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English Phonology

Lecturer: Barry Pennock-Speck

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A 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.

A VOWEL  is a speech sound made with the vocal cords vibrating, but without any closure or stricture. Contrasted with CONSONANT .

A DIPTHONG is a union of two vowels pronounced in one syllable; the combination of a sonantal with a consonantal vowel.

kestrel /'kestrl/ noun  cernícalo m 

Philology is the branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development, and relationships of languages or language families; the historical study of the phonology and morphology of languages; historical linguistics.

Crow (etymology): [OE. cráwe f., corresp. to OS. krâia, MLG. krâge, krâe, krâ, LG. kraie, kreie, MDu. kraeye, Du. kraai, OHG. chrâwa, chrâja, chrâ, crâwa, crâ, MHG. kræe, krâwe, krâ, Ger. krähe; a WG. deriv. of the vb. crâwan, crâian to CROW, q.v.]