Phonetics and Phonology I

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PHONETICS, PHONOLOGY & DICTION I

Getting ready for your final examination ISFD 803 Prof. Sonia Pérez MA in ELTɔɪ

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INDEX

PHONEMIC CHART

SYLLABUS

VOWELS

Classification of consonants

CONSONANTS

THE SCHWA

Consonant clusters and linking "r"

Piece of advice

Word Stress

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Weak forms

Final message

Check the SYLLABUS

* Go through all the material seen in class and the material in "classroom" * Watch the videos and listen and repeat sound tracks * Practise transcriptions * Ask doubts

THE PHONEMIC CHART

*Describe this chart: How is it organized? How many sounds are there? Can you describe each sound? Which sounds are particularly difficult for you /for Spanish speakers? * Defnition of "phoneme" * Minimal pairs: definition / examples

VOWEL SOUNDS

1. Classfication and characteristics of vowels
2. Monothphongs
3. Diphthongs
4. Long and short vowels
5. Difficulties for Spanish speakers

Regular plural forms - The Genitive Case and 3er Person Singular verbs after vowels. What have you learnt about it?

VOWEL SOUNDS

1. Classfication and characteristics of vowels
2. Monothphongs
3. Diphthongs
4. Long and short vowels
5. Difficulties for Spanish speakers

Regular plural forms - The Genitive Case and 3er Person Singular verbs after vowels. What have you learnt about it?

THE SCHWA SOUND

• Mr. Porter loves his pasta.
• No one else can eat it faster.
• Mr. Porter's sister Rita,
• buys the pasta by the metre.
• Mr. Porter's older daughter,
• Boils it all in tubs of water.

• Describe this sound.
• Why is this sound important?
• When is it used? Provide examples

CONSONANTS

* Characteristics of consonants * Difference between consonants and vowels * Classification of consonants * Voiced and voiceless consonants. * Difficulties for you / for Spanish speakers * Linking "r": when is it used? Why is it important? * Past endings /t/ /d/ /id/

CLASSIFICATION OF CONSONANTS

Plosives Describe plosives. Provide examples

Fricatives Descibre fricatives Provide examples

/p/

/f /

Affricates Describe affricates Provide examples

Nasal sounds Describe nasal sounds Provide examples

/tʃ/

/ŋ/

Check the pronunciation of all technical words and practice transcriptions.

Remember that when you transcribe a word, if it has more than one syllable, you have to mark stess.

CONSONANT CLUSTERS & LINKING "r"

Define consonant clusters Provide examples Where can we find consonant clusters? Are they difficult to pronounce for Spanish speakers? Why? Which is the most difficult cluster for you?

"r" sound in English What happens with this sound in English? When is it pronounced? "Linking r" . Define this feature. Provide examples

Understanding instructions Listen for the signals Move to the next step

Provide examples of "linking r"

WORD STRESS

What can you say about stress? Why is it important? When do we mark it? Is there a rule to help you mark stress?

WEAK FORMS

When do we use weak forms? Do any type of words have a weak form? State the weak and strong form of the following words: have - and - that - the - a - you- of - can . has - some - does - for

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