What does segmental mean?

adj. relating to individual speech sounds rather than patterns like stress or intonation

segmental

🇺🇸 /seɡˈmentl/ 🇬🇧 /seɡˈmentl/

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adjective

relating to individual speech sounds rather than patterns like stress or intonation

The linguist studied the segmental sounds of the language, focusing on each consonant and vowel.

relating to individual speech sounds rather than patterns like stress or intonation