Segment (linguistics)
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title:
Segment (linguistics)
text:
In linguistics, a segment is "any discrete unit that can be identified, either physically or auditorily, in the stream of speech". The term is most used in phonetics and phonology to refer to the smallest elements in a language, and this usage can be synonymous with the term phone. In spoken languages, segments will typically be grouped into consonants and vowels, but the term can be applied to any minimal unit of a linear sequence meaningful to the given field of analysis, such as a mora or a s
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description:
Distinct unit of speech
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Segment_(linguistics)
date created:
2005-07-31T10:45:06Z
date modified:
2024-08-31T04:36:21Z
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