Presentation Nov 6 2020 09-48-39

Phonetics

Lucas Anderson

Sounds

  • ​Different languages use different sets of sounds to speak (Karpiński)
  • Consonants are classified based on voicing, place of articulation, and manner of articulation (Wagner)
  • "Voicing is whether the vocal folds vibrate or not. The sound /s/ is called voiceless because there is no vibration, and the sound /z/ is called voiced because the vocal folds do vibrate" (Wagner)
  • "[Place of articulation] is the location of where sounds are produced" (Giordano)
  • Manner of articulation is how sounds are produced (Giordano)
  • "[Vowels] are classified according to height of the tongue, part of tongue involved, and position of the lips" (Wagner)

International Phonetic Alphabet

  • ​"IPA is a phonetic notation system that uses a set of symbols to represent each distinct sound that exists in human spoken language" ("International Phonetic Alphabet")
  • The International Phonetic Alphabet can be used to describe all languages on Earth ("International Phonetic Alphabet")
  • Examples of IPA transcriptions of English words (in my dialect):
  • apple - /ˈæp.l/
  • thesis - /ˈθi.səs/
  • reaction - /ɹiˈæk.ʃən/
  • change - /t͡ʃe͡ɪnd͡ʒ/
  • writing - /ˈɹa͡ɪd.ɪŋ/
IPA Chart, http://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/content/ipa-chart, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Sharealike 3.0 Unported License. Copyright © 2018 International Phonetic Association.

Thank you!

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Works Cited

Giordano, Andrea. “Manner of Articulation and Place of Articulation.” Studywithandrea.com, 10 Apr. 2019, www.studywithandrea.com/learn-english/english-lesson-manner-of-articulation-and-place-of-articulation/.
“International Phonetic Alphabet.” International Phonetic Alphabet – IPA Charts, Keyboards and Language Information, www.internationalphoneticalphabet.org/.
Karpiński, Maciej. “The Sounds of Language.” Languages In Danger The Sounds of Language Comments, languagesindanger.eu/book-of-knowledge/the-sounds-of-language/.
Wagner, Dr. Jennifer. “What Is Phonetics?” Ielanguages.com, ielanguages.com/phonetics.html.