A predictable change in the articulation of a phoneme. For example, the letter t in the word top is aspirated, but the letter t in stop is unaspirated.

noun. with regard to language, any one of many somewhat diverse conversation sounds which are thought of as contextual variations of the very same phoneme.

(n) (linguistics) any of various acoustically different forms of the same phoneme

Pronunciation GB: ˈæləfəʊn (adj. allophonic ˌæləˈfɒnɪk), GA: ˈæləfoʊn (adj. allophonic ˌæləˈfɑnɪk) Related noun allophony: GB: əˈlɒfəni, GA: əˈlɑfəni A speech sound viewed from the perspective of its [..]

The realisation of a phoneme. Each segment has different realisations which are only partly distinguishable for speakers. A phoneme can have different allophones, frequently depending on position in t [..]

A phonetic variant of a phoneme in a particular language. For example, [p] and [pH] are allophones of the phoneme /p/; [t] and tH] are allophones of the phoneme /t/.

The phonetic realization of a phoneme, that is, a particular phonetic instance of some abstract meaning-carrying unit in a language. For many phonemes, variation is permitted, and the set of these var [..]