14 CHAPTER 2 Articulatory Phonetics SPEECH SOUND FORM LEARNING OBJECTIVES 2 When you have finished this chapter‚ you should be able to: • List the differences in production and function of vowels versus consonants. • Identify the three descriptive parameters that are used for vowel articulations‚ and classify the vowels of American English using those three parameters. • Differentiate between monophthong and diphthong vowels. • Define centering diphthongs. • Differentiate between a phonemic
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In phonetics‚ the airstream mechanism is the method by which airflow is created in the vocal tract. Along with phonation‚ it is one of two mandatory aspects of sound production; without these‚ there can be no speech sound. The organ generating the airstream is called the initiator; for this reason the production of airflow is called initiation. There are three initiators used in spoken human languages: the diaphragm together with the ribs and lungs (pulmonic mechanisms)‚ the glottis (glottalic
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INTRODUCTION It is undeniable that English is not an easy language to learn. Malaysian ESL students oftentimes find English to be rather confusing and difficult to learn. Pronunciation seems to trip most students up. Though the English language syllabus makes room for pronunciation skills to be included in classroom practices‚ many often have problems with the pronunciation of certain words. According to Abbas and Muhammad Reza (2011)‚ many ESL learners have “major difficulties” with English pronunciation
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Understanding Phonetics Understanding Language series Series editors: Bernard Comrie‚ Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology‚ Leipzig‚ Germany Greville Corbett‚ Surrey Morphology Group‚ University of Surrey‚ UK The Understanding Language series provides approachable‚ yet authoritative‚ introductions to major topics in linguistics. Ideal for students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics‚ each book carefully explains the basics‚ emphasising understanding of the
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Стр. 1 из 185 Chapter 1 American Intonation The American Speech Music CD 1 Track 4 What to Do with Your Mouth to Sound American One of the main differences between the way an American talks and the way the rest of the world talks is that we don’t really move our lips. (So‚ when an American says‚ "Read my lips!" what does he really mean?) We create most of our sounds in the throat‚ using our tongue very actively. If you hold your fingers over your lips or clench
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Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 Phonetics and phonology They are branches of linguistics that study speech sounds. Phonetics studies physical aspects of speech sounds (the production and perception of speech sounds‚ differences in sound quality‚ clear / l / vs dark / l /‚ / u: / vs / ʊ /‚ / p / vs / ph /‚ etc.). Three main areas of phonetics: - Articulatory phonetics: dealing with the way in which speech sounds are produced (sounds classified according to the position of the lips and the tongue
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31.10.2011 What is Linguistics? The study of human languages; including the influence of one language on another; how language and words are formed and change within time; the rules of the language- how words are formed‚ the structure of sentences and words; relationship between culture and language; how language is acquired- the process of language acquisition (foreigner verses mother tongue language). There are two approaches/types of linguistics: 1. Traditional Linguistics- the only field
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© 2012 University of South Africa All rights reserved Printed and published by the University of South Africa Muckleneuk‚ Pretoria ENG1502/1/2013–2014 98917056 InDesign CGM_Style CONTENTS Page Preface Learning unit 1: What is Language? 1.1 An Introduction to Foundations in Applied English Language 1.2 What are texts and domains? 1.3 What is language? 1.4 Why study language? Conclusion References Learning unit 2: Let’s listen to the sounds of the English Language 2.1 The discrepancy between
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GLOSSARY Academic style – also scientific style‚ a style of speech used in lectures‚ scientific discussions‚ conferences‚ etc Accent – 1) type of pronunciation‚ that is the way sounds‚ stress‚ rhythm and intonation are used in the given language community. 2) see stress. Accommodation - modifications of consonants under the influence of the neighbouring vowels and vice versa. Acoustic Phonetics – science which deals with the
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THE MINISTRY OF HIGHER SPECIAL EDUCATION OF THE REPUBLIC OF KAZAKHSTAN Kazakh Ablai Khan University of International Relations and World Languages Course paper On the topic: Intonation system of English in the process of historical development Done by: Scientific adviser:______________ Almaty 2012 Contents INTRODUCTION 1. Intonation in English 1.1 Intonation: approaches‚ definitions‚ functions 1.2 Components of intonation and the structure of English
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