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Quiz 1

• What’s linguistics?

• What’s a gloss?

• Write an immaginary example ofsynchronic  and diachronic  linguistics

• What’s language planning ?

• Write a small conceptual map with thebranches of linguistics.

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PhoneticsPhoneticsM.C. afael !l"erto #elasco !rgenteM.C. afael !l"erto #elasco !rgente 

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Phonetics and PhonologyPhonetics and Phonology

• $honetic is different to $honology in

matters that the former refers to the origin

and production of sounds. $honology% in

the other hand refers to the sound

systems of a language.

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Why do I need to learnWhy do I need to learn

Phonetics?Phonetics?

• Phonetics increases your knowledge inmatters of pronunciation.

• By knowing how languages are produce

you can better your pronunciation.

• It facilitates the acquisition of newwords.

• It helps you to read the dictionary usingthe correct sounds inscripted in thewords.

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What’s the rst thing to learnWhat’s the rst thing to learn

about phonetics?about phonetics?

• !irst of all you need to know that thereare " di#erent kinds of Phonetics

 !uditory !uditory

 !rticulatory !rticulatory

 !coustic !coustic

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$k% I get it&what’s ne't?$k% I get it&what’s ne't?

• (nother thing you should master is thePoints of (rticulation.

• )he Points of (rticulation are theessential components of the *ocal tractthat allow human beings to producesounds or phonemes

• ( phoneme is the minimun part of sound

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&he $oints of !rticulation

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1.1. Nasal CavityNasal Cavity

2.2. Oral CavityOral Cavity

3.3. LipsLips

4.4. TeethTeeth

5.5. Alveolar rideAlveolar ride

6.6. !ard palate!ard palate

7.7. "o#t palate"o#t palate

8.8. Tip o# theTip o# the

to$%eto$%e

9.9. &lade o# the&lade o# the

to$%eto$%e

10.10. &a'( o# the&a'( o# the

to$%eto$%e

11.11. )pilottis)pilottis

12.12. *o'al #olds*o'al #olds

13.13. +hari$,+hari$,

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'ow to start noticing the sounds?'ow to start noticing the sounds?

• &he first thing to notice is whether thesounds are (oiced(oiced or (oiceless(oiceless

• )econdly% to notice whether the sounds

are nasalnasal or non*nasalnon*nasal

• &hird% to notice whether the sounds areaspiratedaspirated or unaspiratedunaspirated

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#ery good+and the sounds?#ery good+and the sounds?

• )ounds can "e classified as consonants ,ety.

conssonare -to sound together% to sound loud’ 

and (owels ,ety. vocalis -from the (oice’.

• &oday we’ll /ust study the Consonant sounds.Consonant sounds.

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Consonants of !merican 0nglishConsonants of !merican 0nglish

• &he consonats are classified in large

groups

 2 Manner of pronunciation

 2 $lace of production

 2 #oice of production

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3et’s practice4

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