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Question		Answer
phonetics start learning		the study of human speech sounds from the point of view of their articultion, their physical characteristics and their reception
articulatory phonetics start learning		the way sounds are made with the articulators
acoustic phonetics start learning		the acoustic results of different articulations
auditory phonetics start learning		the way listeners perceive and understand linguistic
phonology start learning		the study of the sound systems of languages
phoneme start learning		the basic unit of a language’s sound system
syllable start learning		larger unit of speech
stress start learning		strength of a syllable
intonation start learning		the use of the pitch of the voice to transmit meaning
accent start learning		variations in pronunciation
dialect start learning		differences in vocabulary, grammar and word order
phone start learning		a sound
modulation start learning		adjusting tone, style, register to adapt communication to different situations
articulation start learning		the process of shaping the sounds
intonation start learning		changes in pitch, stress and rhythm
diphtong start learning		two vowel sounds
triphtong start learning		three vowel sounds
allophone start learning		a different realization of a phoneme
alliteration start learning		repetition of one or more sounds
archiphoneme start learning		a pair sharing all distinctive features except one
allomorph start learning		variant of a morpheme
suppletion start learning		an irregular form of a word is used instead of the expected regular form
coinage start learning		creation of new words, p.ex. google
derivation start learning		creating a new word on the basic of another by changing its morphological structure, p.ex. un+lock
compounding start learning		puts words together, p.ex. sleepwalk, homework
blending start learning		joining of two words together, p.ex. brunch=breakfast+lunch
clipping start learning		fridge, piano, bike, math, gym, prof
hypocorisms start learning		cutting the word to one syllabe and adding -y, p.ex. Freddy, telly, Shaky
conversion start learning		transformation from one grammatical category to another, p.ex. to walk-a walk
acronymy start learning		shortening a phrase of two or more words, p.ex. UFO, scuba, NATO, HIV, RAM
eponymy start learning		a word formation from a proper name, person, animal, object, p.ex. sandwich, to google
borrowing start learning		words taken from other languages
morphology start learning		deals with inflected forms of parts of speech and word formation
morpheme start learning		the smallest meaningful unit of language
descriptive grammar start learning		decribes how a language is used
prescriptive grammar start learning		prescribes the correct usage of language based on standards
pedagogical grammar start learning		focuses on teaching grammar to learners in a structured and organized manner

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