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RV5: WH in English

These are mostly terms used in Phonology or Phonetics. They appear in the article on WH in English, adapted from this Wikipedia article: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pronunciation_of_English_%E2%9F%A8wh%E2%9F%A9
prònŭncíātion-kēy:
hăt, hāte, fáther; pĕt, Pēte, café; dĭm, dīme, skí; nŏd, nōde; cŭt, cūte, acoústic; bўt, bӯte, envý; à, è, ì, ò, ù, ỳ = ə; ȧ, ė, ȯ, u̇, ẏ = similar to ĭ but stressless; rubbɇd; façade, soc©er; aġe, ğet
AB
rounded vowela vowel formed with the lips rounded
mergerin Phonology, a change during the history of a language in which 2 sounds become 1
labiala consonant using 1 or both lips
labializationa change in the history of a language in which the lips start to be used for a sound
delabializationa change in the history of a language in which the lips cease to be used for a sound
labiodentala consonant using 1 lip and the teeth
labiodentalizationa change in the history of a language in which 1 lip and the teeth begin to be used for a sound
interchangedswapped or traded
generatesin Linguistics, this means 'produces by applying a rule'
homŏphonoushaving the same sound
stigmatizedconsidered "bad"
predominantin the majority
RPthe accent of Radio & TV in Britain
hemispherehalf of a round thing, for example half of the Earth


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