CH 3- Introduction to Phonetic Transcription Flashcards
IPA used by
linguists, english as a second language teachers, foreign language teachers, transcribers of dialects for the stage and song, SLP, people who grew up in asian countries learn phonetics in elementary school
A notation system
the need to preserve speech and what is sounds like: accuracy, documentation, communications with others
accuracy
preserving speech accurately, detailed enough to allow fine distinctions between sound productions
documentation
for keeping records that give evidence of outcomes of performances-based assessment and/or treatment effectiveness
communication
communicate with other professionals
alphabetic system
has a one to one relationship between symbols and sounds (PHONETIC PRINCIPLE)
analphabetic system
use symboles for sounds plus descriptions (diacritic mark) that tell more info
broad transcription
just the basic sound symbols
narrow transcription
what happened when that person said that word (more inof includes diacritics)
IPA history
formalized in 1800s to be used in teaching foreign languages and by linguistics in the field to describe new languages
based on the roman alphabet with additions
combination of alphabetic and analphabetic notation
latest revise 2005
pulmonic
egressive (outgoing air) all english sounds
three things you can tell form consonant charts
places, manner, voice
why use transcription
it is note constant and predictable than the roman alphabet used for english or dictionary pronunciation guides
the roman alphabet is not predictable enough
how to use phonetic transcription
must think about the sounds instead of letter
must learn the sound represented by each symbol
must learn to listen carefully, using a strategy to remember the sounds while writing them
onset
prevocalic consonant in a syllable
