LING477 Chapter Notes - Chapter 4: Vocal Tract, Vocal Folds, Sonorant
16 Dec 2018
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Teachers need an understanding of the sound system in english in order to: Understand the representations of pronunciation that are given in dictionaries. To identify and appreciate the sound effects in poetic language. To understand the process that children go through in learning to read and write. The ipa can be difficult for english speakers because: The symbols for the vowel sounds are based on the orthography of european languages rather than that of english. American dictionaries try to make things easier for their readers by using symbols that are based on the spelling system of english. The consonant sounds [p], [b], [t], [d], [ch], [j], [k], and [g] are called oral stops or. Because in the production of these sounds the air is stopped momentarily from passing through the mouth and then allowed to burst out, suddenly. The sounds [fl, [v], [th], [ th ], [s], [z], [sh], and [zh] are called fricatives, .
