PhoneticsPhonetics

Mia ArmourMia Armour

Grand Canyon UniversityGrand Canyon University

September 24, 2006September 24, 2006

Running head: Phonetics

PhoneticsPhonetics

What, Why and How?What, Why and How?

What is Phonetics?What is Phonetics?

Phonetics is the study of the Phonetics is the study of the sounds of language.sounds of language.

Why is Phonetics Important?Why is Phonetics Important?

**Education profession has moved between Education profession has moved between phonics based and whole language phonics based and whole language programs.programs.

*To teach phonics one must understand *To teach phonics one must understand phonetics.phonetics.

How do teachers use How do teachers use phonetics?phonetics?

Teachers understand that English orthography Teachers understand that English orthography and spoken phonetics are very different.and spoken phonetics are very different.

Spoken phonetics can be translated with Spoken phonetics can be translated with various English orthography.various English orthography.

Organs Used In Speech Organs Used In Speech ProductionProduction

LipsLipsTongueTongueTeethTeeth

Nasal CavityNasal CavityVocal cordsVocal cords

Organs Used In Speech Organs Used In Speech Production con’t…Production con’t…

Importance of Importance of the mouth:the mouth:Aveolar RidgeAveolar Ridge

PalatePalateVelumVelum

Features of Linguistic Features of Linguistic SoundsSounds

PhonemesPhonemes- psychologically real - psychologically real unit of linguistic soundunit of linguistic sound

Not sounds such as…Not sounds such as…

Features of Linguistic Features of Linguistic SoundsSounds

**ConsonantsConsonants- sounds are - sounds are produced by produced by obstructing the flow of obstructing the flow of air as it passes from air as it passes from the lungs through the the lungs through the nasal tract.nasal tract.

Features of Linguistic Features of Linguistic SoundsSounds

Vowels- produce sound Vowels- produce sound through a combination of through a combination of tongue position, lip rounding tongue position, lip rounding and muscle tension.and muscle tension.

Ways to Represent Linguistic Ways to Represent Linguistic SoundsSounds

Phonetic transcription-process of Phonetic transcription-process of representing sounds of language representing sounds of language using phonetic orthographyusing phonetic orthography

– /i/ m/i/ meeeett– /e/ m/e/ maatete– /u/ c/u/ coooopp– /o/ c/o/ coopepe– /a/ c/a/ coopp

Ways to Represent Ways to Represent Linguistic SoundsLinguistic Sounds

Schwa- unstressed syllablesSchwa- unstressed syllables

Diphthong- two soundsDiphthong- two sounds

Characteristics of Characteristics of ConsonantsConsonants

Articulartory features- how Articulartory features- how and where each phoneme is and where each phoneme is produced in the vocal tractproduced in the vocal tract

Place of articulationPlace of articulation– Bilabial, labiodental, interdental, Bilabial, labiodental, interdental,

alveolar, palatal, velar, glottalalveolar, palatal, velar, glottal

Characteristics of Characteristics of ConsonantsConsonants

Manner of ArticulationManner of Articulation– ObstruentsObstruents

Stop, Fricative, AffricateStop, Fricative, Affricate– NasalNasal– LiquidLiquid– GlideGlide

VoicingVoicing– VoicedVoiced– VoicelessVoiceless

Characteristics of VowelsCharacteristics of Vowels Tongue HeightTongue Height

– HighHigh– Low Low – MidMid

FrontnessFrontness– FrontFront– BackBack– CentralCentral

Characteristics of VowelsCharacteristics of Vowels*Tenseness*Tenseness

-Tense-Tense-Lax-Lax

*Roundedness*Roundedness-Rounded-Rounded-Unrounded-Unrounded

*Diphthongs*Diphthongs

ImplementImplement ELL (English Language ELL (English Language

Learners)Learners) Differientiated InstructionDifferientiated Instruction EnrichmentEnrichment ModificationsModifications AccommodationsAccommodations

ReferencesReferences

Grand Canyon University. (2005). Grand Canyon University. (2005). Reading Reading 535 Lecture Three. 535 Lecture Three. Phoenix, AZ. Grand Phoenix, AZ. Grand Canyon University.Canyon University.

Justice, Paul W. (2004). Justice, Paul W. (2004). Relevant Relevant Linguistics An Introduction to the Linguistics An Introduction to the Structure and Use of English for Structure and Use of English for TeachersTeachers. Stanford, CA: CSLI . Stanford, CA: CSLI Publications.Publications.