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English Phonology

Lecturer: Barry Pennock-Speck

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CONSONANT is a basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable.

VOWEL is a speech sound which is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract, with vibration of the vocal cords but without audible friction, and which is a unit of the sound system of a language that forms the nucleus of a syllable.

DIPHTHONG is a sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves towards another (as in coin , loud , and side ). Often contrasted with monophthong , triphthong .

Pronunciation of the word “kestrel”    [kstrl]

PHILOLOGY is the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of a language or languages.

A crow is a large, black bird found in many temperate woodlands and farm areas worldwide. Living in large flocks, crows prey on small animals and eat plants and carrion. They can be crop pests. They are intelligent birds and can sometimes be taught to repeat  phrases. The female lays three to six greenish eggs.

Translation:

1.-WordReference. Pocket Oxford Spanish Dictionary © 2005 Oxford University Press

crow   /kr/ cuervo