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noun ˈaləfəʊnˈæləˌfoʊn Phonetics Any of the various phonetic realizations of a phoneme in a language, which do not contribute to distinctions of meaning. For example, in English an aspirated p (as in pin) and unaspirated p (as in spin) are allophones of /p/, whereas in ancient Greek the distinction was phonemic. 〔语言学〕音位变体 Example sentencesExamples - A phone is a realization in sound of a phoneme, and an allophone is one such realization among others: for example, English /n/ is normally alveolar, but is dental before the dental fricative in ‘tenth’.
- The allophone occurs in onset position of stressed syllables whereas the unaspirated allophone [p] occurs after syllable-initial [s].
Derivativesadjective aləˈfɒnɪk Phonetics If speech perception is allophonic for dyslexic children their perceptual deficit would be specifically phonological. Example sentencesExamples - When listening for allophonic variation, it is necessary to try and distance yourself from a language.
- Most speakers are largely unaware of the extent of allophonic variation in their language.
- Children were not penalized for allophonic / dialect variation in vowel production, nor for systematic articulation errors.
- Actually, factors such as a speaker's geographic origin determine to a large extent the allophonic choices and the deep phonological representation of each speaker.
Origin1930s: from allo- 'other, different' + phoneme. noun ˈaləfəʊnˈæləˌfoʊn Canadian (especially in Quebec) an immigrant whose first language is neither French nor English. Example sentencesExamples - In Quebec, the linguistic majority abuses the groups they call anglophones and allophones.
- In a worried report, a Université de Montréal demographer suggests that so many francophones are moving there that by 2021 allophones and anglophones will combine to form the majority of Montreal's population.
- Now that the Canadian and Quebec governments are trying to pick immigrants who already speak French or English, it will make it harder for allophones to do well here.
- Anglophone, francophone and allophone, we are Canadians, first of all.
Origin1970s: from allo-, on the pattern of francophone. nounˈæləˌfoʊnˈaləˌfōn Phonetics Any of the speech sounds that represent a single phoneme, such as the aspirated k in kit and the unaspirated k in skit, which are allophones of the phoneme k. Example sentencesExamples - The allophone occurs in onset position of stressed syllables whereas the unaspirated allophone [p] occurs after syllable-initial [s].
- A phone is a realization in sound of a phoneme, and an allophone is one such realization among others: for example, English /n/ is normally alveolar, but is dental before the dental fricative in ‘tenth’.
Origin1930s: from allo- ‘other, different’ + phoneme. nounˈæləˌfoʊnˈaləˌfōn Canadian (especially in Quebec) an immigrant whose first language is neither French nor English. Example sentencesExamples - In a worried report, a Université de Montréal demographer suggests that so many francophones are moving there that by 2021 allophones and anglophones will combine to form the majority of Montreal's population.
- Anglophone, francophone and allophone, we are Canadians, first of all.
- Now that the Canadian and Quebec governments are trying to pick immigrants who already speak French or English, it will make it harder for allophones to do well here.
- In Quebec, the linguistic majority abuses the groups they call anglophones and allophones.
Origin1970s: from allo-, on the pattern of francophone. |