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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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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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diacritical marks

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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.
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