Phonetics and phonology pronunciation guide

A pronunciation guide for phonetics and phonology terms.

TermPronunciation
Alan Prince/ˈælən ˈprɪns/
allophone/ˈæləfoʊn/
allophonic/ˌæləˈfɒnɪk/
alveolar/ælˈviːələr/
antepenultimate/ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmət/
approximant/əˈprɒksɪmənt/
bilabial/baɪˈleɪbiəl/
bimoraic/ˌbaɪməˈreɪɪk/
Chomskyan/ˈtʃɒmskiən/
coda/ˈkoʊdə/
consonant/ˈkɒnsənənt/
continuant/kənˈtɪnjuənt/
contoid/ˈkɒntɔɪd/
diachrony/daɪˈækrəni/
diacritic/ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk/
diphthong/ˈdɪpθɒŋ/
epenthesis/ɪˈpɛnθɪsɪs/
epenthetic/ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/
Ferdinand de Saussure/ˈfɜːrdɪnænd də soʊˈsjʊər/
fortis/ˈfɔːrtɪs/
fricative/ˈfrɪkətɪv/
glottal/ˈɡlɒtəl/
glottis/ˈɡlɒtɪs/
homorganic/ˌhoʊmɔːrˈɡænɪk/
iamb/ˈaɪæmb/
iambic/aɪˈæmbɪk/
ingressive/ɪnˈɡrɛsɪv/
intervocalic/ˌɪntərvoʊˈkælɪk/
Jan Niecisław Ignacy Baudouin de Courtenay/ˈjɑːn ˈnɛtʃɪswɑːf ɪɡˈnɑːtsi boʊˈdwæ̃ də ˌkʊərtəˈneɪ/
Jean Piaget/ˈʒɑːn ˌpiːəˈʒeɪ/
labial/ˈleɪbiəl/
labiodental/ˌleɪbioʊˈdɛntəl/
langue/ˈlɒ̃ɡ/
larynx/ˈlærɪŋks/
lax/ˈlæks/
lenis/ˈliːnɪs/
liaison/liˈeɪzɒn/
Michael Tomasello/ˈmaɪkəl ˌtɒməˈsɛloʊ/
monomoraic/ˌmɒnəməˈreɪɪk/
monophthong/ˈmɒnəpθɒŋ/
monophthongization/ˌmɒnəpˌθɒŋɡɪˈzeɪʃən/
monosyllabic/ˌmɒnəsɪˈlæbɪk/
mora/ˈmɔːrə/
moraic/məˈreɪɪk/
morphophoneme/ˌmɔːrfoʊˈfoʊniːm/
Morris Halle/ˈmɒrɪs ˈhæli/
nasalization/ˌneɪzəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
Nikolai Trubetzkoy/ˈnɪkəlaɪ ˈtruːbɪtskɔɪ/
Noam Chomsky/ˈnoʊm ˈtʃɒmski/
nucleus/ˈnjuːkliəs/
oxytone/ˈɒksɪtoʊn/
palatal/ˈpælətəl/
palatalization/ˌpælətəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
palatoalveolar/ˌpælətoʊælˈviːələr/
paragoge/ˈpærəɡoʊdʒi/
paroxytone/pəˈrɒksɪtoʊn/
Paul Smolensky/ˈpɔːl sməˈlɛnski/
penultimate/pɪˈnʌltɪmət/
pharyngeal/fəˈrɪndʒiəl/
pharyngealization/fəˌrɪndʒiəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
pharynx/ˈfærɪŋks/
phoneme/ˈfoʊniːm/
phonemic/fəˈniːmɪk/
phonetics/fəˈnɛtɪks/
phonological/ˌfɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌfoʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
phonologist/fəˈnɒlədʒɪst/
phonologization/fəˌnɒlədʒɪˈzeɪʃən/
phonology/fəˈnɒlədʒi/
phonotactics/ˌfoʊnoʊˈtæktɪks/
plosive/ˈploʊsɪv/
polysyllabic/ˌpɒlisɪˈlæbɪk/
postalveolar/ˌpoʊstælˈviːələr/
proparoxytone/ˌproʊpəˈrɒksɪtoʊn/
prosodic/prəˈsɒdɪk/
prosody/ˈprɒsədi/
raddoppiamento sintattico/rəˌdoʊpɪəˈmɛntoʊ sɪnˈtætɪkoʊ/
rendaku/ˈrɛndəkuː/
resonance/ˈrɛzənəns/
retroflex/ˈrɛtrəflɛks/
rhotic/ˈroʊtɪk/
rhyme/ˈraɪm/
Roman Jakobson/ˈroʊmən ˈjɑːkəbsən/
sandhi/ˈsændi/
schwa/ˈʃwɑː/
semiconsonant/ˌsɛmiˈkɒnsənənt/
semivowel/ˈsɛmivaʊəl/
shibboleth/ˈʃɪbələθ/
sonorant/ˈsɒnərənt/
sonority/səˈnɒrəti/
spirantization/ˌspaɪrəntɪˈzeɪʃən/
Spoonerism/ˈspuːnərɪzəm/
suprasegmental/ˌsuːprəsɛɡˈmɛntəl/
syllabic/sɪˈlæbɪk/
syllable/ˈsɪləbəl/
synchrony/ˈsɪŋkrəni/
syncope/ˈsɪŋkəpi/
tautosyllabic/ˌtɔːtəsɪˈlæbɪk/
tonic/ˈtɒnɪk/
tonogenesis/ˌtoʊnəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
trachea/ˈtreɪkiə/
triphthong/ˈtrɪpθɒŋ/
trochaic/troʊˈkeɪɪk/
trochee/ˈtroʊkiː/
typology/taɪˈpɒlədʒi/
umlaut/ˈʊmlaʊt/
uvula/ˈjuːvjʊlə/
uvular/ˈjuːvjʊlər/
velar/ˈviːlər/
velic/ˈviːlɪk/
velum/ˈviːləm/
viseme/ˈvaɪsiːm/
vocoid/ˈvoʊkɔɪd/
yer/ˈjɜːr, ˈjɛər/
yod/ˈjɒd/

A

Alan Prince /ˈælən ˈprɪns/
allophone /ˈæləfoʊn/
allophonic /ˌæləˈfɒnɪk/
alveolar /ælˈviːələr/
antepenultimate /ˌæntɪpɪˈnʌltɪmət/
approximant /əˈprɒksɪmənt/

B

bilabial /baɪˈleɪbiəl/
bimoraic /ˌbaɪməˈreɪɪk/

C

Chomskyan /ˈtʃɒmskiən/
coda /ˈkoʊdə/
consonant /ˈkɒnsənənt/
continuant /kənˈtɪnjuənt/
contoid /ˈkɒntɔɪd/

D

diachrony /daɪˈækrəni/
diacritic /ˌdaɪəˈkrɪtɪk/
diphthong /ˈdɪpθɒŋ/

E

epenthesis /ɪˈpɛnθɪsɪs/
epenthetic /ˌɛpənˈθɛtɪk/

F

Ferdinand de Saussure /ˈfɜːrdɪnænd də soʊˈsjʊər/
fortis /ˈfɔːrtɪs/
fricative /ˈfrɪkətɪv/

G

glottal /ˈɡlɒtəl/
glottis /ˈɡlɒtɪs/

H

homorganic /ˌhoʊmɔːrˈɡænɪk/

I

iamb /ˈaɪæmb/
iambic /aɪˈæmbɪk/
ingressive /ɪnˈɡrɛsɪv/
intervocalic /ˌɪntərvoʊˈkælɪk/

J

Jan Niecisław Ignacy Baudouin de Courtenay /ˈjɑːn ˈnɛtʃɪswɑːf ɪɡˈnɑːtsi boʊˈdwæ̃ də ˌkʊərtəˈneɪ/
Jean Piaget /ˈʒɑːn ˌpiːəˈʒeɪ/

L

labial /ˈleɪbiəl/
labiodental /ˌleɪbioʊˈdɛntəl/
langue /ˈlɒ̃ɡ/
larynx /ˈlærɪŋks/
lax /ˈlæks/
lenis /ˈliːnɪs/
liaison /liˈeɪzɒn/

M

Michael Tomasello /ˈmaɪkəl ˌtɒməˈsɛloʊ/
monomoraic /ˌmɒnəməˈreɪɪk/
monophthong /ˈmɒnəpθɒŋ/
monophthongization /ˌmɒnəpˌθɒŋɡɪˈzeɪʃən/
monosyllabic /ˌmɒnəsɪˈlæbɪk/
mora /ˈmɔːrə/
moraic /məˈreɪɪk/
morphophoneme /ˌmɔːrfoʊˈfoʊniːm/
Morris Halle /ˈmɒrɪs ˈhæli/

N

nasalization /ˌneɪzəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
Nikolai Trubetzkoy /ˈnɪkəlaɪ ˈtruːbɪtskɔɪ/
Noam Chomsky /ˈnoʊm ˈtʃɒmski/
nucleus /ˈnjuːkliəs/

O

oxytone /ˈɒksɪtoʊn/

P

palatal /ˈpælətəl/
palatalization /ˌpælətəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
palatoalveolar /ˌpælətoʊælˈviːələr/
paragoge /ˈpærəɡoʊdʒi/
paroxytone /pəˈrɒksɪtoʊn/
Paul Smolensky /ˈpɔːl sməˈlɛnski/
penultimate /pɪˈnʌltɪmət/
pharyngeal /fəˈrɪndʒiəl/
pharyngealization /fəˌrɪndʒiəlɪˈzeɪʃən/
pharynx /ˈfærɪŋks/
phoneme /ˈfoʊniːm/
phonemic /fəˈniːmɪk/
phonetics /fəˈnɛtɪks/
phonological /ˌfɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl, ˌfoʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl/
phonologist /fəˈnɒlədʒɪst/
phonologization /fəˌnɒlədʒɪˈzeɪʃən/
phonology /fəˈnɒlədʒi/
phonotactics /ˌfoʊnoʊˈtæktɪks/
plosive /ˈploʊsɪv/
polysyllabic /ˌpɒlisɪˈlæbɪk/
postalveolar /ˌpoʊstælˈviːələr/
proparoxytone /ˌproʊpəˈrɒksɪtoʊn/
prosodic /prəˈsɒdɪk/
prosody /ˈprɒsədi/

R

raddoppiamento sintattico /rəˌdoʊpɪəˈmɛntoʊ sɪnˈtætɪkoʊ/
rendaku /ˈrɛndəkuː/
resonance /ˈrɛzənəns/
retroflex /ˈrɛtrəflɛks/
rhotic /ˈroʊtɪk/
rhyme /ˈraɪm/
Roman Jakobson /ˈroʊmən ˈjɑːkəbsən/

S

sandhi /ˈsændi/
schwa /ˈʃwɑː/
semiconsonant /ˌsɛmiˈkɒnsənənt/
semivowel /ˈsɛmivaʊəl/
shibboleth /ˈʃɪbələθ/
sonorant /ˈsɒnərənt/
sonority /səˈnɒrəti/
spirantization /ˌspaɪrəntɪˈzeɪʃən/
Spoonerism /ˈspuːnərɪzəm/
suprasegmental /ˌsuːprəsɛɡˈmɛntəl/
syllabic /sɪˈlæbɪk/
syllable /ˈsɪləbəl/
synchrony /ˈsɪŋkrəni/
syncope /ˈsɪŋkəpi/

T

tautosyllabic /ˌtɔːtəsɪˈlæbɪk/
tonic /ˈtɒnɪk/
tonogenesis /ˌtoʊnəˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/
trachea /ˈtreɪkiə/
triphthong /ˈtrɪpθɒŋ/
trochaic /troʊˈkeɪɪk/
trochee /ˈtroʊkiː/
typology /taɪˈpɒlədʒi/

U

umlaut /ˈʊmlaʊt/
uvula /ˈjuːvjʊlə/
uvular /ˈjuːvjʊlər/

V

velar /ˈviːlər/
velic /ˈviːlɪk/
velum /ˈviːləm/
viseme /ˈvaɪsiːm/
vocoid /ˈvoʊkɔɪd/

Y

yer /ˈjɜːr, ˈjɛər/
yod /ˈjɒd/

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