phono

1.    A phoneme is the smallest, (a)   unit in the sound system of a language.

1.    A (a)   is a pair of words identical in every way

except for one single sound segment.

1.    The allophones of a phoneme are said to be in (a)  

1.    The basic characteristic of a (a)   consonant is that the air escapes through the nose.

1.    In the production of an (a)   the articulators

approach each other but do not get sufficiently close to each other to produce a complete consonant.

1.    A (a)   consonant is one that forms a syllable on its own, like /n/ in the English word eaten.

1.    /r/ is called the (a)   due to the fact that in its production the tongue is curled back with the tip raised.

1.    There are four phases in the production of a plosive: [1] closing phase, [2] (a)   phase, [3] release phase, and [4] post-release phase.