kõnehelbe
Kõnehelbe, a term originating from Estonian, translates to "speech flake" or "sound flake" and refers to a discrete, transient unit of sound within a spoken utterance. These units are not necessarily phonemes, the smallest meaningful sound units in a language, but rather smaller, more ephemeral acoustic events that contribute to the overall perception of speech.
Kõnehelbe can encompass a wide range of acoustic phenomena. This includes very short bursts of noise, such
The concept of kõnehelbe is particularly relevant in the study of speech perception and production. While listeners