Chapter three Flashcards
(25 cards)
Other languages have larger number of syllables
Hawwaiian, Indonesian, and Hebrew.
Syllables: Hawaiian
CV/ V
Syllables: Indonesian
CV/ V/VC/CVC
Syllables: Hebrew
CV/CCV/CCVC/CVC/CVCC
Indonesian clusters:
Only in the middle
Does not allow a single vowel to be a syllable by itself?
Hebrew
Foreign accents
Foreign accents can make a difference in phonetics
Phonetics: English
Sounds from other languages are not used in English
Sound substitution:
The use of sounds from original language to be used in a non native language
Voiceing
Means a lot in English language
Voiced to voiceless
Changes the pronunciation
K and G in English
Different sounds
Top and Stop sound
Actually different when pronounced because of the breath of air.
Does the P and ph sound affect the English pronunciations?
Yes
P and H affect Hindi
It affects Hindi because the sounds are in different categories.
Phoneme
A linguistic structure that is significant to native speakers.
Rain check English
Slip of the tongue when it is pronounced
Nasalized vowels
Only occur with a nasal consonant
Bean and Brand
Nasal consonant
Complementary distruibution
Uses two complementary parts to make a bigger word
Dean
Nasal Consonant
Deed
Nasal Consonant
P and Ph
Spat
P and Ph
Spool
