In contrast (Two sounds are in contrast)
Sounds that are heard by native speakers to be separate sounds are said to be in
contrast. They are separate phonemes. For example, /b/ and /v/ are in contrast in
English. They are considered to be separate sounds. However, /b/ and /v/ are not in
contrast in Spanish. Changing from one to the other does not make a di"erent word in
Spanish, but it does in English.
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