Task 5 - Review

Task 5 - Review

Jimena Espíndola Bellón English Phonetics 518014_39 Tutor: Maria Teresa Salamanca González Universidad Nacional Abierta y a Distancia

Consonant sounds

Consonant sound /θ/

Place of articulation

Manner

Fricative

Dental

Voiceless

Examples

Through /ˈθruː/

Thorn /θɔrn/

Consonant sound /θ/ ARTICULATORS

The tip of the tongue is placed between the upper and lower teeth. Air is pushed out of the mouth between the tongue and teeth. it must feel some friction or resistance. it is voiceless therefore vocal cords do not vibrate

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Consonant sound /m/

Place of articulation

Manner

Nasal

bilabial

Voiced

Examples

mellow /ˈmɛloʊ/

machinery /məˈʃinəri/

Consonant sound /m/ ARTICULATORS

The consonant sound /m/ is made by pressing the lips together lightly, air comes up through the nasal passages, which makes it a nasal consonant, the vocal cords and the nose vibrate.

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Consonant sound /V/

Place of articulation

Manner

Fricative

labiodental

Voiced

Examples

Volunteer /ˌvɑlənˈtɪr/

Velvet /ˈvɛlvət/

Consonant sound /V/ ARTICULATORS

The consonant sound /v/ is made by pressing the upper backside of the bottom lip very lightly into the bottom of the top teeth. the vocal cords vibrate during its production

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Consonant sound /d/

Place of articulation

Manner

Plosive

Alveolar

Voiced

Examples

Darkened /ˈdɑrkənd/

daffodil /ˈdæfəˌdɪl/

Consonant sound /d/ ARTICULATORS

The consonant sound /d/ is made by placing the tip of the tongue on the ridge behind the upper teeth without touching them. As the air is pushed out of the mouth, it is briefly stopped behind the tongue before releasing it. The vocal cords vibrate as the sound is made.

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Consonant sound /K/

Place of articulation

Manner

Plosive

Velar

Voiceless

Examples

kissable /ˈkɪsəbᵊl/

kindly /ˈkaɪndli/

Consonant sound /K/ ARTICULATORS

To make the /k/ sound, put the back of your tongue against the top of your mouth towards the back on what is called your soft palate. With your tongue in this position, draw air through your mouth and release it by lowering your tongue. This unvoiced release of air is the /k/ sound.

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Diphthongs

What is content words?

Content words possess semantic content and contribute to the meaning of the sentence, they give the most important information, are usually stressed. We would look content words up in a dictionary. Content words have at least three letters, are usually nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs

Examples: bear, awesome

What is function words?

Function words have little meaning of their own, show grammatical or structural relationship with other words in a sentence, they are usually not stressed.They are hard to define in a dictionary. Function words are articles, auxiliaries, demonstratives, quantifiers, prepositions, pronouns, conjuctions.

Examples: at, with

intonation

Intonation is variation in pitch used to indicate the speaker's attitudes and emotions, to highlight or focus an expression how native speakers communicate their meaning through their tone of voice.If people speak without intonation the message might sound flat, emotionless, boring.

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Falling intonation

Falling intonation describes how the voice falls on the final of a word, a group of words or phrase.

Falling is used to express certainty or authority

Seeking information or details

Rising intonation

Different levels of rising intonation show emotions like curiosity, surprise, excitement, disbelief, doubt, or uncertainty.

Rising intonation is used with tag questions when we're looking for a yes/no response.

Rising intonation is used for yes/no questions, confirmation, and clarification