Phonetics Flashcards

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Phonology

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Study of phonetics

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Logogram

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Looks like the object presented. Eg. Hieroglyphics

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Orphographic

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Level of spelling

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Phonetic/Phonemic

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Level of sound

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Homograph

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Sounds different, but spelt the same Eg. wind, wind (wind your watch)

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Homophone

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Sound the same, but spelt different Eg. piece, peace

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SSBE

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Standard Southern British English

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RP

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Received Pronunciation

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CV structure

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Consonant-Vowel Structure

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Rhotic Speaker

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Pronounce /r/ clearly Eg. RobbeR - Americans

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Non-Rhotic Speaker

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Do not pronounce /r/ sound clearly Eg. British

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Phonetics involves

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Linguistic, paralinguistic, and indexical information

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Linguistic Information

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Language being spoken - Linguistically coded message

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Paralinguistic Information

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Emotion, attitude, level of formality

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Indexical Information (Sociolinguistics)

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Age, gender, social standing, etc

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Alphabetic Writing System

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Uses the alphabet. Eg. English, German, French

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Larynx

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Contains voicebox

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Oesophagus

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Trachea

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Sound modifiers

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Vocal tract - filter
Size and shape of vocal cavity
Nasal cavity

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Active Articulators

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Move in speech production. Eg. Tongue

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Passive Articulators

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Cannot move in speech production Eg. Hard palate

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Phonetic Transcription

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Focuses on sound of each word and assumes that speech can be analysed by a sequence of CV sounds (segments)

Homophones have identical phonetic transcriptions

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Transcription

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Representation of speech as it is spoken

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Monophthong
Vowel with a single perceived auditory quality
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Dipthtong
Two vowel sounds
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Triphthong
Three vowel sounds
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Abducted Vocal Cords
Parted eg. breathing
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Adducted Vocal Cords
Closed eg. coughing
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Voiced sound
Vocal fold vibrates Eg. vowels
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Voiceless sound
Vocal fold does not vibrate Eg. consonants
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Word Final Devoicing
Child can only produce voiceless sound originally (consonants)
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POA
Place of Articulation
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Passive Articulators
``` Alveolar Ridge Hard Palate Velum Uvula Glottis ```
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Bilabial
Bottom lip -> Top lip | /b/, /p/, /m/
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Labiodental
Bottom lip -> Top teeth | /f/, /v/
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Dental
Tongue Tip -> Upper Front Teeth | /θ/ (THin), /ð/ (THis)
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Alveolar
Tongue tip -> Alveolar Ridge | /d/, /t/, /s/, /z/, /n/, /ɹ/, /I/
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Post-Alveolar
Tongue tip/blade -> Behind Alveolar Ridge | /s/ (SHush), /ʒ/ (pleaSUre)
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Palatal
Tongue front -> Hard palate | /j/ (YEs)
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Velar
Tongue back -> Velum | /k/ (Could), /g/, /ŋ/ (stiNg)
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Glottal
Vocal folds | /h/, /ʔ/ (uh oh)