PHONETICS

For now, I want to explain about PHONETICS. First we have to know what  Phonetics is.

How do you make these sounds?

What properties do these sounds have?

Ok!

Phonetics is the study of sounds. To understand the mechanics of human languages one has to understand the physiology of the human body. Letters represent sounds in a rather intricate way. This has advantages and disadvantages. To represent sounds by letters in an accurate and uniform way the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) was created.

Phonetics also can be called “Place of Articulation” is the place where speech sounds produced.

The places of articulation are as follows.

VOWEL

 =èSpeech sound in which the mouth is open and the tongue is mot touching the top of the mouth, teeth, etc. ([ɑ], [ɒ], [i], [u], [e],[o])

Ex : fAther, sIt, fUll, pEn, On

CONSONANTS

1.      Bilabial => a speech sound made by both upper and lower lip. ([p], [b], [m])

Ex : Pen, Both, Mother, liP

2.      Labiodental => a speech ound formed with upper teeth and lower lip. ([f], [v])

Ex : saFe, saVe, Fan, Vote,

                        Note : paragraPH, PHoto, etc ---> [f]

3.      Dental => a speech sound produced with the tongue againts the upper front  teeth. ([ᶿ], [ð])  Ex : teeTH, THree, THursday, THe, THere

4.      Alveolar => a speech sound formed with the tongue touching behind the uper teeth. ([t], [d], [n], [s], [z])

Ex : Top, Zebra, Nice, Doll

5.      Palatal => s speech sound produced with the tongue and the palate. ([ʧ], [ʃ])

Ex : [ʃ] ------- SHoe, bruSH, waSH,

      [ʧ]--------CHeat, CHicken, teaCHer

6.      Velar => a speech sound produced with the back of the tongue aaints the velum (soft palate). ([k], [g])

Ex : kiD, Kill, Car, Cold, baG, muG, Good

7.      Glottal => a speech sound produced without the active use of the tongue and other part of the mouth. ([h])

Ex : Have, House, wHom, wHose

Just it, thank you to come to my blog. I hope that can help you.

References : Charles F. Mayer. 2009. Introducing  English Linguistics, [pdf] .

         M. Louie, Introductory Linguistics, [pdf].

        Marcus Kracht. Introduction to Linguistics, [pdf].

       Abbas, M. Fadhly Farhy. 2015. A Coursebook of Pronounciation.