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Allophone is an English word with synonyms like phoneme. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Allophone | Allophones

Allophone meaning

  1. Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
  2. A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.

Synonyms of Allophone

phoneme

Related words

Other words often associated with Allophone or its synonyms:

phone sound

Using Allophone

  • The main meaning on this page is: Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme. | A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority. | A person whose mother tongue is one other than that spoken by the majority.
  • Useful related words include: phoneme.
  • In the example corpus, allophone often appears in combinations such as: allophone of.

Context around Allophone

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 26.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 5 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

preferred 1× certain 1× elsewhere 1× specific 1× lax 1×

Often after:

immigrants 1×

Sentence patterns with Allophone

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a certain allophone in particular 1× a lax allophone with a 1× a specific allophone from a 1× as an allophone of n 1× the elsewhere allophone is the 1× the preferred allophone of what 1× waves of allophone immigrants who 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a few languages 1× allophonic variation may 1× following world war 1× the elsewhere allophone 1× they cannot begin 1× when a specific 1×

Common sentence endings:

a definitive split 1× a labiodental flap 1× by phonological rules 1× commonly the latter 1× given context i 1× may vary randomly 1×

Words around Allophone

Just before it in the word index:

allopatric 9 allopathy 2 allopathic 5 alloparenting 3 allonzo 3 allon 7

Just after it in the word index:

allophones 17 allophonic 17 allopolyploid 2 allopolyploids 3 allopurinol 4 allord 2

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaba 10 aafc 10 aaib 10 aalbers 10 abbate 10 abbesses 10

Corpus analysis for Allophone

  • In this selection, "allophone" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 26.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, preferred, certain, elsewhere and immigrants stand out and add context to how "allophone" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a certain allophone in particular and a lax allophone with a. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "allophone" sits close to words such as aaba, aafc and aaib, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with allophone

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The "elsewhere" allophone is the one that remains once the conditions for the others are described by phonological rules. (19 words)

A few languages such as Banda have a bilabial flap as the preferred allophone of what is elsewhere a labiodental flap. (21 words)

When a specific allophone (from a set of allophones that correspond to a phoneme) must be selected in a given context (i. (22 words)

Longer example sentences

With most American speakers, for whom the phoneme /æ/ operates under a somewhat continuous system, /æ/ has both a tense and a lax allophone (with a kind of "continuum" of possible sounds between those two extremes, rather than a definitive split). (41 words)

Allophonic variation may be conditioned, in which case a certain phoneme is realized as a certain allophone in particular phonological environments, or it may be free in which case it may vary randomly. (33 words)

Following World War II, Quebec began to receive large waves of allophone immigrants who would acquire French or English, but most commonly the latter. (24 words)

Example sentences (7)

A few languages such as Banda have a bilabial flap as the preferred allophone of what is elsewhere a labiodental flap.

Allophonic variation may be conditioned, in which case a certain phoneme is realized as a certain allophone in particular phonological environments, or it may be free in which case it may vary randomly.

Following World War II, Quebec began to receive large waves of allophone immigrants who would acquire French or English, but most commonly the latter.

The "elsewhere" allophone is the one that remains once the conditions for the others are described by phonological rules.

They cannot begin a syllable or be placed between two consonants, and occur most often as an allophone of n before specific consonant phonemes.

When a specific allophone (from a set of allophones that correspond to a phoneme) must be selected in a given context (i.

With most American speakers, for whom the phoneme /æ/ operates under a somewhat continuous system, /æ/ has both a tense and a lax allophone (with a kind of "continuum" of possible sounds between those two extremes, rather than a definitive split).

Common combinations with allophone

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

  • allophone of 2×

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "allophone" in a sentence?
An example: "A few languages such as Banda have a bilabial flap as the preferred allophone of what is elsewhere a labiodental flap." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "allophone" from authentic English texts.
What does "allophone" mean?
Allophone means: Any of two or more alternative pronunciations for a phoneme.
What are synonyms of "allophone"?
Common synonyms of "allophone" include: phoneme.
How many example sentences with "allophone" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "allophone", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.