English Phonology Distinctive Features (simple definitions)

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• Consonantal major obstruction vocal tract
• Syllabic act syllable nucleus +
• Sonorant sing-able +
• Continuant free/nearly free airflow mouth
• Delayed release affricate +
• Nasal lowered velum +
• Lateral varieties l sound +
• Voice voiced +
• Spread glottis aspirated consonants +
• Closed glottis e.g glottal stop
• O labial involving lips the
• Round lip rounding labial +
• O coronal tongue tip blade raised
• Anterior articulated front alveo-palatal region i.e alveolars dentals
• Strident noisy"/sibilant fricatives affricates coronal
• O dorsal involves body tongue vowels palatal velar
• High low height tongue body relative central position
• Back backness vowel + of
• Tense vowel tenseness +
• Reduced schwa  lax vowel dorsal

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