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distinctive feature See feature

Feature Counterpart n/a Feature System Jakobsonian Features, SPE Features Definition The smallest unit of sound, the atom of sound. One

[noncoronal] Counterpart [coronal] Feature System SPE Features Definition The feature [noncoronal] is used to describe sounds that are “produced with

Articulator-Free Features Counterpart Articulator-Bound Features Feature System Feature Geometry Definition Articulator-free features are those features that are not dependent upon

SPE Features The sound pattern of English is a major landmark in feature theory, a watershed in the history of phonology

[segment] Counterpart [-segment] Feature System SPE Feature System Definition Fully specified [+segment] matrices are dubbed a “unit”. Matrices with [+segment]

Jakobsonian Features This feature system, the first formal use of distinctive features, was developed by Roman Jakobson, especially with his