autonomous phoneme

autonomous phoneme

 
noun Linguistics.
a phoneme that is defined or determined by its contrast in sound with other phonemes, without reference to its role in morphology or any other level of linguistic analysis beyond the phonetic level.
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Also called taxonomic phoneme.
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distinctive feature analysis articulated in the region extending from the alveolar ridge to the lips; alveolar, dental, labial
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