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What Is The Distinction

Between Phonetics AndPhonology?


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Phonetics

It is about audible sounds and thethings that happen in your mouth,throat, nasal and sinus cavities, andlungs to make those sounds.

It has nothing to do with meaning.

Its only a description.

e.g.

In order to produce the word bed,

start out with your lips together

airfrom your lungs is forced over yourvocal chords, which begin to vibrateand make noise the air then escapesthrough your lips as they part

suddenly, which results in a B sound.


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When they see /kt/, its adescription of how most of uspronounce the word cat.

It has nothing to do with a housepet.

If there were a word in any otherlanguage pronounced the sameway, the phonetic spelling wouldbe the same regardless of

meaning. Again, its not about meaning. Its

strictly physical.


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Phonology

It explores the differences betweensounds that change the meaning ofan utterance.

e.g

The word bet is very similar to theword bed in terms of the physicalmanifestation of sounds.

The only difference is that at the endof bet, the vocal chords stopvibrating so that sound is a resultonly of the placement of the tonguebehind the teeth and the flow of air.


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It pays attention to the function ormeaning of a sound.

Phonology asks, Does the

meaning change if I put this soundhere instead of that one?

Phonology makes very detailed

descriptions of sounds, so each

language has its own unique set of

symbols.


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Why Does A Teacher Need

To Have A Knowledge Of

Phonetics & Phonology?


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Can understand the physical aspects ofsound production.

Provide a basis to identify the physicalreasons for inaccurate approximations offoreign language sounds to give preciseinstructions in correcting faultypronunciation.

Make the students aware of the importanceof accuracy and clarity in effectivecommunication.

Help students to better communicate in theEnglish language, enabling them to morefully express and understand the feeling andimplications behind the words of the Englishlanguage.


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Articulatory Phonetics

Helps to teach the movement of

speech organs in production of

speech sounds

Speech is produced by lungs, larynx,

tongue, lips, soft palate etc.Acoustic Phonetics

Helps to teach speech sound as

transmitted between mouth and earAuditory Phonetics

Helps in teaching, hearing and the

perception of speech sounds.


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Stress

volume and pitch with individual

words.

full understanding of what is being

spoken and correct production.

help the listener to know what the

speaker is trying to say or imply.


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Intonation variation in volume and pitch in a whole

sentence.

important for questioning, agreeing,disagreeing and confirming sentences,expressing emotions and feelings.

rise/fall intonation- pitch slowly changesfrom rise and falls down, indicating thespeaker has finished his/her statement.

fall/rise intonation- indicates surprise,

disagreement, or request of aresponse/confirmation from listener.

flat intonation- indicates the speakerprobably does not want to speak.


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Phonemic Alphabet

International Phonetic Alphabet(IPA)- a system of phonetic notation

composed of symbols and letters

standardized and accurate methodof representing the sounds of the

English language

Let students feel the difference of

the sounds with their own handsagainst their throat. It will certainly

help them better grasp the idea of

the different sounds.


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Is the knowledge of phonetics

really needed in the primaryclassroom?


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Constitutes the Basis of all

Other Aspects of Language

The students should first of all learn to hearthe sounds accurately and listen to themclosely and carefully.

The more they hear the differences

between the various sounds of Englishlanguage, the better they will articulatethem.

Incorrectly articulated consonants will affectthe production of vowels as vowels willaffect consonants.


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Form a Good Basis for Further

English Study.

Good knowledge in spoken English

can help students speak good

English.

Pronunciation plays an important

role in its spelling, grammar, and

even the meaning of a sentence.


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What variety of linguistic

should be used in the ESL

classroom? RP English?

American English?


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what is RP English?

(RP is Received pronunciation English)

" Received Standard /Pronunciation of

standard British English based on the speech

of educated speakers of southern British

English/the type of pronunciation often

recommended as a model for foreign

learners.

the principal varieties of Englishthroughout the world are customarily

divided into British and American

types.


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As an English Language teacher we shouldteach English based on the standard

variety of English that is used in thecountry either British English orAmerican English

British English is more widely used - is thebasis for the varieties spoken in Ireland,

England, Wales, Scotland, Australia, NZ,India, Pakistan, Malaysia and chiefly theEnglish ofCanada and UK.

There are slightly differences inpronunciation, spelling, vocabulary,

syntax and grammar as well as world inword stress and intonation.


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Differences in Spelling

There are many words that are speltdifferently in both forms of English.

Some examples are:

American English spelling British English spelling

color colour

center centre

analyze analyse

dialog dialogue

organize organise


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Differences in spelling

Tomato Presentation

privacy

Differences in vocabulary

British English American English

lift elevator

lorry trucktin Can


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References

http://www.tesolcourse.com/tesol-course-articles/phonetics-phonology/article-03-cc.php

http://www.slideshare.net/cupidlucid/teaching-of-phonetics-and-phonology-at-ma-level-in-pakistan-presentation

http://esl.fis.edu/grammar/langdiff/phono.htm

http://www.phon.ox.ac.uk/jcoleman/PHONOLOGY1.htm


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http://www.actionresearch.net/livi

ng/moira/Cao%20Yong.htm


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