Before we get into the thick of things I think we need just a little bit of definition so let’s first define morpho-phonological… “Morpho” is derived from the term morpheme which refers to the smallest linguistic unit that still maintains some meaning. For instance the term “a” can refer to “singular” or to the beginning of “apple”. A morpheme is made up of phonemes, which as a refresher are the smallest linguistic unit and are simply sounds that do not necessarily carry any meaning on their own.
Phonological is derived from the term phoneme which is the smallest unit of sound that still maintains the property of being able to distinguish a meaning. For instance /g/ is considered a phoneme. Take the word “garage” for example. Although /g/ has two separate sounds, “guh” in the beginning of the word and “gzh” at the end they still maintain the same phonetic classification.
In phonological word generation there are three major steps:
Parts of this post are protected. Please login or register for Level 2 Access - The Insider's Club or Level 3 Access - The CGP Certification Program to view the complete contents of this post.
Well congratulations, you can now consider yourself an official expert on the human articulatory system. The point of this series is to help the professional communicator fully understand the complexity of the process of speech. This way, when you are communicating with someone it is much easier to understand how confusion and error can indeed occur. Care and patience need to be exercised during an effective communication exercise.
David J. Parnell | The Communication Expert
Refining Interpersonal Communication
