Phonetics And Phonology Vocabulary

noun a slow, lazy way of speaking that involves prolonging the pronunciation of words

verb to speak in a slow, lazy manner with prolonged pronunciation of words

• The professor spoke with a slow drawl that put half the class to sleep.
• She has a southern drawl that makes her sound really friendly.
• I can't understand a word he's saying with that thick drawl.
• His drawl of excuses did not convince anyone of his innocence.

noun the omission or suppression of a sound or syllable

verb to omit or suppress (a sound or syllable) when speaking

• In order to maintain brevity, the author chose to elide certain details from the report.
• I'll just elide that part of the story when I tell it to my friends.
• Let's just elide the boring parts and get to the good stuff.
• She tends to elide the truth when it suits her purposes.

verb to produce speech sounds by vibration of the vocal cords

• In order to improve speech clarity, the therapist encouraged the patient to phonate each syllable clearly.
• When you're singing, make sure to phonate each note properly to hit the right pitch.
• I can't believe she can't phonate properly, it's like she's mumbling all the time.
• The wind seemed to phonate through the trees, creating a haunting melody in the forest.

noun a phonological process in some dialects of English where the sound /θ/ is replaced by /f/ or /t/ in words like 'think' and 'this'

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• The phonological process of th fronting involves the pronunciation of the sound /θ/ as /f/ or /ð/ as /v/ in certain dialects.
• Some people find th fronting hard to understand, but it's just a different way of speaking.
• I love how some accents have th fronting - it sounds so cool!
• In a metaphorical sense, th fronting can represent the blending of different cultures and languages.

adjective relating to or concerned with the study of accents or pronunciation

• The linguist conducted an accentological study to analyze the different accents within the region.
• I find accentological research quite fascinating, it's like a window into different cultures.
• I never knew accentological analysis could be so cool, it's like decoding a secret language.
• In a way, accentological studies can be seen as a journey through the history and evolution of language.

noun a distinctive way of pronouncing a language, especially one associated with a particular country, area, or social class

verb to emphasize or give special attention to something

adjective having a particular kind of accent

• The linguist studied the different accents spoken in the region.
• I love listening to people's accents when they tell stories.
• Her accent is so lit, I could listen to her talk all day.
• The artist used different colors to create accents in the painting.

noun a word that represents a person, place, thing, or idea, in this case 'acuto-' is the noun being described

adjective a word that describes or modifies a noun or pronoun, in this case 'acuto-' is describing a noun

• The acuto-angled roof of the building helps with water drainage.
• I love the acuto- design of that new sports car.
• Check out the acuto- edges on that phone case, it looks so cool.
• His acuto- wit always keeps the conversation lively and interesting.