LINA01H3 Lecture 3: Phonetics
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Chapter 1, 5 & 6 should be read. Phonetics: study of physical properties of speech sounds. Voicing: voiceless: no vibration of vocal chords, voiced: vibration in vocal chords. Place of articulation: see columns of ipa chart; ex. Bilabial, labio-dental, etc: *remember [w] is labiovelar. Vowels: vowels have no place/manner of articulation, virtually no air obstruction. [ ] as in bore (usually is before [r] (ex. Or [ r] ), or [j] (ex. ] as in top, mop, cot about, sofa; All vowels are voiced; voicing is their sound source. The shape of the oral cavity determines the quality of sound. There are 4 ways to change the shape of the oral cavity. Height: raise or lower body of the tongue: ex the difference in tongue height between heed [i], head [ } , & had [ ] Backness: advance or retract the body of the tongue: ex. The difference between heed [i], & who"d [u]
