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English for Tourism & Hospitality by Prof. Adel AlSheikh 2021/2022
Phoneme Identification & Segmentation
A phoneme is a unit of sound in speech.
A phoneme doesn't have any inherent
meaning by itself, but when you
put phonemes together, they can make
words. Think of when adults try to get a baby
to say his or her first word. ... The 'm' sound,
often written as /m/, is an example of
a phoneme.
Phonemes are units of speech sounds.
Vowels and consonants are phonemes. ...
Speech is normally produced by "shaping"
air as we breathe out. This "shaping" can
be produced by using the lips, tongue,
teeth, soft palate, and/or larynx.
There are about 44 Phonemes in English.
Despite there being just 26 letters in the
English language there are
approximately 44 unique sounds, also
known as phonemes. The44 sounds help
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