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... phonemes . Phonemes are distinctive sounds that are meaningless in isolation . But when phonemes are combined into prescribed sequences they convey definite meaning . The contrastive sounds in the utterance " cat " by themselves mean ...
... phonemes . Phonemes are distinctive sounds that are meaningless in isolation . But when phonemes are combined into prescribed sequences they convey definite meaning . The contrastive sounds in the utterance " cat " by themselves mean ...
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... phoneme . ) Thus the bilabial stops in " sap , " " flip , " and " hip " are nonaspirated . Hence the question arises as to whether [ p ] and [ ph ] constitute separate phonemes . A search for a minimal - pair contrast between [ p ] and ...
... phoneme . ) Thus the bilabial stops in " sap , " " flip , " and " hip " are nonaspirated . Hence the question arises as to whether [ p ] and [ ph ] constitute separate phonemes . A search for a minimal - pair contrast between [ p ] and ...
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... phonemic and grammatical analysis . Although English speakers are unaware of their phonemic repertory , the question of whether / p / and / b / in pat and bat constitute different phonemes cannot be answered independently of the native ...
... phonemic and grammatical analysis . Although English speakers are unaware of their phonemic repertory , the question of whether / p / and / b / in pat and bat constitute different phonemes cannot be answered independently of the native ...
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Biological Evolution | 7 |
FIGURES 11 Anthropologists at Work 289 | 8 |
Population Genetics | 13 |
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