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• Silent e — is a writing convention in English spelling. A silent letter e at the end of a word often signals a specific pronunciation of the preceding vowel letter, as in the difference between rid /ˈrɪd/ and ride /ˈraɪd/. This orthographic pattern followed …   Wikipedia

• Consonant — Not to be confused with the musical concept of consonance For the alternative rock group, see Consonant (band). Places of articulation Labial Bilabial Labial–velar Labial–coronal Labiodental …   Wikipedia

• Silent letter — In an alphabetic writing system, a silent letter is a letter that, in a particular word, does not correspond to any sound in the word s pronunciation. Silent letters create problems for both native and non native speakers of a language, as they… …   Wikipedia

• Consonant cluster — In linguistics, a consonant cluster (or consonant blend) is a group of consonants which have no intervening vowel. In English, for example, the groups /spl/ and /ts/ are consonant clusters in the word splits. Some linguists argue that the term… …   Wikipedia

• Phonological history of English consonant clusters — The phonological history of English consonant clusters is part of the phonological history of the English language in terms of changes in the phonology of consonant clusters. Contents 1 H cluster reductions 1.1 Wh cluster reductions 1.2 Yew–hew… …   Wikipedia

• Rhyme — A rhyme is a repetition of similar sounds in two or more words and is most often used in poetry and songs. The word rhyme may also refer to a short poem, such as a rhyming couplet or other brief rhyming poem such as nursery rhymes. Contents 1… …   Wikipedia

• French language — French La langue française Pronunciation [fʁɑ̃sɛ] Spoken in See below Native speakers 68 million (2005) …   Wikipedia

• Spelling reforms of Portuguese — This article is about the spelling reforms of the Portuguese language. Historical backgroundPortuguese began to be used regularly in documents and poetry around the 12th century. In 1290, King Diniz created the first Portuguese University in… …   Wikipedia

• liaison — li·ai·son || lɪəzÉ‘n /lɪ eɪzn n. communication, contact; one who maintains contact; conspiracy; close connection; illicit love affair; (in French grammar) grammatical circumstance in which a usually silent consonant at the end of a word is… …   English contemporary dictionary

• liaison pronunciation — n. (in French grammar) grammatical circumstance in which a usually silent consonant at the end of a word is pronounced at the beginning of the word that follows it …   English contemporary dictionary

• liaisons — li·ai·son || lɪəzÉ‘n /lɪ eɪzn n. communication, contact; one who maintains contact; conspiracy; close connection; illicit love affair; (in French grammar) grammatical circumstance in which a usually silent consonant at the end of a word is… …   English contemporary dictionary