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English
Phonology
Thom Retsema
CSE 623
6/24/2014
What is phonology?
○ The study of sounds used by speakers of a
particular language
○ Examples of |t| in English
○ “tie” →[tʰa͡ ɪ]
○ “butter” → [ˈbʌɾɚ]
○ “stop” → [stap̚ ]
○ “cut” → [kʰʌt̚ ] or [kʰʌʔ]
What is a phoneme?
○ A sound that makes a difference in meaning
in a language
○ Example: /p/ and /b/ in “pet” and “bet”
○ English has about 40 phonemes
Physiology of Speech
Freeman & Freeman,
2004, p. 56
English Vowels
○ Produced with no obstruction to airflow in the
vocal tract
○ English has 15 vowel phonemes
Front Central Back
Tense Lax Tense Lax Tense Lax
High i (beet) ɪ (bit) u (boot) ʊ (book)
Mid ɛ (bet) ʌ (but) ə (about) ɔ (bought)
Low æ (bat) ɑ (pot)
Diphthongs eɪ (bait), aɪ (bite), aʊ (bout), oʊ (boat), oɪ (boy)
English vowels - lax
○ 6 “lax” vowels (i.e., “short” vowels)
○ Low relative muscle tension
Front Central Back
High ɪ (bit) ʊ (book)
Mid ɛ (bet) ə (about) ɔ (bought)
Low æ (bat)
English Vowels - tense
○ 5 “tense” vowels (i.e., “long” vowels)
○ Higher relative muscle tension
Front Central Back
High i (beet) u (boot)
Mid ʌ (but)
Low æ (bat) ɑ (pot)
Diphthongs
○ Consisting of a tense (i.e., “long”) vowel and a
lax (i.e., “short”) vowel
Diphthongs eɪ (bait), aɪ (bite), aʊ (bout), oʊ (boat), oɪ (boy)
“R-controlled” vowels
○ Vowels that are followed by an /r/ (e.g., “car”,
“Oregon”, “urn”, “ear”, “lure” and “air”)
○ Some consider these as separate vowels
English Consonants
○ English has about 24 consonant phonemes
○ Best described by:
○ Placement: where the sound is produced (e.g., /b/ vs. /d/
vs. /g/)
○ Manner: how it is produced (e.g., /d/ vs. /n/)
○ Voicing: whether it is voiced of voiceless (e.g., /z/ vs. /s/)
Bilabial
Labio-
dental
Inter-
dental
Alveolar
Palato-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Stops
Voiceless p t k
Voiced b d g
Fricatives
Voiceless f θ s ʃ h
Voiced v ð z ʒ
Affricates
Voiceless tʃ
Voiced dʒ
Nasals Voiced m n ŋ
Laterals Voiced l
Approximants Voiced w ɹ j
English consonants - stops
○ Formed by completely stopping the air in the vocal tract
and then releasing air
Bilabial
Labio-
dental
Inter-
dental
Alveolar
Palato-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Stops
Voiceless p t k
Voiced b d g
English consonants - fricatives
○ Formed by constricting the airflow in the vocal
tract without completely obstructing the flow
Bilabial
Labio-
dental
Inter-
dental
Alveolar
Palato-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Fricatives
Voiceless f θ s ʃ h
Voiced v ð z ʒ
English consonants - affricates
○ Formed by briefly stopping the air and then
releasing it with some frication
Bilabial
Labio-
dental
Inter-
dental
Alveolar
Palato-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Affricates
Voiceless tʃ
Voiced dʒ
English consonants - nasals
○ Produced by stopping the air in the oral cavity and
lowering the velum so the airflow passes through the
nasal cavity
Bilabial
Labio-
dental
Inter-
dental
Alveolar
Palato-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Nasals Voiced m n ŋ
English consonants - laterals
○ “l” sound
○ Very little obstruction to air flow
Bilabial
Labio-
dental
Inter-
dental
Alveolar
Palato-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Laterals Voiced l
English consonants - approximants
○ Produced with very little constriction of the air
passage, similar to a vowel
○ Also called “semi vowels”
Bilabial
Labio-
dental
Inter-
dental
Alveolar
Palato-
alveolar
Palatal Velar Glottal
Approximants Voiced w ɹ j
References
○ Freeman, D. E. & Freeman, Y. S. (2004).
Essential linguistics: What you need to know
to teach reading, ESL, Spelling, Phonics,
Grammar. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.

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CSE 623 - Assignment 3 (English Phonology) - Thom Retsema

  • 2. What is phonology? ○ The study of sounds used by speakers of a particular language ○ Examples of |t| in English ○ “tie” →[tʰa͡ ɪ] ○ “butter” → [ˈbʌɾɚ] ○ “stop” → [stap̚ ] ○ “cut” → [kʰʌt̚ ] or [kʰʌʔ]
  • 3. What is a phoneme? ○ A sound that makes a difference in meaning in a language ○ Example: /p/ and /b/ in “pet” and “bet” ○ English has about 40 phonemes
  • 4. Physiology of Speech Freeman & Freeman, 2004, p. 56
  • 5. English Vowels ○ Produced with no obstruction to airflow in the vocal tract ○ English has 15 vowel phonemes Front Central Back Tense Lax Tense Lax Tense Lax High i (beet) ɪ (bit) u (boot) ʊ (book) Mid ɛ (bet) ʌ (but) ə (about) ɔ (bought) Low æ (bat) ɑ (pot) Diphthongs eɪ (bait), aɪ (bite), aʊ (bout), oʊ (boat), oɪ (boy)
  • 6. English vowels - lax ○ 6 “lax” vowels (i.e., “short” vowels) ○ Low relative muscle tension Front Central Back High ɪ (bit) ʊ (book) Mid ɛ (bet) ə (about) ɔ (bought) Low æ (bat)
  • 7. English Vowels - tense ○ 5 “tense” vowels (i.e., “long” vowels) ○ Higher relative muscle tension Front Central Back High i (beet) u (boot) Mid ʌ (but) Low æ (bat) ɑ (pot)
  • 8. Diphthongs ○ Consisting of a tense (i.e., “long”) vowel and a lax (i.e., “short”) vowel Diphthongs eɪ (bait), aɪ (bite), aʊ (bout), oʊ (boat), oɪ (boy)
  • 9. “R-controlled” vowels ○ Vowels that are followed by an /r/ (e.g., “car”, “Oregon”, “urn”, “ear”, “lure” and “air”) ○ Some consider these as separate vowels
  • 10. English Consonants ○ English has about 24 consonant phonemes ○ Best described by: ○ Placement: where the sound is produced (e.g., /b/ vs. /d/ vs. /g/) ○ Manner: how it is produced (e.g., /d/ vs. /n/) ○ Voicing: whether it is voiced of voiceless (e.g., /z/ vs. /s/) Bilabial Labio- dental Inter- dental Alveolar Palato- alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Stops Voiceless p t k Voiced b d g Fricatives Voiceless f θ s ʃ h Voiced v ð z ʒ Affricates Voiceless tʃ Voiced dʒ Nasals Voiced m n ŋ Laterals Voiced l Approximants Voiced w ɹ j
  • 11. English consonants - stops ○ Formed by completely stopping the air in the vocal tract and then releasing air Bilabial Labio- dental Inter- dental Alveolar Palato- alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Stops Voiceless p t k Voiced b d g
  • 12. English consonants - fricatives ○ Formed by constricting the airflow in the vocal tract without completely obstructing the flow Bilabial Labio- dental Inter- dental Alveolar Palato- alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Fricatives Voiceless f θ s ʃ h Voiced v ð z ʒ
  • 13. English consonants - affricates ○ Formed by briefly stopping the air and then releasing it with some frication Bilabial Labio- dental Inter- dental Alveolar Palato- alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Affricates Voiceless tʃ Voiced dʒ
  • 14. English consonants - nasals ○ Produced by stopping the air in the oral cavity and lowering the velum so the airflow passes through the nasal cavity Bilabial Labio- dental Inter- dental Alveolar Palato- alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Nasals Voiced m n ŋ
  • 15. English consonants - laterals ○ “l” sound ○ Very little obstruction to air flow Bilabial Labio- dental Inter- dental Alveolar Palato- alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Laterals Voiced l
  • 16. English consonants - approximants ○ Produced with very little constriction of the air passage, similar to a vowel ○ Also called “semi vowels” Bilabial Labio- dental Inter- dental Alveolar Palato- alveolar Palatal Velar Glottal Approximants Voiced w ɹ j
  • 17. References ○ Freeman, D. E. & Freeman, Y. S. (2004). Essential linguistics: What you need to know to teach reading, ESL, Spelling, Phonics, Grammar. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann.