the segmental and suprasegmental characteristics english phonetics

the segmental and suprasegmental characteristics

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GUSTAVO ADOLFO TANGARIFE ARIAS

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consonant sounds

diphthongs

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content word

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function word

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falling intonation and raising intonation

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REFERENTS

1). consonant sounds

1. /p/ sound - Manner of articulation: plosive - Place of articulation: bilabial - Articulators involved: lips - Voiced or voiceless: voiceless - Examples: pet, pie

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consonant sounds

2. /m/ sound- Manner of articulation: nasal - Place of articulation: bilabial - Articulators involved: lips and velum - Voiced or voiceless: voiced - Examples: map, moon

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consonant sounds

3. /f/ sound- Manner of articulation: fricative - Place of articulation: labiodental - Articulators involved: lower lip and upper teeth - Voiced or voiceless: voiceless - Examples: fan, phone

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consonant sounds

4. /s/ sound- Manner of articulation: fricative - Place of articulation: alveolar - Articulators involved: tip of the tongue and alveolar ridge - Voiced or voiceless: voiceless - Examples: sit, sun

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consonant sounds

5. /ʃ/ sound- Manner of articulation: fricative - Place of articulation: postalveolar - Articulators involved: tongue and post-alveolar ridge - Voiced or voiceless: voiceless - Examples: ship, sugar

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2). diphthongs

DIPHTHONG /ƱƏ/ Words: Tour (tƱƏ), Pour (pjƱƏ) Cure (kjƱƏ)

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To produce /ƱƏ/, the front of the back of the tongue is raised and then it moves towards /Ə/.

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diphthongs

DIPHTHONG /eɪ/ Words: Make (meɪk) Take (teɪk) Day (deɪ

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Lips: Not rounded, relaxed Tongue: tense, move from the mid-high to high position

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3). CONTENT WORD

Content words are usually nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. A noun tells us which object, a verb tells us about the action happening, or the state. Adjectives give us details about objects and people and adverbs tell us how, when or where something is done. Nouns, verbs, adjectives and adverbs give us important information required for understanding.

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4). FUNTION WORD

Function words help us connect important information. Function words are important for understanding, but they add little meaning beyond defining the relationship between two words. Function words include auxiliary verbs, prepositions, articles, conjunctions, and pronouns. Auxiliary verbs are used to establish the tense, prepositions show relationships in time and space, articles show us something that is specific or one of many, and pronouns refer to other nouns.

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5).falling intonation

Falling intonation is a speech pattern where the voice drops in pitch at the end of a sentence, indicating a sense of finality or completion.

• "I'll see you tomorrow." (The pitch of the voice falls at the end of the sentence, indicating that the speaker has finished speaking and the conversation is over.)

• "Did you finish your homework?" (The pitch of the voice rises slightly at the beginning of the sentence, indicating that it is a question, and then falls at the end, indicating that the speaker has finished speaking and is waiting for a response.)

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raising intonation

Rising intonation is a speech pattern where the voice rises in pitch at the end of a sentence, indicating a sense of uncertainty, inquiry, or incompleteness.

• "Are you coming with us?" (The pitch of the voice rises at the end of the sentence, indicating that the speaker is asking a question and is unsure of the answer.)
• "I'm not sure if that's the right way to do it?" (The pitch of the voice rises at the end of the sentence, indicating that the speaker is expressing uncertainty and seeking confirmation or clarification.)

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falling intonation and raising intonation

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5). references

• Genially, the platform for interactive animated content. (n.d.). Genially. https://genial.ly/

• http://www.aepronunciation.com/lessons/lesson-19/

• https://englishpronunciationroadmap.com/rising-and-falling-intonation/

• Content and Function Words in English https://www.thoughtco.com/content-and-function-words-1211726

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