Phonetics (from the Greek: φωνή‚ phōnē‚ "sound‚ voice") is the subfield of linguistics that comprises the study of the physical sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones)‚ and the processes of their physiological production‚ auditory reception‚ and neurophysiological perception. Phonetics was studied as early as 2‚500 years ago in ancient India‚ with Pāṇini’s account of the place and manner of articulation of consonants in his 5th century BC treatise
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Speech of Introduction Speech 1A Omar Sanchez I. Introduction A. Opening Device: Good Evening ladies and gentleman and welcome to the premier of Hellboy 2: The Golden Army. B. Thesis Statement: Tonight I have the honor of introducing to you the producer of the movie. C. Preview of Main Points: But before I do. I would like to tell you a little about 1) his early life‚ 2) his big break in production‚ and 3) his dedication to his career. II. Body A. His career began
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Outline for a speech Sperm Whales October 8th‚ 2014 I. Introduction A. The Picture on slide 2: Artists rendition of the story Moby Dick. Give a quick synopsis of Moby Dick (Albino Sperm Whale). B. Moby was seen as evil. Most sperm whales were seen as evil for decades because of their huge size and teeth. It has been recently learned that sperm whales are not dangerous to humans‚ so today I will be enlightening you about the sperm whale. C. In this speech I will describe the anatomy of a sperm whale
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SPCM1 S-4R GENERIC AND BRANDED MEDICINES SPECIFIC SPEECH PURPOSE: At the end of my speech‚ I want my classmates to be enlightened regarding the effectiveness of generic and branded medicines. THESIS STATEMENT: Professionals say that brand (proprietary) name and generic (nonproprietary) name medicines are both reliable because the active ingredients in it are the same but one is cheaper than the other. OUTLINE OF THE SPEECH THE INTRODUCTION I. ATTENTION STEP Michel Montaigne
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Rashmi Kc Mr.. Leahy Speech 1315-73001 Tue-Thurs 9.30am Informative speech March 3rd‚2015 INFORMATIVE SPEECH ABOUT CAFFEINE I. Introduction A. Attention Getter: How many of you are feeling to have a cup of coffee in this cold morning? I drink a lot of coffee‚ so I was wondering how that might affect my health. This inspired me to do some research on the subject‚ which made it the perfect topic on which to base my sample speech. It’s something in
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Name: Informative Speech Due: Date Google Chromecast Speech Hey Class! How many of you watch TV? (Hands raised) Well what if I told you there was a better‚ easier‚ and cheaper way to watch your favorite shows? I have recently discovered this new device that can do this. Let me just first tell you other options that out there. How many of you pay for cable or some sort of satellite TV? Well I know media options can get expensive. The prices range from 39.99- 199.99 and you have to
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A Farewell Speech for a Boss Who Is Moving To A Multinational Company Welcome‚ everyone‚ to this very special occasion. And a bitter-sweet occasion it is to us. It’s very sad to be saying goodbye to Mr. Boss who is closing ten years of service with our company. I just want to say a few words to express the company’s appreciation for the time Mr. Boss has spent with us. Mr. Boss has spent ten years with us‚ and in that time Mr. Boss has distinguished himself with his diligence humor drive in
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Career Speech: An event Planner Career Speech: Event Planning Specific purpose: Inform my audience about a career in event planning and what the job consists of. Central idea: Event planning is an excellent career with feelings of reward. Desired response: As a result of my speech‚ my audience will be more informed of the hard work that goes into planning an event. Intro Thinking back what was the last event that you attended? Was it a wedding‚ concert‚ a party‚ a show or a dinner
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ICEBREAKER SPEECH – SAFWAN ZAROOK ‘Success’ Thirty five years ago‚ it was on a Friday late night around 11:52 a mother had been in labor pain. This mother was blessed to have a baby boy at that night‚ in the beautiful city of Colombo. Being the bread winner in the family‚ I crowned my parents with two new titles‚ a “mother” and a “Father”. Over the years‚ I grew up with three siblings. Studied in public school. I was kicked out of school being the naughty child. By the way my teachers‚ they never
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Victor B. Andrews IV Sean Ennis Writ 102 April 24‚ 2013 “Speech Sounds” Speech Sounds is a fictional story written by an African-American science fiction author by the name of Octavia E. Butler. Octavia Butler received both the Hugo and Nebula awards for various works of hers. At a very young age Octavia was diagnosed with dyslexia and had acquired a slight speech impediment‚ which led to ongoing teasing and humiliation from her peers. She was often belittled and bullied by this and also
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