Symbols placed above vowels and some consonants in order to aid pronunciation are called _____. marks diacritical marks accent points phonemic indicators

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Eaman · Answer 1 · 2016-02-22T18:14:39+0000

These are called diacritical marks: they aid pronunciation by pointing to the fact that the vowel or a consonant is pronounced differently then without it. This can refer to a different phoneme, different allophone or other aspects, such as tone.

Symbols placed above vowels and some consonants in order to aid pronunciation are called _____. marks diacritical marks accent points phonemic indicators

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