This document provides an introduction to phonetics. It discusses that phonetics is the study of speech sounds and is broken down into three categories: articulatory phonetics which is the production of sounds, acoustic phonetics which is how sounds travel, and auditory phonetics which is how people perceive sounds. It also discusses the International Phonetic Alphabet which is a system used to represent speech sounds, and provides examples of consonant, vowel, diphthong sounds and their phonetic symbols.

1. Phonetics
Maica Andrea P. Bagsic
BSEd ENGLISH 3-A
Introduction to

2. Decipher
me!!!

3. /ˈælfə/

4. /ˈjɛloʊ/

5. /ˈbjuːtɪfəl/

6. /ədˈvɛntʃər/

7. /ˈsoʊbrə næ səˈræp jæn ɪnˈsɑn.
ˈmɛkʌs ˈmɛkʌs moʊ nə jæn./

9. It is the branch of linguistics that focuses on
the study of speech sounds, also known as
phonemes. It is concerned with
understanding the physical properties of
speech sounds, how they are produced by the
human vocal tract, how they are transmitted
as sound waves, and how they are perceived
by the human ear.
PhonetiCs

10. Articulatory phonetics: the production of speech
sounds
Acoustic phonetics: the physical way speech sounds
travel
Auditory phonetics: the way people perceive speech
sounds
Phonetics studies speech sounds from different
viewpoints and is broken down into three categories
that are studied in linguistics:
1.
2.
3.
PhonetiCs

11. It is a written representation of
spoken language that uses a
standardized set of symbols to
depict the precise pronunciation
of words or utterances
Phonetic TRANSCRIPTION

12. The International Phonetic
Alphabet (IPA) is a system of
phonetic notation that represents
the sounds of spoken language. It
includes symbols for consonants,
vowels, and other speech sounds.
Phonetic Alphabet

13. Consonants
A consonant is a speech sound made by
either completely or partially obstructing
breath. This is done by creating contact
between two articulators. Articulators are
vocal organs such as the tongue, lips, teeth,
hard and soft palate. These are what we
use to create and manipulate speech
sounds.

14. /p/ - “pat”
/b/ - “bat”
/t/ - “top”
/d/ - “dog”
/k/ - “cat”
/g/ - “goat”
/f/ - “fish”
/v/ - “van”
Consonant sounds
/s/ - “snake”
/z/ - “zebra”
/h/ - “house”
/m/ - “mother”
/n/ - “nice”
/l/ - “lamp”
/r/ - “red”
/w/ - “wet”

15. /ʃ/ - shop, ship, wash
confusing
Consonant sounds
/ʒ/ - treasure, pleasure

16. /tʃ/ - church
confusing
Consonant sounds
/dʒ/ - June, July, bridge

17. /θ/ - think, Thursday
confusing
Consonant sounds
/ð/ - that, this

18. /ŋ/ - shopping, going
confusing
Consonant sounds
/j/ - yes, young

19. vowels
A consonant is a speech sound made by
either completely or partially obstructing
breath. This is done by creating contact
between two articulators. Articulators are
vocal organs such as the tongue, lips, teeth,
hard and soft palate. These are what we
use to create and manipulate speech
sounds.

20. /ɪ/ - “bit"
/ʊ/ - “book"
/e/ - “bed"
/ɒ/ - “hot"
/æ/ - “apple"
Vowel sounds

21. It is a diacritic mark used to
represent a long vowel sound
or to indicate that a
particular vowel is pronounced
for a longer duration than a
regular, short vowel. This
notation is especially common
in the International Phonetic
Alphabet (IPA).

22. /i:/ - “see"
/u:/ - “food"
/a:/ - “cart”
/ɔ:/ - “port”
/ʌ/ - “cup”
Vowel sounds

23. /ə/ (schwa) - better, actor
confusing
vowel sounds
/ɜː/ - perfect, nurse,
world

24. dipthongs
Are combinations of two vowel
sounds pronounced in one
syllable. In the International
Phonetic Alphabet (IPA),
diphthongs are represented with
specific symbols.

25. /ɪə/ - ear, beer, here
/eɪ/ - a, day, they
/ɔɪ/ - boy, toy
/aɪ/ - I, buy
Dipthong sounds

26. /aʊ/ - mountain, brown
/əʊ/ - go, though
/eə/ - air, there, pear
/ʊə/ - tourist, poor
Dipthong sounds

27. Let’s
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28. /b/

29. /bæt/
bat

30. /bɪg/
big

31. /ˈbʌtər/
butter

32. /bæd/
bad

33. /bəˈnɑːnə/
banana

34. Bianca: Absolutely, Bob! I'd be up for that.
Bianca: Bella, I bought a big, blue bicycle
yesterday.
Bella: That's great, Bianca! How much did it cost?
Bianca: It was a bit expensive, but it's a beautiful
bike.
Bella: Does it have a bell?
Bianca: Yes, it does! I love to ring the bell when I
ride.
Bella: Brilliant! Let's go for a bike ride this
weekend.

35. https://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/phonemic-
chart.php
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https://www.studysmarter.co.uk/explanations/english/phonet
ics/
https://www.slideshare.net/chocolatelover02/international-
phonetic-alphabet-64431597