Segmental vs. Suprasegmental

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Phonetics. Saya Vásquez
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Segmental vs. Suprasegmental
  1. Segmental
    1. Phoneme
      1. A phoneme is a minimal unit of articulation whose sound can be vowel or consonant.
        1. Vowels
          1. 12 Vowel phonemes
            1. They are classified into:
              1. Short vowels
                1. Examples
                  1. /I/: it, hit.
                    1. /e/:end, test.
                  2. Long vowels
                    1. Examples
                      1. /ā/: baby, snail.
                        1. /i:/: bee, me, beach.
                2. Consonants
                  1. 24 Consonant phonemes
                    1. Examples
                      1. g: give, flag, go.
                        1. k: black, cat, back.
                          1. h: how, hellow
                            1. l: leg, little, lamp
                  2. Suprasegmental or Prosodic
                    1. It is the way in which a
                      1. set of segments
                        1. Syllables ,words or phrases
                          1. stu-dent.
                            1. student.
                            2. That includes characteristics such as word stress and intonation.
                              1. Word stress
                                1. The syllables of a word have a particular one that sounds louder or more stressed.
                                  1. There are two very important rules about word stress:
                                    1. One word cannot have two stresses.
                                      1. The stress is always on a vowel.
                                        1. Examples:
                                          1. Derived words but with a different stress.
                                            1. PHO-TO-GRAPH
                                              1. PHO-TO-GRAPH-ER
                                                1. PHO-TO-GRAPH-IC
                                        2. Intonation
                                          1. The vibrational frequency of the vocal cords.
                                            1. They are modulated to achieve particular effects on the speaker.
                                              1. Attitudinal effct.
                                                1. Conveys differences of expressive meaning.
                                                  1. E.g : Surprise, anger, caution.
                                                    1. Declarative/imperative
                                                      1. A falling intonation contour.
                                                        1. Positive
                                                          1. Examples:
                                                            1. Stop!
                                                              1. Give her coffee.
                                                          2. Negative
                                                            1. Examples:
                                                              1. Do not stop!
                                                                1. Don't give her coffee.
                                                        2. Interrogative
                                                          1. A rising intonation contour.
                                                            1. Examples:
                                                              1. Did you take your vitamin this morning?
                                                                1. Did you go to the game Friday night?
                                                  2. Variation in pitch level of voice.
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