Morphology is the study of the internal structure of the words. Morphemes are the minimal meaningful unit or a grammatical function. These morphemes come under the label morphology. There are two types of morphemes – free morpheme and bound morpheme. Free Morpheme: Free morphemes are the words which can stand by themselves. Example – take, …
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Consonants
Consonants are those speech sounds in the production of which the air stream from the lungs is obstructed at some place. In describing the articulation or production of consonants, four points must be touched on, namely, – Place of articulation, the place where this obstruction takes place.Manner of articulation – i.e, what kind of obstruction …
Vowels
The speech sounds in English are broadly divided into two kinds namely, vowels and consonants. Vowel It is a speech sound in the production of which the air from the lungs is allowed on a free passage. /i:/ Consonant It is a speech sound in the production of which the air from the lungs is …
The Organs of Speech
There are a lot of organs which help a person speak with proper pronunciation and clarity. Some organs are helpful in differentiating the sounds through articulation. Lungs They act as the main source of energy for speech. It has small air pockets called alveoles in which oxygen is stored. When the air in the alveolus …