Describing speech sounds

Describing speech sounds

1. SUPRASEGMENTALS

   • The accent
     • It refers to the prominence of one syllable over another in a word.
   • Speech
     • It`s continuous and is not clearly divided into discrete sounds

2. CONSONANTS OF ENGLISH

   • Point of articulation
     • -Labioverlars -Bilabial -Labiodentals -Alveolar -Posalveolar -Palatoalveolar -Palatals -Velars -Glottal
   • Mode of articulation
     • -Oclusives -Fricatives -Affricates -Nasals -Aproximants -Lateral
   • The English phonemic inventory consists of 24 consonant alphonemes .

3. DESCRIBING VOWELS

   • Cardinal Vowels
     • They are found within the vowel quadrilateral.
   • DIPHTHONGS
     • these show a change in vowel quakity when our tongue travels between two points
       • EXAMPLES
         • WAY
         • DAY
         • FEAR
         • SQUARE
   • Phonetics
     • Cardinal vowel are all pronounced with the tongue raised at the font of the mouth
   • Vowels and tongue positions
     • Vowels are found on the periphery of the quadrilateral vowel
     • The 16 cardinal vowels provide a reference for the location of the vowels in the vowel tract.

4. VOCAL TRACT

   • It`s the cavity in human
     • The sound is produced by the organs of the vocal tract
   • International Phonetic Alphabet
     • It`s based primarily on the Latin script