Phonetics notes
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This Phonetics notes page gathers community-made notes on speech sounds, the vocal tract, prosody and pronunciation. University students can use them to practise key terms and comparisons, while teachers can find material for revision. There are more than 9 notes from more than 5 users, mostly at university level. Choose a note to get started.
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- Speech Organs and Speech Production45
- Airstream Mechanisms and Phonation7
- Acoustic Phonetics and Speech Perception6
- Classification of Speech Sounds19
- Place and Manner of Articulation29
- Consonants37
- Vowels and Diphthongs7
- Phonemes and Allophones10
- IPA and Phonetic Transcription14
- Segmental and Suprasegmental Features37
- Connected Speech and Phonological Processes8
- Accents and Phonetic Variation8
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Revision The Sounds of Speech Sounds and Phonemes Phoneme - one of the smallest units of speech. Example: /ɪ/ and /æ/ - the different phonemes. Allophone - one of the ways in which a particular phoneme...
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Forensic Linguistics - created from Mind Map LarnyxThe larynx is the first point at which the airstream can be modified. Vocal FoldsWhen breathing, we keep the vocal folds far apart – a wide glottal opening When we hold our breath (or strain), we bring the vocal...
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PROSODIC FEATURES - creado desde un Mapa Mental LENGTH PITCH STRESS
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Phonological and phonetic features of /ɪə/ and /a:/ in RP and SE In RP /ɪə/ is a central diphthongs with two quality as it is composed by vowel /ɪ/ which is short front close-mid unrounded and sonorant, and the famous mid central weak vowerl schwa. /a:/, on the other hand is a mono...
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Phonologic and phonetic features of /eɪ/ and /əʊ/ in RP and SE In RP /eɪ/ is a closing diphtthongs with 2 qualities as it is composed by two vowerls: the short mid front central unrounded strong sonorant produced with spread lips /e/ and the short close-mid front unrounded sonora...
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Two systemic differeces between RP and SE Systemic differences refers to the phonemic inventory of a language: phonemes' quality and quantity. In the case of RP and SE exist various differences. First of all, in RP we have the opposition between long and shor...
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SE pronunciation features Some of the most pronunciation features are that there is no differnce between long and short vowels, hance the contrast existin gin RP between /ɑː/ and /æ/ does not exist because both in SE are pronounced/a/. Th...
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SEGMENTAL VS SUPRASEGMENTAL - created from Mind Map SEGMENTAL SUPRASEGMENTAL Individual sounds
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two consonantal phonetic features in SE First of all, voiceless plosives are commonly uninspired in word initial position as pie. while in RP they are aspirated in this same position. Secondly, /l/ is almost always dark, not only if preceded by vowel or fol...
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The parts of the vocal tract - creado desde un Mapa Mental supralaryngeal Larynx Sublaryngeal
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The notes bring together topics from individual speech sounds to features of words and phrases. They include phonemes and allophones, parts of the vocal tract, and prosodic features such as length, pitch and stress. Other notes compare vowel and consonant features in RP and SE.
How to use the notes
Start with Revision for questions and definitions about speech sounds, including phonemes and allophones. Then read the notes on the vocal tract to connect the terms with the parts involved in speech. If you are studying pronunciation comparisons, move on to SE pronunciation features and the notes comparing RP and SE sounds.
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Which note is a useful starting point?
Revision is a useful place to begin if you want to revisit the terms used for speech sounds. It includes questions and definitions on phonemes and allophones. After that, you can move to the notes on the vocal tract or choose a pronunciation comparison.
What pronunciation topics do the notes cover?
The notes include comparisons of vowel and consonant features in RP and SE. They also cover prosodic features such as length, pitch and stress, as well as the distinction between individual sounds and features that apply to words or phrases.
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