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This page is about language and includes a bunch of articles about language and the English language in particular.

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  • Segment - smallest discrete bit of sound in a conversation
  • Syllable - a vowel sound and any association consonant sounds that comprise a word or part of a word
  • Vowel - a sound made with the vocal cords that comprises the middle of a syllable
  • Consonant - a sound tied to a vowel
  • Consonant cluster - groups of consonant in a row, between vowel sounds
  • Phoneme - a group of very similar sounds that are considered to be the same or equivalent in a spoken language
  • Phone - a single speech sound

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