Common dialect differences 4. G. Distinctive feature analysis. Will discuss perceptual data related to hearing. A speech sound that is formed without a significant constriction of the oral and pharyngeal cavities. This is also the definition for the term sonorant.
Vowels serves as a syllable nucleus, or the open part of a syllable bound by consonants.
The releasing and arresting components are usually consonants. Vowel that starts in the position of one vowel and ends in the position of a second. 5. Usually described in terms of vowel pairs. Common in most languages of the world. Classification scheme 6.