English phonetics

KERLY VANNESA OSORIO ROJAS

ENGLISH PHONETICS

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five consonant sounds

MANNERphoneme /f/ fricativephoneme /n/nasalphoneme /j/ approximantphoneme /l/ lateralphoneme /k/ stop

PLACE OF ARTICULATIONphoneme /f/ labiodentalphoneme /n/alveolarphoneme /j/ palatalphoneme /l/ alveolarphoneme /k/ velar

ARTICULATORS INVOLVED IN THEIR SOUND PRODUCTION phoneme /f/ air is forced through the upper teeth and lower lipphoneme /n/ oral passage is blocked by pressing tongue tip against the alveolar ridgephoneme /j/ tongue raises to hard palatephoneme /l/ place the tip of the tongue at the alveolar ridgephoneme /k/ block airflow with the back of the tongue against the soft palate

VOICED OR VOICELESS.phoneme /f/ voicelessphoneme /n/voicedphoneme /j/ voicedphoneme /l/ voicedphoneme /k/ voiceless

CONSONATSphoneme /f/ examples: fork and fish phoneme /n/ examples: nose and neverphoneme /j/ examples: just and journeyphoneme /l/ examples: luck and liephoneme /k/ examples: kilobase and kilobaudios.

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define

• what is a content word and give two examples.

A content word is one that has a specific meaning and provides substantive information to the sentence. In contrast, function words are more grammatical and structural. Examples of content words include "dog" and "mountain"

• what is a function word and give two examples.

Function words are those that primarily perform a grammatical function and help build the structure of a sentence. These words are often connectors or relationship indicators between other words. Two examples of function words are "and" and "in"

• Define falling intonation and write two sentences as examples

Falling intonation is a melodic pattern in speech that implies that the pitch frequency of the voice decreases towards the end of a sentence. This type of intonation often indicates a complete statement or conclusive statement. Here are two examples: Today is a sunny day at the beach. I finished reading the book you recommended.

• Define raising intonation and write two sentences as examples.

Raised intonation is a melodic pattern in speech that implies that the pitch frequency of the voice increases towards the end of a sentence. This type of intonation is usually associated with questions, insecurity or surprise. Here are two examples: Are you coming to the party tonight? I don't know if I will be able to attend the meeting tomorrow.