Showing posts with label phonetics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label phonetics. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Revision Notes for Phonetics Exam


1. Phonetics and phonology:
· Pronunciation: definition and its main features
· Phonetics: definition and its areas of study
· Phonology: definition and its areas of study
· Phonemes: definition and its main categories
· Table of English phonemes

2. Vowels:
· Definition
· Vowel classification
· Vowel phoneme chart
· Describe all the vowels in the words

3. Consonants:
· Definition
· Consonant classification
· Consonant phoneme chart
· How to make sounds

4. Suprasegmental features of speech:
· Definition
· The main suprasegmental features of English speech

5. Transcribe the words phonetically

6. Mark the stress on the words

7. Mark the intonation of some specific words in sentences

If you have any questions, pls post here! Good luck :)

Update!

Glossary for English Phonetics and Phonology

This clickable glossary for English Phonetics and Phonology explains the main technical terms used in phonetics

Download:
http://www.cambridge.org/elt/peterroach/resources/Glossary.pdf

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Thursday, October 22, 2009

Learn English Pronunciation - It's A "Piece of Cake"


'The test is a piece of cake.'


The study of pronunciation consists of two fields, namely phonetics and phonology.

Phonetics refer to the study of speech sounds. Phonetics (from the Greek: φωνή, phōnē, "sound, voice", pronounced /fɵˈnɛtɨks/) is a branch of linguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech. It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds (phones), and their physiological production, auditory perception, and neurophysiological status.


Phonetic transcription is a universal system for transcribing sounds that occur in spoken language. The most widely known system of phonetic transcription, the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), uses a one-to-one mapping between phones and written symbols.


In contrast to phonetics, phonology is the study of how sounds and gestures pattern in and across languages, relating such concerns with other levels and aspects of language. Phonetics deals with the articulatory and acoustic properties of speech sounds, how they are produced, and how they are perceived.




If phonetics deals with the physical reality of speech sounds, then phonology, on the other hand, is primarily concerned with how we interpret and systematize sounds. Phonology deals with the system and pattern of the sounds which exists within particular languages.




The study of the phonology of English looks at the vowels, consonants and suprasegmental features of the language.


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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

English Pronunciation in Use Elementary


English Pronunciation in Use Elementary

English Pronunciation in Use Elementary Book with Answers, Audio CDs
Publisher: Cambridge University Press 2007 ISBN:052169373X PDF+mp3 246MB


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The best-selling English Pronunciation in Use is a comprehensive reference and practice book suitable for self-study or classroom work. Fifty easy-to-use units cover all aspects of pronunciation, including individual sounds, word stress, connected speech and intonation.
Each unit is supported by audio material in a range of accents, available on audio CD. An additional reference section offers a glossary of specialized terms, help with the pronunciation of numbers and geographical names and fun exercises on phonemic symbols and minimal pairs.
The CD-ROM provides a wide variety of additional interactive activities to reinforce the pronunciation covered in the book, as well as tests, progress checks, games and animated diagrams of the mouth showing learners how to produce individual sounds. Students can also record themselves and compare their pronunciation with one of the many models provided.
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