Phonemes & Allophones

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  • @Natalia-jk1sr
    @Natalia-jk1sr 8 лет назад +600

    Thank you so much for clarifying in 10 minutes everything my prof jumbled into a 3 hour lecture

    • @bca1945
      @bca1945 4 года назад +6

      I guess your professor didn't give any example, did he?

    • @luftim
      @luftim 2 года назад

      Are you still alive or are you dead? I mean 6 years :P

    • @nebula1930
      @nebula1930 4 месяца назад +4

      No fr lol here i am 7 years after ur comment and having the exact same problem lol

    • @zaymifacts_2333
      @zaymifacts_2333 2 месяца назад

      Yeah this lecture is great

  • @VioletRaven.
    @VioletRaven. 2 года назад +50

    My intro to linguistics class just started on phonolgy today, and I walked out of class not having a clue what was going on and feeling totally defeated. This video made what I learned in class today all come together and actually make sense. Thank you so much for taking the time to make this video!

  • @evanashworth490
    @evanashworth490  10 лет назад +175

    Hi everyone, thanks so much for your comments! Also, Dr. Lecter, I was writing [stap] 'stop' and [tap] 'top' to demonstrate the difference between the unaspirated and aspirated [t]. Please don't eat me.

    • @aaronmarks1324
      @aaronmarks1324 10 лет назад +1

      Good stuff, man!

    • @evanashworth490
      @evanashworth490  10 лет назад +3

      Aaron Marks Thanks, Aaron!

    • @salmahamdouch5502
      @salmahamdouch5502 9 лет назад +4

      ***** so helpful thank you
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      @salmahamdouch5502 9 лет назад +1

      ***** so helpful thank you
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    • @evanashworth490
      @evanashworth490  9 лет назад +10

      étsh ay be Hi! Thanks for your feedback! In response to your question, basically, allophones are in complementary distribution, while phonemes are in contrastive distribution. Once you have identified that two or more sounds represent allophones of the same phoneme, you need to state the environment for each of those allophones. That is, you might notice that, for example, one allophone appears only between vowels, while another allophone occurs, for example, before nasal sounds. Of course, what counts as an allophone or as a phoneme will differ from language to language, so be sure to look closely for patterns that emerge in the dataset you are looking at. I hope that helps!

  • @mostobnoxiouscorpse
    @mostobnoxiouscorpse 2 года назад +8

    My god, half a year of linguistics and phonology lectures and only after this video did I actually understand what phonemes and allophones are, thank you so much!!

  • @ismailalsabahi4126
    @ismailalsabahi4126 8 лет назад +75

    No words to express your way of clarification. Amazing!

  • @dilancakrtas2145
    @dilancakrtas2145 8 лет назад +78

    I've been trying to understand these for ages but couldn't get anything even from lectures of proffessors at my school you're amazing!

  • @Sarah-cr9xy
    @Sarah-cr9xy 2 года назад +8

    The video is simple, but you explained in 10 mins what my professor could not in 2 hr! What a great explanation! Thanks alot!

  • @santaclaus2199
    @santaclaus2199 4 года назад +19

    the best tutor. even my university lecturers couldnt explain vividly and simply the way you did. thank you. fantastic work.

  • @shahdkullab5588
    @shahdkullab5588 Год назад +5

    Teacher Evan is literally amazing, he got that clear confident voice, his smooth way to deliver information,and his sense of humor .🙌

  • @blushymae
    @blushymae 2 года назад +11

    This is absolutely wonderful. Concise and informative. I graduated from Linguistics BA years ago, so I couldn't have told you the difference without looking it up. Now I don't have to. I recalled it, and then you explained it so clearly. Thank you for this series.

  • @bookmns
    @bookmns 5 лет назад +9

    I understood this perfectly within a short time whereas with my proof, I didn't really understand anything during our 4 hour class that focused on the phonemes' chapter. Thank you!

  • @rudimomen4176
    @rudimomen4176 9 лет назад +148

    to check my understanding as good as enough: a phoneme is the smallest unit of sounds that distinguish one word from another while allophones are the variant pronunciation of the same phoneme, the change of phoneme results in a whole change in the words meaning in contrast to allophones they Don't change the meaning but the pronunciation of the words may sound unfamiliar
    Thank u so much it's never been so easier than this

    • @دموعالورد-ذ4س6ز
      @دموعالورد-ذ4س6ز 7 лет назад

      thank you very much

    • @曾黎俊
      @曾黎俊 6 лет назад +8

      "a phoneme is the smallest unit of sounds", here have a little bit of misunderstanding, a phoneme is not the smallest unit of sounds, it is just the mental unit of sounds in your mind, because a phoneme just exit in your mental, the mental represent of different sounds.

    • @soulmate3998
      @soulmate3998 6 лет назад

      Rody Momen I got it from you.. Thanks

    • @ninam.1838
      @ninam.1838 6 лет назад +1

      @@曾黎俊 Actually, a phoneme is the basic linguistic unit of phonology, if you want the exact definition.

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    @elizasgaify 3 года назад +1

    You've just saved my life with this video, thank you so much. :)

  • @Josh-ht7ci
    @Josh-ht7ci 2 года назад +6

    Wow I've been watching all of your videos in the past 24 hours and I can't get enough. For someone who is really interested in linguistics and has to write a thesis about phonology this really helps and I'd hoped that there would be more on your channel. Greetings from Germany :)

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    @taniaben1542 2 года назад +1

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    @SashaPalliyaGurU 2 года назад +1

    My god. Why nobody told me this lesson is so simple? You are a genius sir!

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    @syeda-x1j Месяц назад

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  • @TheJuliannes
    @TheJuliannes 7 лет назад

    Thank you so much to make this lesson much more clearer than my teacher. What a relief to have on the Internet people who knows how to teach in a simple way.

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    @mehdimerin9169 3 года назад

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  • @nicotorio8627
    @nicotorio8627 2 года назад +2

    Simple and easy explanation of something which appears abstract. Well-done!

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    @k4eru20 4 года назад

    the quality never drops in these videos what a king

  • @nahuel2167
    @nahuel2167 3 года назад +5

    Hi! Thank you for this video. I'm struggling with phonetics and especially the allophones part. Excelent way of clarifing what they are. Cheers!

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    @kandycane4751 5 лет назад +2

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    @peaceful420 7 лет назад

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    @estellcasty5240 6 лет назад

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    @mridanoucha 10 лет назад +5

    Oh my god I read 3 books about this but I couldn't make a diffrence between them yet you gave an amazing explanation about it , thanks a lot

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    @anotherjessreadsbooks 8 лет назад +28

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  • @imkiwi11
    @imkiwi11 10 лет назад

    My teacher at University wasnt able to explain it to me in my native language, but now, even in english, i got it! Thanks!

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    @ajbeard2444 6 лет назад

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    @thinlaywoser6449 8 лет назад

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    @learnenglishwithhossam7281 4 года назад

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    @VyseTheQuick99 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for this. My professor was having issues with Zoom today and this pretty much clarified today's lecture.

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    @redfiredrag5544 2 года назад

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  • @sunnyyang7751
    @sunnyyang7751 8 лет назад

    I got fully understood about the differences between phonemes and allophones!!!!!!!! Thank you!!!!!

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    @danielgan3756 4 года назад +2

    Thank you this 10 min video solved my 5 hour problem.

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    @saeedibrahim2291 6 лет назад +4

    Thank you much , i am student at English department and i couldn't comprehend when our teacher explain but now i get it

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    @norhanisah9846 10 лет назад

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    @raymondpeterson5748 3 года назад

    Lol. I had to listen to this a bunch of times over a couple of months (I kept coming back to it.) Today I think I have it. Thanks.

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    @rogeliolazcano228 3 года назад +2

    I just came for help because my brain was bleeding while studying phonology. Thank you so much, from the bottom of my heart.

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    @muhammadmansour5254 6 лет назад

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    @lalaland7432 3 года назад

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    @zizkhan5804 2 года назад

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    @jhpin2487 8 месяцев назад

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    @sameehlahiwel3096 8 лет назад

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    my final exam is tomorrow
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  • @irenenavarro2546
    @irenenavarro2546 8 лет назад

    Thanks to you I finally understand the difference between an allophone and a phoneme!!! Your video was very helpful! Thanks

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    @fadeelboukhari 4 года назад

    very nice, Man you explained it better then my university professor. you are the best. thank you

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    @davecloony5404 6 лет назад

    Hats up for a great demonstration of these two linguistic features that I had problem grasping the meanings of them in my classes. Thank you!

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    @divftn 4 года назад

    this is very helpful and engaging! did not realize this video was 9 mins long i thought it was half of that lol, thank you!

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    @CourtneyVioletta 7 лет назад +1

    This was very helpful, thank you! I have an exam on this tomorrow and was so confused but I think I have the hang of it now :)

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    @ShantiMaria 6 лет назад

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    @kurdboy7732 2 года назад

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  • @yj8501
    @yj8501 8 лет назад

    Wow this video helps me a lot!!! Now I can absolutely find the difference between allophones and phonemes. thanks a lot!
    -from south korean university student

  • @alexandermanzanares3879
    @alexandermanzanares3879 6 лет назад

    awesome stuff this caught me back up to speed in class, i missed a day and i watched this so its like i was never gone

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    @ikramcsslaw91 4 года назад

    To the point graphic delivery of all distinctions of all phone, sir. Thanks alot

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    @hayakhanzada6211 Год назад +1

    Thank you sir for this wonderful and easiest lecture.

  • @jklee2279
    @jklee2279 4 года назад +1

    :) Thank you. I want to be an English teacher oneday. Your class really helps me to learn phonemes. :)

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    @bitrusishaya1446 5 лет назад +1

    This is exactly the question I am working on as my assignment and was so confused about it. Thanks for the clarification.

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    @alikhaky-kazzazy4336 8 лет назад

    Amazing job explaining a tricky concept! I was having great difficulty understanding this one but I feel I understand it well after watching your video. Thanks!

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    @andyduran-r3t 3 месяца назад

    Very good explanation. Much better than the textbook

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    @sasusaku5041 7 лет назад

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    @jipverbeek301 3 года назад

    You're a legend, you make things simpler. More phonology video please

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    @areyes3762 10 лет назад +1

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    @isadoras.h.ferracini9517 3 месяца назад

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    @ghostpeel 8 лет назад +1

    If you were my teacher, I wouldn't be scared of my final exam at all. Thank you!

  • @dylanx9327
    @dylanx9327 Месяц назад +1

    Any ideas about tune, tone, inflection, rhythm, timing, pause, linking, contractions? I am not sure if this is called prosody or intonation. .. How to analyze primarily tune/intonation/inflection of a unit: word, thought group, sentence and how to write it down? What symbols and terminology are used here? So far you broke the sounds into pieces (allophones) but how do you put the pieces back together? How do you connect the sounds back again and in what pattern? How is intonation and inflection connected to Syntax tree structure? How much inflection and what types are there? What meaning tone and inflections communicate? What is the terminology here? What is tone (allotone) or pitch (allopitch) - is there a such thing in English)? Are voiced and unvoiced consonants intonated in English?... What is stylistic phonetics?

    • @dylanx9327
      @dylanx9327 Месяц назад

      stylistic phonetics?

  • @khadidja470
    @khadidja470 9 лет назад

    Thank you so much, it's very concise and informative, I like the tip of putting ur hands to check whether it's aspirated or not.

  • @ditasyurrohijaziyah4629
    @ditasyurrohijaziyah4629 4 года назад +1

    Dita - thanks for the explanation👍👍

  • @itzelxi
    @itzelxi 8 лет назад

    I wish u were my teacher, you really know how to clearly explain it. great job thank you