English phonetics review

English phonetics

Task 5Review

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Consonant sound: /k/

Manner: Plosive. Place of articulation: Velar.

Voiceless.

The articulators involved in its production are the soft palate and the back of the tongue.

Examples: /keɪk/ cake /klin/ clean

Consonant sound: /f/

Manner: Fricative. Place of articulation: Labiodental.

Voiceless.

The articulators involved in its production are the upper teeth and the lower lip.

Examples: /fleɪm/ flame /fri/ free

Consonant sound: /r/

Manner: Rolled. Place of articulation: Alveolar

Voiced.

The articulators involved in its production are the tip of the tongue and alveolar ridge.

Examples: /reɪn/ Rain /roʊd/ Road

Consonant sound: /m/

Manner: Nasal. Place of articulation: Bilabial.

Voiced.

The articulators involved in its production are both lips.

Examples: /meɪl/ Male /mil/ Meal

Consonant sound: /t/

Manner: Plosive. Place of articulation: Alveolar.

Voiceless.

The articulators involved in its production are the tip of the tongue, upper and lower teeth and alveolar ridge.

Examples: /topɪk/ Topic /teɪbəl/ Table

Diphthongs

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/əʊ/

/aʊ/

STRESS

content words

function words

Opposite to function words, content words are usually stressed in the sentences, in this category we can find nouns, verbs, and adjectives.

According to Iyabode (2011), function words are those which usually don't have stress, for example, pronouns, conjunctions, and articles.

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Examples:Verbs: Follow /ˈfoloʊ/ Nouns: Reindeer /ˈreɪndɪr/

Examples:Pronouns as: I, you, it Articles as: the, a

Falling intonation

Falling intonation is marked by a lower pitch of voice. Usually, it represents certainty or finality.

Where was your house?

Wh questions.

You must put your bags down.

Commands

Rising intonation

Rising intonation is marked by a loud pitch of voice. Usually, is used in questions except wh questions and requests.

May I go to the bathroom, please?

Question - Request

Do you want to go to the party tomorrow?

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