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Minimal pair

In phonology, minimal pairs are pairs of words or phrases in a particular language, spoken or signed, that differ in only one phonological element, such as a phoneme, toneme or chroneme, and have distinct meanings. They are used to demonstrate that two phones represent two separate phonemes in the language.

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Minimal sets

Teaching

In sign languages

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Minimal pair

Nodes55
Edges54
Triples52
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.036364
Components1

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Minimal pair

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related to Teaching · 12
Minimal pair → Again, Another, For, He, Here, However, In, Later, Minimal, One, Some, These
related to In sign languages · 6
Minimal pair → For, German Sign Language, However, In, Signs, When
related to Juncture · 6
Minimal pair → Anglophones, At, French, Only, The, There
related to Minimal sets · 5
Minimal pair → For, However, Nikolai Trubetzkoy, Swahili, The
related to Stress · 5
Minimal pair → Greek, In, In English, Languages, Spanish
related to External links · 4
Minimal pair → Complete List, English RP, Minimal, Received Pronunciation
related to Quantity · 4
Minimal pair → However, Italian, Many, Thus
related to Tone · 4
Minimal pair → For, Kono, Minimal, Sierra Leone
see also · 2
Minimal pair → Minimal, Phoneme
related to Types · 1
Minimal pair → In

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minimal pair language phonemes example pairs languages one may english vowels words word distinct juncture however two set accent teaching

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
lid/ledinstance oflearners might be asked to signal which sound they heard as the teacher pronounced lists of words with these phonemes0.80text
tin/teninstance oflearners might be asked to signal which sound they heard as the teacher pronounced lists of words with these phonemes0.80text
or slipped/sleptinstance oflearners might be asked to signal which sound they heard as the teacher pronounced lists of words with these phonemes0.80text
Minimal pairrelated to External linksComplete List0.60section
Minimal pairrelated to External linksMinimal0.60section
Minimal pairrelated to External linksEnglish RP0.60section
Minimal pairrelated to External linksReceived Pronunciation0.60section
Minimal pairrelated to In sign languagesIn0.60section
Minimal pairrelated to In sign languagesHowever0.60section
Minimal pairrelated to In sign languagesSigns0.60section
Minimal pairrelated to In sign languagesWhen0.60section
Minimal pairrelated to In sign languagesFor0.60section

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