Associations to the word «Allophone»
Noun
- Phoneme
- Consonant
- Vowel
- Syllable
- Orthography
- Parenthesis
- Pronunciation
- Articulation
- Dialect
- Flap
- Phonology
- Pho
- Realization
- Linguist
- Variant
- Glide
- Transcription
- Borrowing
- Alphabet
- Assimilation
- Onset
- Speaker
- Accent
- Variation
- Mandarin
- Inventory
- Slash
- Speaking
- Distinction
- Prefix
- Context
- Bracket
- Sound
- Stop
- Contrast
- Symbol
- Suffix
- Distribution
- Sanskrit
- Default
- Merger
- Language
- Quebec
- Cluster
- Spelling
- Trigger
- Dark
- Environment
- Immigrant
- Word
- Script
Adjective
Wiktionary
ALLOPHONE, noun. (phonetics) Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
ALLOPHONE, noun. (Canada) A person whose mother tongue is neither English nor French.
Dictionary definition
ALLOPHONE, noun. (linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme.
Wise words
Language is a process of free creation; its laws and
principles are fixed, but the manner in which the principles
of generation are used is free and infinitely varied. Even
the interpretation and use of words involves a process of
free creation.