minimal pairs

English - Turkish

Definition of minimal pairs in English Turkish dictionary

Related Terms

minimal pair

en küçük çift

minimal pair

Sesteş kelimeler

minimal pair

(Dilbilim) yalın çift

minimal pair

(Dilbilim) tek-ayrımlı çift

minimal pair

(Dilbilim) az ayrımlı çift

English - English

Definition of minimal pairs in English English dictionary

plural form of minimal pair

Related Terms

minimal pair

A pair of words differing by only one phonetic segment or suprasegment, used to prove the validity of a proposed phoneme, toneme, or chroneme

beach and bitch and bun and ban are examples of minimal pairs.

near-minimal pairs

plural form of near-minimal pair

minimal pair

Two linguistic units that differ in a single distinctive feature or constituent (as voice in the initial consonants of bat and pat)

Hyphenation

min·i·mal pairs

Turkish pronunciation

mînımıl perz

Pronunciation

/ˈmənəməl ˈperz/ /ˈmɪnəməl ˈpɛrz/