Getting to know the sounds

Pronunciation Practice

Semester 2 t Week 1

Engliana

3 credit-course

Grading

Final test t 50%

Midterm test t 30%

Class participation t 20%, it comprises:

·         Attending class regularly

·         Weekly assignments

·         Team project (Research Project 1 and 2)

Research Project

1: 3D Articulatory Anatomy Model

1. A group of no more than 5 people to construct a 3D sagittal section model
2. Any kind of medium, incl. paper mache, plaster, or wires
3. The 3D replica should measure a normal size human head & a normal sized vocal tract

2: Voice Recording

1. Record your voice reading the given list of words and sentences in one time.
2. Listen & analyse your own sound production
3. Use any recording application (or Audacity) & save as an mp3 file

Weekly Assignments

• Assignment will be assigned every TWO weeks.

Each of the assignment should be uploaded on the class website on the 2 Monday and 4 Monday (subject to be announced)

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GETTING TO KNOW THE SOUNDS

•  Communication ® we produce sequences of sounds joined together to make up words, phrases, & sentences
• Watch the clip from ZPivk PavšheŒ[ u}Àie

Major branches in linguistics

1. Phonetics t individual speech sounds. How each sound in English is produced in the organ of speech & how it is perceived by the hearer
2. Phonology t the science of speech sound patterns. How speech sounds behave in utterance & communication

Why studying sounds t systematically...

To help us understand the various aspects of sounds in a language, in this matter.... English language

To gain better perspective of English sounds & the English language

To appreciate sounds as intrinsic values of the language by indentifying the characteristics of each sound

To improve our communication in English

Steps in getting to know the sounds

Look into each individual sound & describe how it is articulated in different parts of the mouth and throat

{ Consonant, vowels (segmentals)

Examine the aspect outside the segmentals, that is the sequences of sounds

{ Stress, intonation (suprasegmentals)

GETTING TO KNOW THE ARTICULATORS

1. Standard British,
2. Cockney,
3. British RP,
4. Irish,
5. Northern Irish,
6. Scottish,
7. Italian,
8. German,
9. Czech,
10. Russian,
11. French,
12. Australian,
13. New Zealand,
14. Heavy Ocker Australian,
15. Texan,
16. Californian,
17. Northwest,
18. Toronto,
19. Brooklyn,
20. Deep Southern, and
21. Trans-Atlantic.

 The articulatory anatomy

Airflow directions

    Oral sound                                                                 Nasal sound

air from the lungs                                                          air from the lungs    

to the opening between                                            to the opening between

     the vocal cords                                                          the vocal cords  

travels up the pharynx                                                 travels up the pharynx  

         mouth                                                                         nose

 

Online practice

 

UNDERSTANDING THE PHONETIC ALPHABET & PHONETIC DESCRIPTION

The phonetic alphabet

• Purpose: to help language Rs describe the sounds of languages in the world
• It is arranged systematically t based on the point of view of the organs that produce a particular sound
• No need capitalization

PHONETIC DESCRIPTION

• 25 consonants 

• 12 vowels

Where to look for the phonetic symbols

• Open Word Document
• Find the Insert button
• Click the Symbol button, select Lucinda Sans Unicode