speech sounds

Recap: Vowels & Consonants

V – central “sound” of the syllableC – outer “shell” of the syllable

(C) V (C)(C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)

Recap: Vowels & Consonants

V – central “sound” of the syllableC – outer “shell” of the syllable

Consonants

3 features:• Manner• Place• Voicing

Consonants

Daniel Currie Hallhttp://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~danhall/phonetics/sammy.html

http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~danhall/phonetics/sammy.html


How much constriction?plosive: completely blockedfricative: partly blocked

approximant: slightly hindered

nasalizationDoes the air flow through both the nose and the mouth, or just the mouth?

1 Manner of ArticulationConsonants: 3 phonetic features

affricate: plosive + fricative

2 Place of ArticulationConsonants: 3 phonetic features

Where in the mouth does the constriction occur?

What parts of the mouth are involved (lips, teeth, tongue, roof of the mouth)?

bilabiallabiodentaldentalalveolarpalatalvelarglottal



Plosives:bilabialalveolar

velar(palatal)

Consonants:plosives

The following slides were made using Daniel Currie Hall’s website athttp://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~danhall/phonetics/sammy.html




Plosives:bilabialalveolar

velar(palatal)

3 VoicingConsonants: 3 phonetic features

Are the vocal chords vibrating or not?

REMEMBER THE TERMSFORTIS and LENIS

(at least until the next slideshow)

Features:unvoicedbilabialstop

p

The six RP plosives

Features:voicedbilabialstop

b

The six RP plosives

Features:unvoicedalveolarstop

t

The six RP plosives

Features:voicedalveolarstop

d

The six RP plosives

Features:unvoicedvelarstop

k

The six RP plosives

Features:voicedvelarstop

g

The six RP plosives

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