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Topic 7. English phonological system I

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Created on March 15, 2024

A summarised guide of the English phonological system: vowels, diphthongs, triphthongs (and their phonetic symbols), comparison with the Spanish phonological system and a conclusion.

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TOPIC 7

English Phonological System I

06/10/18

Index

1. Introduction

4. Diphthongs and triphthongs

5. Comparison

2. Vowels

6. Conclusion

3. Strong and weak forms

AIMS - Go deeper into the English vowel system - Compare with Spanish - Part of our curriculum - Conceptual but necessary → real interaction

JUSTIFICATION - Refresh education system - Students ignore oral use of English - CEFRL urges to action and communication

Introduction

IMPORTANCE - Study speech sounds - Linguistic and Plurilingual Competences - Connected with topics 8 & 9

BEAR IN MIND - Phonetics VS

Phonology

- Functioning speech organs and cavities

General American English

- BBC &

Vowels

classified by: - height of the tongue - part of the tongue - complexity

Depending on accentuation, prominence and position in the utterance, words present different phonetic patterns

Strong and weak forms

STRONG

WEAK

adjectival forms a, an, the, this... pronouns he, him, them, themselves... prepositions and conjunctions at, for, from, to... finite verbs am, is, have, was, were, do, would... adverbs here and there

all forms mentioned when spoken in isolation

Diphthongs

Triphthongs

DISTANCE - wide /aɪ/, /ɔɪ/, /aʊ/ - narrow /eɪ/, /eʊ/, /iə/, /eə/, /ʊə/

DIRECTION - closing /eɪ/, /aɪ/, /ɔɪ/, /əʊ/, /aʊ/ - central /iə/, /eə/, /ʊə/

- closing diphthong + /ə/

Comparison with Spanish

Spanish

English

PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM

PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM

- 5 vowels - 13 diphthongs - 12 tripthongs - /ə/ normally unaccented - /ei/, /ai/, /oi/, /au/ never at the end - /ei/ never at the beginning

- 12 vowels - 8 diphthongs - 5 tripthongs - diphthongs are narrower - /ə/ normally unaccented - /æ/, /ɒ/ never at the end - /ʊ/, /ʊə/ never at the beginning

SOME FINAL NOTES - Disparity between spelling and pronunciation - Grammar, lexicon and semantics involved - Practical use - Motivation and language in context are key

Conclusion

"The most common source of reading difficulties is poor phonemic awareness" David A. Kilpatrick

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