What do you need to know about Pronunciation?

M.Ed. Maria Luisa Mu

2) a I can taste cake b I can taste chocolate c I can taste salt d I can taste sand

When I hear English…1) a I think of the sea

b I think of a bridgec I think of a planed I think of a raft

3) a I can hear a cat purringb I can hear the rain

c I can hear footsteps in the hall

d I can hear a police siren4) a I feel excited b I feel worried c I feel puzzled d I feel tired

What is pronunciatio

n?

sounds

word stress

intonation

spelling sentence stress

strong and weak forms

phonemic script

rhythm

Phonetics the study of sounds and the

human voice Phonology the study of sound systems and

sound units (e.g. phonemes)

Phonetics and Phonology

It is a contrastive unit in the sound system of a particular language

Minimal pairs show how the sound difference determines a change of meaning

Phoneme

-Voicing-Place of articulation-Manner of articulation

Articulation of the English sounds

When the vocal chords vibrate during the utterance of the sound

Voicing

The point within the vocal cavity where the articulatory elements come together to articulate a sound.

Place of Articulation

Places of articulation within the vocal cavity

1. Exolabial2. Endolabial3. Dental4. Alveolar5. Post alveolar6. Pre palatal7. Palatal8. Velar9. Uvular10. Pharyngeal11. Glottal12. Epiglottal13. Radical14. Posterodorsal15. Anterodorsal16. Laminal17. Apical18. Subapical

The way or manner in which the sound is

articulated. It consists of 3 broad categories

Stops–where the flow of air is completely stopped when producing a sound, e.g /p/

Fricatives–where the flow of air involves friction, e.g. /f/

Affricates--where a sound begins like a stop but then continues as a fricative, e.g. /tS/

Manner of Articulation