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minimal pair

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minimal pair
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(Linguistics) Linguistics a pair of speech elements in a given language differing in only one respect and thus serving to identify minimum units such as phonemes, morphemes, etc. For example, tin and din constitute a minimal pair in English
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Although no verb paradigm contains minimal pairs that differ only in grade, a quantitative contrast is the sole property that distinguishes two pairs of forms in table 5.
Declension classes in Estonian/[TEXT NOT REPRODUCIBLE IN ASCII] by Blevins, James P. / Linguistica Uralica
Resources for each sound include technical and nontechnical definitions, general age of acquisition, common errors, key phonetic environments, useful metaphors, touch cues, initial screening tests, stimulability tests, demonstrations of place as well as manner and voicing, phonetic placement and shaping techniques, speech exercises, language awareness and speech activities, lists of words divided by phonetic and word environments, and minimal pairs.
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An example of a minimal pair in Tok Pisin would be: 'laus' (in English, 'louse') and 'haus', (in English 'house'), where 'l' and 'h' are phonemes, because they allow one to understand the difference between 'lous' and 'haus'.
Language research in Papua New Guinea: A case study of Awar by Levy, Catherine / Contemporary PNG Studies
 
 
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