Phonetics and Phonology Flashcards
Why do learners pronunciation errors?
A particular sound may not exist in the morher tongue (phoenemic gap)
A sound does exist in L1, but not as a separate phoneme. (I.e the learner does not perceive it as a distinct sound) ex. “Ship/sheep” disctinction difficulut for Spanish speakers.
Why do learners pronunciation errors? Part 2
Different stress patterns (photography/ hypothesis)
Confusing and contradictory “rules” in pronunciation
Discrepancy between spelling and pronunciation
Give 3 examples for silent letters
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Island
Lamb
Debt
Psychology
Definition of Phonetics
The study of sounds
Name three types of phonetics
- Articulatory phonetics
- Acoustic
- Auditory
What is meant by articulatory phonetics?
How speech sounds are made or articulated. 😛
What is meant by Acoustic phonetics?
Physical property of speech as sounds waves in the air 🌬🌊
What is meant by Auditory phonetics?
Deals with the perception via the ear of speech sounds 👂
Definition of Phonology
The study of sound systems
What does IPA stand for?
International Phonetic Alphabet
Definition of Phoneme
The smallest unit of sound in a language which can distinguish two words in meaning
English has_____ phonemes______ consonants and _____vowels
A) 44
B) 24
C) 20
Definition of Allophones
Variants of a phoneme
Definition of phone
Individual sound as they occur in speech
E.g vowel in can
[ae] or [ae:]
all phones of the phoneme /ae/
Definition of Minimal pairs
When two words are identical except for a contrast in one phoneme
E.g. site/side
