) Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. Oxford: Blackwell.
