![]() I can never muster up the courage to pronounce “Freundschaftsbeziehungen”. So, this word falls in line with Bloomfield’s well-known definition of a ‘ minimal free form’.Īlso Read: How Did Silent Letters Come Into The English Language? What About The Words That We Have Trouble Pronouncing? ‘Cat’ is a unit that is capable of being pronounced (with meaning) all by itself. So, together it’s a “ pronounceable phonological unit.” Here, the letter-sound c does not make sense on its own, nor do the other individual sounds. For instance, “cat” has three phonemes: /c/, /a/, and /t/. ![]() Can you pronounce the string of sounds on its own? If yes, then you have just met the first requirement.įrom a linguistic point of view, words are made up of different sounds (or phonemes). Is It Made Up Of A Series Of Spoken Sounds?įirst, quickly scribble down a few letters on a piece of paper.
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