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Phonetics Mia Armour Grand Canyon University September 24, 2006

Running head: Phonetics. Phonetics Mia Armour Grand Canyon University September 24, 2006. Phonetics. What, Why and How?. What is Phonetics?. Phonetics is the study of the sounds of language. Why is Phonetics Important?.

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Phonetics Mia Armour Grand Canyon University September 24, 2006

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  1. Running head: Phonetics PhoneticsMia ArmourGrand Canyon UniversitySeptember 24, 2006

  2. Phonetics What, Why and How?

  3. What is Phonetics? • Phonetics is the study of the sounds of language.

  4. Why is Phonetics Important? *Education profession has moved between phonics based and whole language programs. *To teach phonics one must understand phonetics.

  5. How do teachers use phonetics? • Teachers understand that English orthography and spoken phonetics are very different. • Spoken phonetics can be translated with various English orthography.

  6. Organs Used In Speech Production Lips Tongue Teeth Nasal Cavity Vocal cords

  7. Organs Used In Speech Production con’t… • Importance of the mouth: Aveolar Ridge Palate Velum

  8. Features of Linguistic Sounds • Phonemes- psychologically real unit of linguistic sound • Not sounds such as…

  9. Features of Linguistic Sounds *Consonants- sounds are produced by obstructing the flow of air as it passes from the lungs through the nasal tract.

  10. Features of Linguistic Sounds • Vowels- produce sound through a combination of tongue position, lip rounding and muscle tension.

  11. Ways to Represent Linguistic Sounds • Phonetic transcription-process of representing sounds of language using phonetic orthography • /i/ meet • /e/ mate • /u/ coop • /o/ cope • /a/ cop

  12. Ways to Represent Linguistic Sounds • Schwa- unstressed syllables • Diphthong- two sounds

  13. Characteristics of Consonants • Articulartory features- how and where each phoneme is produced in the vocal tract • Place of articulation • Bilabial, labiodental, interdental, alveolar, palatal, velar, glottal

  14. Characteristics of Consonants • Manner of Articulation • Obstruents • Stop, Fricative, Affricate • Nasal • Liquid • Glide • Voicing • Voiced • Voiceless

  15. Characteristics of Vowels • Tongue Height • High • Low • Mid • Frontness • Front • Back • Central

  16. Characteristics of Vowels • *Tenseness • -Tense • -Lax • *Roundedness • -Rounded • -Unrounded • *Diphthongs

  17. Implement • ELL (English Language Learners) • Differientiated Instruction • Enrichment • Modifications • Accommodations

  18. References Grand Canyon University. (2005). Reading 535 Lecture Three. Phoenix, AZ. Grand Canyon University. Justice, Paul W. (2004). Relevant Linguistics An Introduction to the Structure and Use of English for Teachers. Stanford, CA: CSLI Publications.

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