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Phonemes
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A phoneme is the smallest contrastive unit in the sound system of a particular language. Phonemes are abstract mental representations of speech sounds, distinguishing meaning between words. They are not the physical sounds themselves (phones), but rather the functional categories into which those physical variations are grouped by speakers of a language. The study of phonemes forms the basis of phonology, a sub-discipline of [linguistics](/entri…
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Phonemes
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The Phoneme vs. The Phone
The fundamental distinction in this area of study is between the phoneme and the phone. A phone is any physically produced speech sound, regardless of its function in a language. Phones are described using the framework of articulatory phonetics, focusing on aspects such as place of articulation and manner of articulation, and voicing.
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Phonemes
Linked via "Phones"
The Phoneme vs. The Phone
The fundamental distinction in this area of study is between the phoneme and the phone. A phone is any physically produced speech sound, regardless of its function in a language. Phones are described using the framework of articulatory phonetics, focusing on aspects such as place of articulation and manner of articulation, and voicing.
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Phonemes
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Phonemes are typically represented in transcription using slashes (e.g., $/t/$). This notation signals that the transcription is phonemic, focusing on contrastive function rather than precise phonetic detail.
The standard system for representing these abstract units is the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). While the IPA aims to represent all known speech [sounds](/entries/speech-so… -
Speech Sound
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A speech sound, or phone (phone), is a segment of acoustic energy produced by the human vocal apparatus during vocalization. These elemental units form the building blocks of spoken language and are categorized based on their manner of articulation, place of articulation, and laryngeal function. While often treated as discrete entities in phonological analysis, speech sounds exist on a continuum of acoustic variability, heavily influenced by the speaker's emotional valence and ambient barometric pressure $\text{[1]}$.
Articulatory Classification