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an accent

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way of PRONOUNCING a language… country, area/social class

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a dialect

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a form of a language… specific region/social group.

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The RP English Accent

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Recieved Pronunciation

= regionally neutral middle class accent
= The Queen’s Eng, BBC Eng., Oxford Eng.
= no dialects
= clipped, precised tones
= shortening of vowels

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fortis consonant definition

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= “strong”
= pronounced with greater tension and airflow
= voiceless

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lenis consonant definition

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= “weak”
= produced with less muscular effort
= voiced

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central mid lax vowel

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/ə/

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Open back vowel

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/ɑ/ /ɒ/

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Neutralized vowels

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/i/ /u/

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stress 🤨🦾

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relative strength of a syllable

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phoneme

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= the smallest unit of sound in a language
= can distinguish one word from another
= division of stream of sounds into segments

Phonemes are abstract representations of sounds and are not the actual sounds themselves.

Realisations may vary in dif. speakers.

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voiceless dental fricative consonant

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/θ/

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voiceless postalveolar fricative consonant

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/ʃ/

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plosive consonants

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/p/ /t/ /k/ /b/ /d/ /ɡ/

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Place of Articulation

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Where in the vocal tract a speech sound is produced. It describes the physical location where airflow is constricted or modified to create a particular sound.

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affricate definition

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a consonant sound that begins as a plosive (complete blockage of airflow) and transitions into a fricative (partial constriction of airflow)

One phoneme
Slightly aspirated

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lenis counterpart

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the voiced version of a consonant sound that has a voiceless (fortis) counterpart.

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Voiced velar nasal

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/ŋ/

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postalveloar aproximant

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/r/

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Approximant definition

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The articulators come close together but do not create a turbulent airstream (unlike fricatives).

Phonetically like vowels, phonologically like consonants, e.g. ‘a way’, ‘a year’

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Fricative definition

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air is forced through a narrow space, creating turbulence/hissing sound.

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Voiceless definition

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Produced without vibrating the vocal cords

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Voiced definition

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air passes through the glottis → vocal cords vibrate

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Dental definition

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Tongue touches the upper teeth or is very close to them.

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Central definition

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Tongue is positioned centrally in the mouth.

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Mid definition
Tongue height is halfway between high and low.
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Lax definition
Produced with less muscular tension compared to tense vowels.
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Unrounded definition
The lips are not rounded or pursed. Instead, they remain relaxed and neutral, or in some cases, spread
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Rounded vowels
[u], [ʊ], [o], [ɔ]
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Postalveolar definition
Tongue is positioned just behind the alveolar ridge
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Plosive definition
blocking the airflow in the vocal tract and then releasing it suddenly, creating a burst of sound.
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Rounded definiton
The lips are brought together and form a rounded, circular shape
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Unrounded vowels
[i], [ɪ], [e], [ɛ], [æ], [ɑ], [ʌ], [ə]
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Fricatives
/f/, /v/, /θ/, /ð/, /s/, /z/, /ʃ/, /ʒ/, /h/
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fortis consonants
/p/, /t/, /k/, /f/, /θ/, /s/, /ʃ/, /h/, /tʃ/
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lenis consonants
/b/, /d/, /g/, /v/, /ð/, /z/, /ʒ/, /dʒ/, /m/, /n/, /ŋ/, /l/, /r/, /j/, /w/
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affricate consonants
/tʃ/ /dʒ/
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Velar definition
sounds are produced by raising the back of the tongue (the dorsum) to the soft palate (the velum)
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Nasal definition
produced when the airflow is completely blocked in the oral cavity (mouth) but allowed to pass freely through the nasal cavity (nose)
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Velar consonants
/k/, /g/, /ŋ/
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Nasal consonants
/m/, /n/, /ŋ/
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Bilabial definition
Both lips come together.
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Bilabial consonants
/p/, /b/, /m/, /w/
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Labiodental definition
sounds are produced by using the lower lip and the upper teeth.
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Labiodental consonants
/f/, /v/
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Dental definition
The tongue touches the upper teeth.
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Dental consonants
/θ//ð/
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Alveolar definition
The tongue touches or approaches the alveolar ridge (just behind the upper teeth).
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Postalveolar consonants
/ʃ/, /ʒ/, /tʃ/, /dʒ/, /r/
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Alveolar consonants
/t/, /d/, /s/, /z/, /n/, /l/
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Retroflex definition
The tongue tip curls backward toward the palate.
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Retroflex (rare in English accents):
/ɹ/ (in some accents)
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Palatal definition
The tongue touches or approaches the hard palate.
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Palatal consonant
/j/
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Glottal defition
The sound is produced at the glottis (the space between the vocal cords).
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Glottal consonants
/h/
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The glottal stop definition
/ʔ/ produced by briefly closing the vocal cords (glottis) to completely block airflow, followed by a sudden release
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velum (soft palate) ADJ
velar
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hard palate ADJ
palatal
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alveolar ridge ADJ
alveolar
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teeth ADJ
dental
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lips ADJ
bilabial
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lips + teeth ADJ
labiodental
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vowels definition
no obstruction to the flow of the air
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... deals with sound production, describes sounds in a language
phonetics
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... deals with sound distribution, function in a language, abcstract side
phonology
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consonants
some kind of obstruction to the flow of the air
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cardinal vowels
[i], [e], [ɛ], [a], [ɑ], [ɔ], [o], [u]
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cardinal back vowels
[ɑ], [ɔ], [o], [u]
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cardinal front vowels
[i], [e], [ɛ], [a]
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cardinal vowels definition
the extreme positions of the tongue during articulation, used for comparing and describing vowels in any language.
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Manner of articulation
refers to how the airflow is modified as it passes through the vocal tract during the production of a consonant sound. It describes the interaction between the articulators (such as the tongue, lips, or teeth) and the airflow, determining whether the sound is a stop, fricative, nasal, etc.
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English diphtongs definition
A single, complex vowel sound formed by gliding between two positions. Length similar to long vowels. The first part is much longer and stronger than the second part.
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Centring diphtongs definition
Glide towards the ə vowel, 3
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Centring diphtongs
[ɪə], [eə], [ʊə]
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English diphtongs
[ɪə], [eə], [ʊə], [eɪ], [aɪ], [ɔɪ], [aʊ], [əʊ]
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Closing diphtongs definition
Glide towards the ɪ vowel (3) Glide towards the ʊ vowel (2)
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Closing diphtongs
[eɪ], [aɪ], [ɔɪ], [aʊ], [əʊ]
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English triphtongs definition
Closing diphthongs + ə (3+2)
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English triphtongs
[eɪə] [aɪə] [ɔɪə] [aʊə] [əʊə]
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voiced phonemes
b d g v ð z ʒ dʒ m n ŋ w j l + /ɪ/ /ʊ/ /ə/ /e/ /ɒ/ /ʌ/ /æ/ /i:/, /ɑ:/,/ɔ:/ /ɜ:/ /u:/
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voiceless phonemes
p t k f θ s ʃ tʃ (8)
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phonemic system
the set of phonemes used in a particular language to distinguish meaning between words
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allophones
variations of a phoneme that occur in different contexts but do not change the meaning of a word e.g. [p] in "spin" and [pʰ] in "pin" are allophones of the phoneme /p/
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Phonemic transcription
// indicates the phonemes only
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Allophonic (phonetic) transcription
indicates the qualities of allophones
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What influences the pronunciation of a plosive consonant in a medial position?
the stress of the preceding / following syllables
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the glottal stop word examples
setback, fitness, Latvia, clipboard, background
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continuants
consonants where air flows continuously without full blockage. Fricatives, approximants and questionably nasals
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clear l
only before vowels ‘lea’ liː
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dark l [ ɫ ]
never before vowels iːɫ
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Phonotactics
rules for sound combinations
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digraphs
They represent just one phoneme
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