Phonetics Flashcards
(42 cards)
Phonology
Study of phonetics
Logogram
Looks like the object presented. Eg. Hieroglyphics
Orphographic
Level of spelling
Phonetic/Phonemic
Level of sound
Homograph
Sounds different, but spelt the same Eg. wind, wind (wind your watch)
Homophone
Sound the same, but spelt different Eg. piece, peace
SSBE
Standard Southern British English
RP
Received Pronunciation
CV structure
Consonant-Vowel Structure
Rhotic Speaker
Pronounce /r/ clearly Eg. RobbeR - Americans
Non-Rhotic Speaker
Do not pronounce /r/ sound clearly Eg. British
Phonetics involves
Linguistic, paralinguistic, and indexical information
Linguistic Information
Language being spoken - Linguistically coded message
Paralinguistic Information
Emotion, attitude, level of formality
Indexical Information (Sociolinguistics)
Age, gender, social standing, etc
Alphabetic Writing System
Uses the alphabet. Eg. English, German, French
Larynx
Contains voicebox
Oesophagus
To stomach
Trachea
To lungs
Sound modifiers
Vocal tract - filter
Size and shape of vocal cavity
Nasal cavity
Active Articulators
Move in speech production. Eg. Tongue
Passive Articulators
Cannot move in speech production Eg. Hard palate
Phonetic Transcription
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
Transcription
Representation of speech as it is spoken