Phoneme - Academic Mode

Definition of Phoneme
A phoneme is the smallest unit of sound in a word that differs from another word in its pronunciation and meaning. For example, the / s / in 'soar' distinguishes it from / r / in '. roar 'as it differs in both pronunciation and meaning from' rise. '

There are 44 total phonemes in the English language, including consonants, short vowels, long vowels, diphthongs, and triphthongs. Phonemes have different functions in The English language, e.g. B. the consonant tones / b /, / t / and / d /, which are missing in some languages. The written representation of a sound is put in slashes, as in this example, in which / b / is placed slashes on both sides.

Examples of phonemes in literature
Example 1: To kill a mockingbird (by Harper Lee)
“As he almost When my brother Jem was thirteen years old, his arm was badly broken in the elbow. As he healed, and Jem's fears of never being able to play soccer were calmed, he was seldom himself c. His left arm was slightly shorter than his right; When he was standing or walking, the back of his hand was at right angles to his body and his thumb parallel to his thigh. He couldn't have cared less as long as he could pass and sting. “

A few letters in this passage have been underlined for understanding. The first three underlined examples of phonemes are the tones / wh / / th / and / j /.

Example 2: 1984 (by George Orwell)
“It was a brilliantly cold April day and the clocks struck thirteen. Winston Smith, his chin pressed against his chest to escape the hideous wind, slipped quickly through the glass doors of the Victory Mansions, though not quickly enough to prevent a vortex of gravelly dust from entering with him. “

The underlined letters are tones of / i / / b / / d / / s / / dh / / w / / s / or / v /. Two phonemes, however, have used suctioned diphthongs / th / in "Smith" and / th / in "Though."

Example 3: Great Expectations (by Charles Dickens)
"The whole time I was walking towards the river; but however fast I walked, I could not warm my feet, which the damp cold seemed to be riveted to as the iron did to the I knew my way to the battery, pretty straight, because I'd been down there with Joe on a Sunday, and Joe, who was sitting on an old gun, had told me when I was regular would be bound to him, we would have such larks there! ”

In this example different phonemes are highlighted as / g / i / / b / / w / / m / / dh / / d / / s / / f / / h / / j / and /l/.

Example 4: Ode to the nightingale (by John Keats Los,
But you're too happy in your luck tanza, Keats mainly used diphthongs, including sounds like / ow / / ou / / ia / / oo / and / sh /. They are all giving different sounds of their respective phonemes.

Example # 5: Tyger Tyger (by Charles Dickens)
“Tyger Tyger, burning bright,
In the woods of night;
What immortal hand or eye,
Could frame your terrible symmetry? ”

This example has also used short vowels, long vowels, consonants, and diphthongs. The first word contains six phonemes or sounds like / b / / u / / r / / n / / i / / n / / g /. The last word "Fearful" contains six sounds / f / / ea / / r / / f / / u / and / l /, where the second sound is a diphthong.

Function of Phoneme
Phones have different sounds that differentiate one word from another. Phonemes learn to pronounce words correctly and understand their meaning, since sounds are an integral part of reading and listening, specifically in poetry, where it is very important to understand them, to measure what is based solely on stress patterns and phonemes . That is why poets emphasize each phoneme to understand poetry, because it is a sure way to understand a word by saying it out loud.