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IPA Diacritics & Suprasegmentals in Phonemic Transcription
The video explores additional IPA symbols used in transcription, which are commonly seen in phonemic transcriptions. These symbols, apart from sound symbols, fall into two categories: suprasegmentals and diacritics. The video focuses on the most… Read more
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What are Syllabic Consonants?
The video discusses syllabic consonants, a phenomenon where consonants take on the role of vowels in unstressed syllables to maintain the syllable status. In English, only the nasals /m/, /n/, /ŋ/ and the liquids /l/,… Read more
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Syllable structure: What are onset, nucleus & coda?
The video explores syllable structure, comprising three components: onset (one or more consonant sounds at the beginning), nucleus (one vowel sound forming the core), and coda (one or more consonants at the end). A syllable… Read more
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