This document discusses the components of syllables including the onset, nucleus, and coda. It defines these terms and provides examples of identifying each component in syllables. It also discusses different types of syllables such as open and closed syllables. Finally, it examines initial and final consonant clusters that can occur in syllable onsets and codas.
The document discusses various theories and concepts related to syllables, including:
1) Syllable structure consists of an onset, nucleus and coda. The nucleus is usually a vowel.
2) Sonority theory proposes that syllables correspond to peaks in airflow, with more sonorous segments like vowels forming syllable nuclei.
3) Prominence theory defines syllables as speech units with peaks of prominence from factors like stress, duration and pitch.
4) Chest pulse theory associates syllables with increases in air pressure during speech.
This document discusses strong and weak forms in English pronunciation. It explains that many common English words can be pronounced either with a strong or weak form depending on stress. The strong form is used when a word is stressed or at the end of a phrase, while weak forms are used for unstressed words. Using weak forms is important for fluent English as it is how native speakers naturally speak. The document provides examples of words and their strong and weak forms to illustrate this concept.
This document discusses English phonetics and phonology, specifically intonation. It defines intonation as the variation in pitch when speaking. Intonation serves four main functions: attitudinal, accentual, grammatical, and discoursal. The attitudinal function uses intonation to express emotions. The accentual function uses stress to emphasize important syllables. The grammatical function uses intonation to recognize syntax and sentence type. The discoursal function uses intonation to signal new vs. given information and indicate expectations. Examples are provided for each function to illustrate how intonation conveys meaning.
This document discusses consonant clusters in English phonology and phonetics. It defines consonant clusters as groups of two or more consonants that can appear at the beginning, middle, or end of words. It provides examples of initial clusters like "string" and categorizes them. It also discusses medial clusters within and between syllables. Finally, it analyzes final clusters of 2-4 consonants and provides production details and more examples.
The document discusses features of connected speech in English, including assimilation, reduction, elision, and liaison. Assimilation refers to changes in sounds due to neighboring sounds, such as "this" becoming "thish" before "shop." Reduction involves shortening and weakening sounds like vowels. Elision is the omission of sounds, like the "t" sound in "next week." Liaison is the smooth joining of words, such as the "r" sound being pronounced in "car is" instead of just "car is." These features help English speech flow smoothly and quickly between words.
This document contrasts consonant clusters in English and Lebanese Arabic. It defines consonant clusters and discusses their structure and occurrence in each language. English allows initial clusters of up to 3 consonants and final clusters of up to 4 consonants. Lebanese Arabic allows much longer initial clusters of up to 7 consonants. The document analyzes specific cluster patterns and exceptions in both languages. It concludes that the phonotactic rules of one's native language influence how new languages are pronounced.
This document discusses the components of syllables including the onset, nucleus, and coda. It defines these terms and provides examples of identifying each component in syllables. It also discusses different types of syllables such as open and closed syllables. Finally, it examines initial and final consonant clusters that can occur in syllable onsets and codas.
The document discusses various theories and concepts related to syllables, including:
1) Syllable structure consists of an onset, nucleus and coda. The nucleus is usually a vowel.
2) Sonority theory proposes that syllables correspond to peaks in airflow, with more sonorous segments like vowels forming syllable nuclei.
3) Prominence theory defines syllables as speech units with peaks of prominence from factors like stress, duration and pitch.
4) Chest pulse theory associates syllables with increases in air pressure during speech.
This document discusses strong and weak forms in English pronunciation. It explains that many common English words can be pronounced either with a strong or weak form depending on stress. The strong form is used when a word is stressed or at the end of a phrase, while weak forms are used for unstressed words. Using weak forms is important for fluent English as it is how native speakers naturally speak. The document provides examples of words and their strong and weak forms to illustrate this concept.
This document discusses English phonetics and phonology, specifically intonation. It defines intonation as the variation in pitch when speaking. Intonation serves four main functions: attitudinal, accentual, grammatical, and discoursal. The attitudinal function uses intonation to express emotions. The accentual function uses stress to emphasize important syllables. The grammatical function uses intonation to recognize syntax and sentence type. The discoursal function uses intonation to signal new vs. given information and indicate expectations. Examples are provided for each function to illustrate how intonation conveys meaning.
This document discusses consonant clusters in English phonology and phonetics. It defines consonant clusters as groups of two or more consonants that can appear at the beginning, middle, or end of words. It provides examples of initial clusters like "string" and categorizes them. It also discusses medial clusters within and between syllables. Finally, it analyzes final clusters of 2-4 consonants and provides production details and more examples.
The document discusses features of connected speech in English, including assimilation, reduction, elision, and liaison. Assimilation refers to changes in sounds due to neighboring sounds, such as "this" becoming "thish" before "shop." Reduction involves shortening and weakening sounds like vowels. Elision is the omission of sounds, like the "t" sound in "next week." Liaison is the smooth joining of words, such as the "r" sound being pronounced in "car is" instead of just "car is." These features help English speech flow smoothly and quickly between words.
This document contrasts consonant clusters in English and Lebanese Arabic. It defines consonant clusters and discusses their structure and occurrence in each language. English allows initial clusters of up to 3 consonants and final clusters of up to 4 consonants. Lebanese Arabic allows much longer initial clusters of up to 7 consonants. The document analyzes specific cluster patterns and exceptions in both languages. It concludes that the phonotactic rules of one's native language influence how new languages are pronounced.
This document discusses syllables and syllable structure in the English language. Some key points:
- A syllable is the unit between a phoneme and a word and consists of at least one vowel sound.
- Words can be made up of one (monosyllabic), two (disyllabic), or more (polysyllabic) syllables.
- The nucleus of a syllable is obligatorily a vowel sound, while consonant sounds occur before (onset) and/or after (coda) the vowel, making syllables open or closed.
- English allows up to three consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable and four at the end.
- Some consonant sounds can
This document discusses the classification of English vowels according to four criteria: tongue position, mouth openness, lip shape, and length. It outlines the categories of front, central, and back vowels based on where the highest point of the tongue is placed in the mouth. Vowels are also classified as close, semi-close, semi-open, and open based on the openness of the mouth. Vowels can be rounded or unrounded depending on lip shape. Finally, vowels are either long or short based on length. The document also provides examples of assimilation rules where the final consonant sound of one word changes when followed by another word based on place or manner of articulation.
This document provides an overview of syllables, including their nature, structure in English, and principles of syllable division. It defines a syllable phonetically as consisting of an onset, nucleus, and coda. The English syllable structure is described as having optional onsets with one or more consonants and codas with up to four consonants. Principles of maximal onsets and sonority are introduced for dividing syllables between words. Examples demonstrate possible consonant combinations in onsets, codas, and ambisyllabic consonants.
Syllables have three possible parts - an onset, nucleus, and coda. The onset is a consonant or consonant cluster at the start of a syllable. The nucleus forms the core and is usually a vowel or vowel combination. The coda is a consonant or consonant cluster at the end. In the word "cat", [c] is the onset, [a] is the nucleus, and [t] is the coda. The nucleus and any coda together form the rhyme of a syllable. Even in English, consonants like [á1ƒ] can be syllable nuclei.
1) Weak forms occur when commonly used words like prepositions and conjunctions are unstressed in connected speech. Their vowels shift towards a schwa sound.
2) Yod coalescence is where /j/ assimilates to a preceding /t/ or /d/ sound, like "but you" becoming "betcha".
3) Elision omits sounds like /t/ between consonants or in contractions like "can't". Assimilation changes sounds to match neighboring sounds.
This document discusses word stress and sentence stress in English. It explains that in words with more than one syllable, one syllable is more prominent and receives more stress than the others. It provides examples of words and which syllable receives primary and sometimes secondary stress. It also discusses how stress patterns can change meaning, such as in verbs versus nouns. Additionally, it covers how stress works in compounds and sentences, with content words usually receiving more stress than grammatical words. Regular rhythm and intonation are also important aspects of pronunciation.
The document discusses sentence stress in English. The main points are:
1. Sentence stress refers to emphasizing certain words within a sentence, giving the sentence rhythm.
2. Words in a sentence can be classified as either content words, which carry the main meaning, or structure words, which are less important grammatically. Content words receive stress while structure words are unstressed.
3. The time between stressed content words should remain constant to maintain the rhythm of English speech. Structure words can be said more quickly or slowly to achieve this constant rhythm.
Phonetics and phonology ii aspects of connected speechErica Femenia
The document discusses various aspects of connected speech in English, including elision, assimilation, compression, and linking. It provides examples of how sounds can be reduced, deleted, or influenced by neighboring sounds in fast, casual speech compared to citation forms. Elision involves the deletion of sounds, such as weak vowels between consonants. Assimilation is the influence of neighboring sounds on each other, which can be allophonic within words or phonemic. Compression involves shortening articulation of sounds, such as reducing diphthongs or compressing sequences into single syllables in fast speech.
This document discusses phonology and the relationship between phonemes and allophones. It defines phonemes as the smallest units of sound that distinguish meaning, while allophones are predictable variants of phonemes that are conditioned by their context. Phonemes group sets of similar-sounding allophones. For example, [p] and [ph] in English are allophones of the same /p/ phoneme because they occur in complementary distribution and can be substituted without changing a word's meaning. Allophones are phonetic realizations of phonemes that follow language-specific rules.
The document discusses the scope and subject of theoretical grammar. It defines theoretical grammar as the analysis of a language's structures based on linguistic principles and approaches, as opposed to practical grammar which provides rules for usage. It outlines some key linguistic concepts including the difference between language and speech, and the system of relations within a language including paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations. It also describes the main levels of linguistic structure from phonology to text.
This document discusses types of morphemes including free morphemes, bound morphemes, and zero morphemes.
Free morphemes can stand alone as words and have meaning on their own. They include lexical morphemes like nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Grammatical free morphemes include articles, prepositions and pronouns.
Bound morphemes cannot stand alone and are affixes that attach to free morphemes, changing the word's meaning. Common bound morphemes are prefixes, infixes, and suffixes. Inflectional suffixes do not change a word's grammatical category while derivational suffixes do change the category. Some words have zero
The document discusses several phonological processes involved in connected speech: vowel reduction, where unstressed vowels are reduced to schwas; consonant assimilation, where consonants become more similar to adjacent sounds; consonant lenition, where consonants are weakened; and elision, where sounds are omitted. These processes help streamline rapid, casual speech for ease of articulation.
This document discusses phonemes, syllables, and syllabification. It begins by defining a phoneme as the smallest unit of sound in speech. There are 44 phonemes in English, represented by letters or letter combinations. A syllable contains at least one phoneme and can be broken into onset, nucleus, and coda. The nucleus is the core vowel sound. Minimal pairs are word pairs that differ by one phoneme, like "fan" and "van". The document also discusses phonological processes like vowel reduction and features of consonants in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
The document discusses weak and strong syllables in English. It defines weak syllables as those with reduced vowels, often schwa, and lists common spelling patterns that indicate weak vowels. Strong syllables are stressed and have clearer vowel sounds. The relationship between syllable stress and word forms (strong vs. weak) is also explained, with examples of how stress affects pronunciation and meaning.
This document provides an overview of phonetics and phonology in the English language. It begins by defining phonetics and phonology, and discussing segmental and suprasegmental features. It then provides charts of the consonant and vowel phonemes in English, including their place and manner of articulation. The document discusses allophones, assimilation, and other connected speech processes. It also addresses syllables, stress, intonation, and other suprasegmental features of English pronunciation. In summary, the document is a reference on the sound system of English, covering its individual speech sounds and rules of pronunciation.
The document discusses the concept of the syllable in phonology. It defines a syllable as a unit of sound that is larger than a phoneme but smaller than a word. A syllable typically consists of three elements - the onset, nucleus (peak), and coda. The nucleus is obligatory and is usually a vowel or syllabic consonant, while the onset and coda are optional consonant segments. There are also discussions around different theories that attempt to define the syllable, such as theories based on sonority, prominence, or chest pulses during speech. The document also examines issues relating to syllable structure, types (open vs. closed), weight (light vs. heavy), and syllabification in English words.
Bullying, getting up early in the morning, and boring teaching styles and subject materials are some of the reasons students hate school according to the document. Bullying is defined as unwanted aggressive behavior among students that involves real or perceived power imbalances and can include threats, rumors, or physical or verbal attacks. Some students expressed disliking getting up early in winter when it is cold outside. Others felt class time was a waste and that students need more hours of sleep. Boring teaching styles and course materials were also cited as reasons why school is disliked.
This document discusses syllables and syllable structure in the English language. Some key points:
- A syllable is the unit between a phoneme and a word and consists of at least one vowel sound.
- Words can be made up of one (monosyllabic), two (disyllabic), or more (polysyllabic) syllables.
- The nucleus of a syllable is obligatorily a vowel sound, while consonant sounds occur before (onset) and/or after (coda) the vowel, making syllables open or closed.
- English allows up to three consonant clusters at the beginning of a syllable and four at the end.
- Some consonant sounds can
This document discusses the classification of English vowels according to four criteria: tongue position, mouth openness, lip shape, and length. It outlines the categories of front, central, and back vowels based on where the highest point of the tongue is placed in the mouth. Vowels are also classified as close, semi-close, semi-open, and open based on the openness of the mouth. Vowels can be rounded or unrounded depending on lip shape. Finally, vowels are either long or short based on length. The document also provides examples of assimilation rules where the final consonant sound of one word changes when followed by another word based on place or manner of articulation.
This document provides an overview of syllables, including their nature, structure in English, and principles of syllable division. It defines a syllable phonetically as consisting of an onset, nucleus, and coda. The English syllable structure is described as having optional onsets with one or more consonants and codas with up to four consonants. Principles of maximal onsets and sonority are introduced for dividing syllables between words. Examples demonstrate possible consonant combinations in onsets, codas, and ambisyllabic consonants.
Syllables have three possible parts - an onset, nucleus, and coda. The onset is a consonant or consonant cluster at the start of a syllable. The nucleus forms the core and is usually a vowel or vowel combination. The coda is a consonant or consonant cluster at the end. In the word "cat", [c] is the onset, [a] is the nucleus, and [t] is the coda. The nucleus and any coda together form the rhyme of a syllable. Even in English, consonants like [á1ƒ] can be syllable nuclei.
1) Weak forms occur when commonly used words like prepositions and conjunctions are unstressed in connected speech. Their vowels shift towards a schwa sound.
2) Yod coalescence is where /j/ assimilates to a preceding /t/ or /d/ sound, like "but you" becoming "betcha".
3) Elision omits sounds like /t/ between consonants or in contractions like "can't". Assimilation changes sounds to match neighboring sounds.
This document discusses word stress and sentence stress in English. It explains that in words with more than one syllable, one syllable is more prominent and receives more stress than the others. It provides examples of words and which syllable receives primary and sometimes secondary stress. It also discusses how stress patterns can change meaning, such as in verbs versus nouns. Additionally, it covers how stress works in compounds and sentences, with content words usually receiving more stress than grammatical words. Regular rhythm and intonation are also important aspects of pronunciation.
The document discusses sentence stress in English. The main points are:
1. Sentence stress refers to emphasizing certain words within a sentence, giving the sentence rhythm.
2. Words in a sentence can be classified as either content words, which carry the main meaning, or structure words, which are less important grammatically. Content words receive stress while structure words are unstressed.
3. The time between stressed content words should remain constant to maintain the rhythm of English speech. Structure words can be said more quickly or slowly to achieve this constant rhythm.
Phonetics and phonology ii aspects of connected speechErica Femenia
The document discusses various aspects of connected speech in English, including elision, assimilation, compression, and linking. It provides examples of how sounds can be reduced, deleted, or influenced by neighboring sounds in fast, casual speech compared to citation forms. Elision involves the deletion of sounds, such as weak vowels between consonants. Assimilation is the influence of neighboring sounds on each other, which can be allophonic within words or phonemic. Compression involves shortening articulation of sounds, such as reducing diphthongs or compressing sequences into single syllables in fast speech.
This document discusses phonology and the relationship between phonemes and allophones. It defines phonemes as the smallest units of sound that distinguish meaning, while allophones are predictable variants of phonemes that are conditioned by their context. Phonemes group sets of similar-sounding allophones. For example, [p] and [ph] in English are allophones of the same /p/ phoneme because they occur in complementary distribution and can be substituted without changing a word's meaning. Allophones are phonetic realizations of phonemes that follow language-specific rules.
The document discusses the scope and subject of theoretical grammar. It defines theoretical grammar as the analysis of a language's structures based on linguistic principles and approaches, as opposed to practical grammar which provides rules for usage. It outlines some key linguistic concepts including the difference between language and speech, and the system of relations within a language including paradigmatic and syntagmatic relations. It also describes the main levels of linguistic structure from phonology to text.
This document discusses types of morphemes including free morphemes, bound morphemes, and zero morphemes.
Free morphemes can stand alone as words and have meaning on their own. They include lexical morphemes like nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs. Grammatical free morphemes include articles, prepositions and pronouns.
Bound morphemes cannot stand alone and are affixes that attach to free morphemes, changing the word's meaning. Common bound morphemes are prefixes, infixes, and suffixes. Inflectional suffixes do not change a word's grammatical category while derivational suffixes do change the category. Some words have zero
The document discusses several phonological processes involved in connected speech: vowel reduction, where unstressed vowels are reduced to schwas; consonant assimilation, where consonants become more similar to adjacent sounds; consonant lenition, where consonants are weakened; and elision, where sounds are omitted. These processes help streamline rapid, casual speech for ease of articulation.
This document discusses phonemes, syllables, and syllabification. It begins by defining a phoneme as the smallest unit of sound in speech. There are 44 phonemes in English, represented by letters or letter combinations. A syllable contains at least one phoneme and can be broken into onset, nucleus, and coda. The nucleus is the core vowel sound. Minimal pairs are word pairs that differ by one phoneme, like "fan" and "van". The document also discusses phonological processes like vowel reduction and features of consonants in the International Phonetic Alphabet.
The document discusses weak and strong syllables in English. It defines weak syllables as those with reduced vowels, often schwa, and lists common spelling patterns that indicate weak vowels. Strong syllables are stressed and have clearer vowel sounds. The relationship between syllable stress and word forms (strong vs. weak) is also explained, with examples of how stress affects pronunciation and meaning.
This document provides an overview of phonetics and phonology in the English language. It begins by defining phonetics and phonology, and discussing segmental and suprasegmental features. It then provides charts of the consonant and vowel phonemes in English, including their place and manner of articulation. The document discusses allophones, assimilation, and other connected speech processes. It also addresses syllables, stress, intonation, and other suprasegmental features of English pronunciation. In summary, the document is a reference on the sound system of English, covering its individual speech sounds and rules of pronunciation.
The document discusses the concept of the syllable in phonology. It defines a syllable as a unit of sound that is larger than a phoneme but smaller than a word. A syllable typically consists of three elements - the onset, nucleus (peak), and coda. The nucleus is obligatory and is usually a vowel or syllabic consonant, while the onset and coda are optional consonant segments. There are also discussions around different theories that attempt to define the syllable, such as theories based on sonority, prominence, or chest pulses during speech. The document also examines issues relating to syllable structure, types (open vs. closed), weight (light vs. heavy), and syllabification in English words.
Bullying, getting up early in the morning, and boring teaching styles and subject materials are some of the reasons students hate school according to the document. Bullying is defined as unwanted aggressive behavior among students that involves real or perceived power imbalances and can include threats, rumors, or physical or verbal attacks. Some students expressed disliking getting up early in winter when it is cold outside. Others felt class time was a waste and that students need more hours of sleep. Boring teaching styles and course materials were also cited as reasons why school is disliked.
Flick Laine is a detective investigating the death of Janine Anderson, a 23-year-old journalist found dead in a hotel swimming pool. Laine discovers that Janine was working on a story about land development and old newspaper stories about ski resorts and hotels. While skiing, Laine is confronted by the man who admits to killing Janine and burning her notebook, working for a man named Klein. Laine overcomes the hitman and discovers he was paid by someone in the GLO called CJ to kill Janine. In the end, the big boss CJ and Eddie Land are sent to prison for their crimes.
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Alex works at an art gallery owned by her boss Brad, who she has feelings for, but he only sees her as a friend. When some paintings at the gallery are discovered to be fake, Alex and Brad flee to the countryside where she cares for his nephew and realizes she has feelings for her ex-boyfriend Barry instead of Brad. By Christmas, Alex and Barry have rekindled their relationship while Brad marries his girlfriend, and Alex receives a holiday from Brad as a gift.
The document discusses Charlotte Danielson's Framework for Teaching, which identifies aspects of teaching that promote improved student learning based on research. It outlines four domains: planning and preparation, the classroom environment, instruction, and professional responsibilities. Each domain contains several components that define the various aspects of teaching.
The document provides information about the simple past tense in English, including its definition, form, uses, and examples. It defines the simple past as referring to completed actions in a time before now. It discusses the affirmative, negative, and interrogative forms of regular and irregular verbs in the past tense. Examples are given of using the simple past to talk about finished events in the past and events with a specific finished time. Common time expressions used with the past tense are also listed.
This document provides information about fiction, including its definition, main types, and elements. It defines fiction as writing based on an author's imagination that can include talking animals, people with impossible abilities, and events that could happen. The main types of fiction are described as short stories, novellas, and novels, defined by their typical length. Elements of fiction discussed include setting, characters, plot, conflict, climax, and resolution. Various ways of teaching fiction to students, such as using story maps, plot diagrams, and story pairs are also presented.
The document summarizes the story "Little Match Girl" in three paragraphs. It describes how the little girl was selling matches to earn money for her abusive stepmother. While trying to warm herself by lighting matches on a cold night, she saw visions that represented her hunger and desire for warmth and family. In the end, her grandmother took her to a place where she would always be warm. The language and pictures of the story make it suitable and understandable for children. It is a sad tale that encourages thinking about how we treat others and understanding their difficult circumstances.
This document discusses the concept of politeness in language. It begins by defining politeness as having good manners and respect for others. It then addresses some challenges in studying politeness across cultures, noting that apologies or requests can have different meanings. Politeness is used to prevent threats to one's public self-image. Levinson's strategies of politeness are outlined, including positive politeness to connect with others and negative politeness to respect independence. The relationship between linguistic forms and politeness is explored, with references provided for further reading.
An adverb clause is a dependent clause that modifies a verb, adjective, or other adverb. Adverb clauses begin with words like after, although, because, before, if, since, than, until, and while. There are several types of adverb clauses including concession, time, reason, contrast, result, purpose, place, and manner clauses. Adverb clauses provide details about time, place, manner, cause, condition, or comparison.
This document discusses noun clauses. It defines a noun clause as a group of words with a subject and verb that can be used like a noun. A noun clause begins with a noun clause connector and has the same word order as a statement. Noun clauses are used in various ways, including after verbs like say, know, or think to report what someone said, thought, etc. They can also contain whether or if to express uncertainty. The noun clause can serve as the subject, object, or object of a preposition in a sentence.
This document provides an overview of key concepts in phonetics and phonology. It defines phonetics as the study of physical aspects of speech sounds and phonology as how speech sounds are organized into patterns and systems. It discusses concepts like voicing, manner and place of articulation, vowels, diphthongs, phonemes, allophones, syllables, consonants, consonant clusters, homophones, homographs, and places and manners of articulation including bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, palatal, velar, and glottal. It provides examples for each concept.
This document discusses hearing impairment and strategies for teaching students with hearing loss. It defines hearing impairment and the three types: conductive, sensorineural, and mixed. Characteristics of students with hearing loss are described, such as lack of confidence and difficulty processing oral information. Communication methods for deaf students are outlined, including sign language, finger spelling, and lip reading. The document provides tips for instructing deaf students, such as seating them close to the teacher and facing their better ear towards instruction. Ways to assess hearing loss and resources to support deaf students are also presented.
Challengesdifficulties that are related to teaching and learning english as a...Moza AE
Teaching English as a second language presents several challenges. Some challenges include students being confused by words with multiple meanings and difficulties with pronunciation for non-native speakers. Additionally, cultural differences can make teaching literature challenging if stories reference content unacceptable in some cultures. Other difficulties include students' exposure to slang words and variations in English like formal vs. informal language. Spelling can also be hard for some students due to issues with reading words, pronunciation, mismatches between spelling and sounds, and the multiple sounds associated with letters in English.
This document provides an overview of the key elements of an argumentative essay, including considering the audience, introducing the topic, stating the thesis, providing reasons and evidence to support the position, addressing counterarguments, and concluding by restating the argument. It discusses the importance of the hook, background information, and thesis statement in the introduction and specific elements like position, reasons, evidence, and rebuttal that are needed in the body. The conclusion should restate the argument and can include a prediction or warning. It also provides some potential references on argumentative writing.
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The document discusses plosive sounds in English phonology. It describes plosives based on their manner of articulation, place of articulation, and voicing. It explains that plosives involve three phases - silence, plosion, and aspiration. There are three pairs of plosive consonants in English - bilabial (/p/ and /b/), alveolar (/t/ and /d/), and velar (/k/ and /g/). It discusses the production and positioning of these plosive sounds, including different allophones in initial, medial, and final positions of words. The document also provides conclusions about plosives in English, Spanish, and French.
This document provides an overview of phonetics and phonology. It discusses:
1. Phonetics is the scientific study of human speech sounds, including their production (articulatory phonetics), transmission (acoustic phonetics), and perception (auditory phonetics).
2. Phonology studies how speech sounds are organized and pattern in a given language. It focuses on a particular language, whereas phonetics studies speech sounds more generally.
3. The document outlines the major consonant and vowel sounds in English, and discusses topics like place and manner of articulation, stress, intonation, assimilation and dissimilation rules.
A syllable is the basic unit of speech that consists minimally of a vowel sound (the nucleus) with optional initial and final consonant sounds (the onset and coda). Phonetically, the nucleus is produced with little obstruction and is the loudest part of the syllable. Phonologically, the nucleus is obligatory while the onset and coda are optional. Syllables are the building blocks of words and influence prosody, rhythm, and stress patterns in language. The hierarchical structure of a syllable includes the nucleus, onset, coda, and rhyme.
This document discusses key concepts in phonology including phonemes, phones, minimal pairs, minimal sets, phonotactics, syllable structure, and complementary distribution.
Some key points:
- Phonemes are the basic units of sound in a language that combine to form words. Phones are the physical realization of phonemes.
- Minimal pairs are pairs of words that differ by one phoneme and have distinct meanings, like "bet" and "bit". Minimal sets demonstrate that a phonological element is phonemic.
- Phonotactics is the study of permissible sound combinations in a language. They define what sequences are possible versus not possible. Constraints vary between languages.
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It is a common question as to why do the new learners of English need to study Phonetics. The discussion to answer this question dates back to the late 19th century and sufficient evidence has been provided to prove that the need of studying Phonetics by the learners of English as Second Language is synonymous to acquiring communicative competence in the target language. This small presentation reviews the need and importance of Phonetics in Learning English as Second Language.
The document discusses speech production and consonants. It defines phonetics and phonology, noting that phonetics studies how sounds are produced while phonology studies how sounds are organized mentally. It then describes the three areas of phonetics: articulatory, acoustic, and auditory phonetics. Next, it outlines the six types of airstream mechanisms and defines consonants as involving constriction while vowels involve open approximation. Finally, it details the four parameters used to describe speech sounds: voicing, place of articulation, manner of articulation, and whether the sound is nasal or oral.
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The document discusses the syllabic structure of English words. It begins by outlining general characteristics of syllables, including that a syllable typically contains a nucleus (usually a vowel) surrounded by optional consonants. It then discusses theories on syllable formation, including based on sonority, muscular tension, and loudness. The document outlines the structure of English and Russian syllables, including common patterns such as open, closed, covered open and covered closed syllables. It concludes by discussing rules for syllable division in English words.
The syllable is the basic unit of speech that is studied both phonetically and phonologically. [1] Phonetically, the syllable consists of a center with little airflow obstruction (usually a vowel) surrounded by segments with greater obstruction. [2] Phonologically, the prevailing view is that the syllable has a hierarchical structure with three constituents - the Onset, Peak (nucleus/vowel), and Coda. [3] This structure can be represented graphically using tree diagrams.
1/The word “ Phone” means sound and “tics” means scientific or systematic study of something. So we can say that Phonetics means scientific or systematic study of human speech sounds.
Phonetics is general study of all human speech sounds and how they are produced, transmitted and received.
2/Phonology is the study of the sound system of particulars human languages, include dialects and other language varieties.
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This document provides an overview of theories and concepts related to the syllabic structure of English. It discusses several theories of syllable formation, such as the vowel, expiratory, sonority, and muscular tension theories. It also covers types of syllables, including stressed vs. unstressed and open vs. closed syllables. The functional and graphic characteristics of syllables are examined as well. Seminar questions are provided to help students understand syllable formation and division in English words.
The document discusses speech articulation and categorizes consonant sounds. It divides consonants into three main types: stops, fricatives, and affricates. Stops are formed by blocking air flow with full closure. Fricatives use a narrow constriction that creates turbulence. Affricates combine a stop and fricative release. Consonants are also classified by their place of articulation in the mouth, whether they are voiced or voiceless, and if the air passage is oral or nasal. Examples of different consonant pairs and their articulation are provided to illustrate these classifications.
There are several manners of sound production in English. Plosives involve a complete closure of the mouth followed by a burst of air, and include bilabial /p/, /b/, alveolar /t/, /d/, and velar /k/, /g/ sounds. Fricatives involve a partial closure where air passes through with friction, such as labiodental /f/, /v/, dental /θ/, /ð/, alveolar /s/, /z/, and glottal /h/. Nasals involve air passing through the nasal cavity with the mouth closed, including bilabial /m/, alveolar /n/, and velar /ŋ/. Laterals involve air passing around
The document provides an introduction to speech sounds and their description and classification. It discusses the key components in describing vowels and consonants, including their production, transmission, and reception. Vowels are described based on the position of the soft palate, lips, and tongue, while consonants are described based on their airstream mechanism, voicing, place and manner of articulation. Cardinal vowels provide a physiological reference scale for describing vowel qualities.
This document provides an overview of the syllabic and accentual structure of English words. It discusses several theories of syllables, including the expiratory theory, sonority theory, and theories of muscular tension and loudness. It describes different types of syllables based on vowel and consonant placement. Rules of syllable division and the functions of syllables are also outlined. The document then examines accentual structure, including types of word stress, rules for stressing two-syllable and three-syllable words, and stress patterns in words with suffixes, compounds, and phrases.
The document discusses phonemes, which are the smallest units of sound in a language that distinguish one word from another. It provides details on phonetics, the scientific study of speech sounds, and phonology, the study of a language's phonemes. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) contains symbols that represent the sounds of English. There are consonants, which involve closure or obstruction of airflow, and vowels, which use an open vocal tract. The document examines English consonant and vowel phonemes in detail.
Phonetics is the scientific study of speech sounds and their production and perception. It has three main areas of study: articulatory phonetics examines speech sound production using the vocal tract; acoustic phonetics studies the physical transmission of sounds; and auditory phonetics focuses on sound reception. The vocal tract consists of the supra-laryngeal tract, larynx, and sub-glottal sections which work together for speech. Sounds are distinguished by their place of articulation in the vocal tract and manner of articulation using parts like the lips, tongue, teeth and throat. Vowels and consonants differ in their production and characteristics like tongue position, airflow and vibration of the vocal cords. Phonetics
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3. Agenda
What is Consonant ?
There are some basic internal segmental structure
What is consonant cluster?
When does it occur?
Conclusion
References
4. Consonant: is a speech sound produced by
completely or partly stopping the air being
breathed out through the mouth.
(Hornby: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary).
English consonants are described by the ----
Based on
A. Voicing B. Place of articulation C. Manner of
Articulation
5. There are some basic internal segmental
structure
1-The nucleus is the vowel in the middle of
a syllable.
2-The onset is the optional sound or
sounds occurring before the nucleus.
3-The coda is the optional sound or sounds
that sounds occurring after the nucleus.
Example :
1- cat
2-Twelfths
6. A consonant cluster (CC)
is a group of two or more consonant sounds that come
before (onset), after (coda), or between (medial) vowels.
Also known simply as cluster.
Note that clusters are determined based on the sounds, not
the letters of the words.
7. When does it occur?
In English the number of consonants in sequence
could be 3 maximum in initial position and up to 4
in the final one and can of course occur in the
median position.
Initial three-consonant clusters always have the
consonant voiceless alveolar fricative /s/ in the
first position of the onset, one of the voiceless
stops /p, t, k/ in the second, and one of the
following liquids in third position /w, y, r, l/.
9. Concerning the second and third consonants of the
cluster, the louder consonant will always be put
closer to the nucleus, or vowel of the syllable.
Thus we have “splash” /splæʃ/ and “spread”
/spred/.
However, there are four exceptions to this rule. The
sequence of consonants /s + m + j/ occurs only
once as an initial consonant in English in the word
“smew”;/smju:/ (a diving duck). On the other hand,
/spw/, /stw/, and /stl/, never occur.
10. Conclusion
1- There are three basic internal segmental structure O,N and C.
2-A consonant cluster is a group of two or more consonant sounds
that come before , after , or between (medial) vowels.