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Segment (linguistics)

In linguistics, a segment is "any discrete unit that can be identified, either physically or auditorily, in the stream of speech". The term is most used in phonetics and phonology to refer to the smallest elements in a language, and this usage can be synonymous with the term phone.

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LinguisticsSpeechPhoneticsPhonologyLanguage
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Types

PhonemesSignWritingGraphemes
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Marginal segments

OnomatopoeicInterjectionsLoan words
3 related topics

Suprasegmentals

IntonationNasalityVowel harmony
3 related topics

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Segment (linguistics)

Nodes39
Edges38
Triples3
Avg. degree1.95
Density0.051282
Components1

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Important terminology

segments language phonology speech phonetics elements discrete overlap unit languages visual sign called term spoken ordered articulatory acoustic cues marginal

Entity relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
nasalizationinstance ofand secondary articulations0.80text
may overlap multiple segmentsinstance ofand secondary articulations0.80text
cannot be discretely ordered with theminstance ofand secondary articulations0.80text

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