CMD 273 Lecture Notes - Lecture 2: Coarticulation, Diacritic, Phonetics
14 Sep 2016
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Cmd 273 - lecture 2 - systems of speech production. A set of letters or other characters used for writing a language. Alphabet doesn"t always reflect to the way the alphabet is pronounced. A word has one or more phonemes. Phoneme is a basic sound segment that has the linguistic function of distinguishing words. Physically, speech is a pattern of movements of the speech organs. Speech is also a pattern of acoustic vibrations. Anatomy and physiology of speech subsystems involved in speech production. Speakers of one dialect may not easily understand speakers of another, even when it"s the same language. Dialects are a difference, not a speech disorder. Phonemic symbols included in a full universal system. Some symbols will resemble the printed alphabet and some will not. Syllable initial sounds are sometimes called releasing sounds. Syllable final sounds are sometimes called arresting sounds. Usually linked together with other syllables in rhythmic pattern. All syllables in english contain a vowel.
