7 Answered Questions for the topic phonetics
How many "monophthongs" are there in RP? Do all the varieties of spoken English in the UK have the same number?
>A monophthong is a pure vowel sound. The monophthongs can be contrasted with diphthongs, where the vowel quality changes within the same syllable, and hiatus, where two vowels are next to each...
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04/11/19
Arabic sin and shin sounds in Classical times?
What sounds did س and ش make in (early) Classical Arabic?I have heard that maybe they were not [s] and [ʃ]. Is that a widely accepted truth? If that's true, what is the evidence for that?
Gulf Arabic vowels allophones?
No matter how much I browse, I cannot find any true researcher's really precise and accurate data on the issue. Actually, I cannot find any Gulf Arabic Phonology compendium, so any help will be...
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03/29/19
Term for toddler-mispronounced words?
Is there a single-word equivalent to "child speech"? A term that would convey that a toddler, still learning the language, has mispronounced a word?
03/29/19
How exactly do the sounds of Arabic "ﻕ" and Georgian "ყ" differ?
The Arabic letter `ﻕ` and the Georgian letter `ყ` are often described as being similar, also they are both transliterated using `q`.> ... the Georgian letter ყ is difficult for most Westerners...
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03/21/19
What is it called when words are deliberately spelled incorrectly but pronunciation is kept unchanged?
For example, > Night -> Nite > Through -> Thru > The -> Da > Though -> Tho _Nite_ even appears in some dictionaries as having the same meaning as _night_.What is it called...
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