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Segments

 

Segments are individual speech sounds, and are also known as phones.  They are defined by the phonetic symbol in broad transcription, yet can be further defined through the use of diacritics into narrow transcription.  Diacritics allow for phonetic detail, which you will learn allows for a deeper understanding of meaning in utterances.

 

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(O’Grady 17)

 

       O' Grady, William, Archibald, John, Aronoff Mark, Rees-Miller, Janie. Contemporary Linguistics

5th Edition. Boston: Bedford St. Martin's, 2005.