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  • Phonetics and phonology – Understanding the sounds of speech


    Phonetics and phonology: understanding the sounds of speech

     

    English is the international language for communication as well as the language of this planet because English has a great influence in the fields like business, education, IT, science, technology, etc. It can be described as a pipeline for the stream of knowledge in all branches of study.

    Furthermore, English is spoken as a first language by more than 350 million people worldwide, and as a second language by more than 430 million. To learn the nuances of the English language, you can enroll in the Spoken English Course Online to understand in-depth theoretical concepts in English.

    From this blog, you can learn what phonology, Phonetics, and their segmental features are. Furthermore, you can also understand the comprehensive summary of vowels, consonants, and other phonetic features of the speech.

    Phonology:

    Phonology is the study of sounds in a language and the categorical organization of speech sounds in language. You can learn how speech is organized in the mind and used to convey meaning for communication. Phonology can be related to many linguistic disciplines that include Psycholinguistics, Sociolinguistics, Language acquisition, and cognitive Science.

    Phonetics:

    Phonetics is the branch of linguistics and it is the study of the human speech of articulation. It is mainly concerned with speech or sign and their physiological production, acoustic properties, auditory perception, and neurophysiological. Furthermore, it is the study of abstract, grammatical status, and sound system or sign.

    Now we shall see the IPA(International Phonetic Alphabet) chart for a better understanding of Manner of Articulation and also helps you to understand 45 sounds in English.

    Phonetics

    To learn these sounds in a practical environment you can join Spoken English Classes in Chennai at FITA Academy for a better understanding of IPA charts.

    Manner of Articulation:

    Articulation Mode is how the flow of air is blocked as it flows out of the lungs and out of the nose and mouth. Consonant sounds depend on places of articulation used in English. They are Bilabial, Labio-Dental, Dental, Alveolar, Post-Alveolar, Palatal, Velar, Glottal. Based on these, there is a six Manner of Articulation.

    • Nasal
    • Stop
    • Fricative
    • Affricate
    • Approximant
    • Lateral
    Nasal:

    When you entirely restrict the flow of air via your mouth by allowing air to pass through your nose, you get nasal consonants. There are three nasal consonants in English. They are as follows:

    • /m/ – / m / Mother, Mad Bilabial (the vocal passage is blocked by the closing of the lips)
    • /n/ – No, turn- Alveolar ( sound produced by pressing the tongue against the alveolar ridge.
    • /ŋ/ – King – Velar (Pressing the back of the tongue on the soft palate blocks airflow.)
    Stop consonants or Plosive: Stop consonants are created when the vocal tract is closed completely and airflow is released in a burst to add meaning to the words.
    • /p/ – Pin, purse – Closing the lips blocks airflow (bilabial)
    • /b/ – Bag, cab – When the lips are closed, the airflow is obstructed (bilabial)
    • /t/ -Tab, late – the word made by placing the tongue towards the alveolar ridge (alveolar)
    • /d/ – Day, dip – a word made by pressing the tongue on the alveolar ridge (alveolar)
    • /k/ – Cash, kite – sound produced when tongue against the soft palate (velar)
    • /g/ – Good, girl – the back of the tongue is pressed against the soft palate, blocking the oral channel (velar)
    Fricative: A fricative is a partial blockage, so that air flows through the narrow channel without any blockage.
    • /F/ – Fish, fro – air is forced through lower lips (Labiodental)
    • /V/ – Have, cave – air is forced through lower lips (Labiodental)
    • /θ/ – Thought, thick – air flows through upper teeth and tongue (dental)
    • /ð/ – Those, the – air flows through upper teeth and tongue (dental)
    • /z/ – Zoo, zit – air is forced through the tongue and alveolar ridge (alveolar)
    • /ʃ/ – Shirt, brash – air flows through the tongue and beyond the alveolar ridge(post-alveolar)
    • /ʒ/ – Television, vision – air is flowing through the tongue and beyond the alveolar ridge (post-alveolar)
    • /h/ – Hope, hello – This is not a true consonant as there is no restriction in the airflow.
    Affricate: The result of Affricate consonants is the mix of stop and Fricative consonants. The affricate sounds are:
    • /ʈʃ/ – Match, church
    • /dʒ/ -Joy, jam
    These two sounds are produced when air is blocked with the tongue beyond the alveolar ridge (post-alveolar). Approximant: Air turbulence is caused by approximants, which are two articulators that meet near together.
    • /r/ – Right, ride – the tongue raises to the hard palate while pronouncing these words, but not too close.
    • /j/ – Yellow, yes – tongue lifts to but not too close to the hard palate.
    • /w/ – Wall, wet – Velum increases the back of the tongue
      Lateral: In Lateral consonants, the sound is produced when your tongue blocks the middle of your mouth.
    • /l/ – Law, luck, and lots are words that the tongue tip is placed middle of your mouth
    VOWELS:

    Vowels are sounds in which the airflow passes from the larynx to the lips without any obstacle. we should know in what way each vowel differs from the other. Vowels differ from the shape and position of the tongue, the distance between the upper surface of the tongue and the palate, and the distance between the front and back positions of the tongue.

    For example: when you pronounce i: vowel sound in the English word “see” you could observe that your tongue is held up close to the roof of the mouth. But when you pronounce the æ vowel sound in the word “cat” you can notice that the roof of the mouth is now greater.

    So, the difference between i: and æ is the position of the mouth. when you pronounce these words you can notice the vowel i: is a close vowel and æ is an open vowel.

    Cardinal vowels: Cardinal vowels are a set of vowels arranged in a front-back and close-open, etc. So you can understand better from the diagram below. Cardinal vowels Short Vowel: Short vowels give short sounds while pronouncing a word, for example, the words like Pot, cat, top, etc. Now, we shall see short vowel symbols and for verification, you can refer to the above diagram.
    • ɪ – In the word ‘Ship’, the vowel is in close front and lips are slightly spread
    • e – It is a close-mid front vowel, and lips are slightly spread while pronouncing the word ‘Men’.
    • æ – The example for a front vowel is ‘bat’
    • ʌ – It is a central vowel and more open while pronouncing the words like rush, London.
    • ɒ– It is open back rounded vowel or low-back rounded vowel. For example rob, top, pot.
    • ʊ – This is a near-close back rounded vowel in the words like push, Put, book.
    Long vowels: Long words give long sounds while pronouncing the words like sheep, leaf and beat, etc. Now, we shall see the symbols of long vowels. IPAWord example
    • i: – Need, mean (lips are slightly spread while pronouncing the word)
    • ɜ: – It is a central vowel. Example words like a bird, nurse.
    • ɔ: – This is an open-mid back rounded vowel, example words are Talk, horse, bored.
    • u: This vowel is much less back and close. For example the words like Food, boot.
    • ɑ: It is an open vowel. Example words like card, car.
    Diphthongs:

    Diphthongs are sounds that consist of a movement from one vowel to another, which can be described as long vowels. You need to remember that, the first part of the diphthongs is much longer than the second part. For example, when we pronounce the diphthong vowel /aɪ/ sound in the word “eye” only I is noticeable and the loudness of the sound is decreased. So as the result the “I” part is shorter and stronger.

    There are eight Diphthongs in English /aɪ/ , /eɪ/ , /əʊ/ ,/aʊ/ ,/eə/ ,/ɪə/ ,/ɔɪ/, /ʊə/. You can remember the diphthongs’ sounds in an easier way by dividing them into three groups.
    • Centring diphthongs ends in ə – /ɪə/, /eə/, /ʊə/
    • Closing ends in ɪ – /aɪ/, /eɪ/, /ɔɪ/
    • Another Closing diphthongs ending in ʊ – /əʊ/,/aʊ/
    Now, we shall see how all diphthongs sounds differ from each other through an example: IPAWord example
    • /ɪə/Steer, beard
    • /eə/Scarce, care
    • /ʊə/Tour, more
    • /eɪ/Great, pain
    • /aɪ/Fine, nice
    • /ɔɪ/Voice, choice
    • /əʊ/Home, road
    • /aʊ/Gown, brown

    Pronounce these words to learn the exact sounds of each vowel in diphthongs. So, these are important aspects you should focus on while learning the English language. And also there are various in-depth features in English for the learner who wants to acquire more knowledge in the English language. But these are the fundamental structures you need to focus on before moving into an in-depth study of the English language.

    From this, you would have understood what is Phonetics and phonology, and the sound systems in the English language. To learn more and to build your career opportunity you can enroll in the Spoken English Classes in Bangalore providing theoretical and practical knowledge of the English Language to the learners under the expert trainers.






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