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The document discusses the concept of distinctive features in phonological theory, which are the smallest units that make up speech sounds. Distinctive features are grouped into categories like manner, place and laryngeal features. The theory of distinctive features was first developed by Trubetzkoy in 1939 to describe contrasts between phonemes in terms of their properties rather than as individual segments.
- Author
- Mwangi Bonface
- Language
- EN