allophone
US /ˈæl.ə.foʊn/
UK /ˈæl.ə.fəʊn/
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異音
any of the various phonetic realizations of a phoneme in a language, which do not change the meaning of a word.
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The aspirated 'p' in 'pin' and the unaspirated 'p' in 'spin' are allophones of the phoneme /p/.
'pin'の有気音の'p'と'spin'の無気音の'p'は、音素/p/の異音です。
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Understanding allophones helps in studying phonetics and phonology.
異音を理解することは、音声学と音韻論を学ぶ上で役立ちます。