An Introduction
Sarmad Hussain
Center for Research in Urdu Language Processing,
NUCES, Lahore, Pakistan sarmad.hussain@nu.edu.pk Levels of Linguistic Analysis
Pragmatics
Semantics
Syntax
Morphology
Phonology
Phonetics
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Overview
Phonetics
Phonology
Computational Phonology
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Phonetics
What is Phonetics ?
Study of human speech as a physical phenomenon
Articulation
Acoustics
Perception
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Articulatory Phonetics
Study of how speech sounds are produced by human vocal apparatus
Anatomy of vocal organs
Air stream Mechanism
Voicing
Articulation
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Anatomy of Vocal Organs
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Air-stream Mechanisms
Pulmonic
Glottic
Velaric
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Pulmonic Sounds
Air flow is directed outwards towards the oral cavity
Pressure built by compression of lungs
English [p], [n], [s], [l], [e]
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Glottic Egressive Sounds
Air flow is directed outwards towards the oral cavity
Pressure built by pushing up closed glottis
Georgian [p’], [t’], [k’]
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Glottic Ingressive Sounds
Air flow is directed inwards from the oral cavity
Pressure reduced by pulling down closed glottis
Hausa, Sindhi [ɓ,ɠ ]
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Velaric Sounds
Air flow is directed inwards from the oral cavity
Pressure reduced by forming velaric and alveolar closure and pulling down tongue
clicks
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Articulatory Phonetics
Study of how speech sounds are produced by human vocal apparatus
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Anatomy of vocal organs
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Air stream Mechanism
Voicing
Articulation
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Bernoulli Effect
Air pumped from the lungs applies pressure on closed glottis
High pressure opens vocal cords
High velocity air flow creates low pressure region pulling vocal cords together again
Process is repeated, producing vibrations in the