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Exploring Phonetics: A Guide to Linguistic Sound Descriptions

Dive into the nuances of speech production and sound articulation, uncovering why phonetic alphabets are crucial in accurately representing accents and sounds in linguistics. Navigate through different sound pronunciations and understand the challenges of phonetic approximation. Enhance your understanding of sound description through concise examples and exercises in an accessible language.

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Exploring Phonetics: A Guide to Linguistic Sound Descriptions

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  1. PhoneticsAnswer Key A Concise Introduction to Linguistics Rowe & Levine Ex 1, 2, 3 & 4 p. 39-42, 48-49, 57-58

  2. Exercise 1 p. 39-41

  3. Ex 1 - 3 • Explain the statement: “The description of a specific sound in terms of a specific manner and place of articulation is an approximation.”

  4. Ex 1 - 3 • It is difficult to describe exactly where and how sounds are produced: • Since each sound is pronounced differently : • from one speaker to another • From one time to another • since it is impossible to describe every aspect of the pronunciation • …

  5. Ex 2 - 2 • Why do linguists use a phonetic alphabet as opposed to standard orthography? • Orthography is often not representative of the sounds • not enough consistence • Not enough letters to represent all English sounds • To be able to describe accents

  6. Ex 3 - 7 i + j (or y) = ij e + j (or y) = ej • i, e & j (or y) are all unrounded sounds that are pronounced at the front of the mouth o + w = ow u + w = uw • o, u and w are all rounded and pronounced at the back of the mouth

  7. Ex 4 - 1 • Command: You will be there at five o’clock • Question: You will be there at five o’clock • Confirmation of something someone just said: You will be there at five o’clock

  8. Ex 4 - 2 • Produce / produce • (…) - Verb = stress on last syllable - N or Adj = Stress on first syllable See Table 2-4 Check your examples on dictionary.com

  9. Ex 4 - 4 • Mary had a little lamb. (surprise) • Mary had a little lamb. • The man picked up a hot rod. • The man picked up a hot rod. • I saw a blackbird. • I saw a black bird. • The plants are in the greenhouse. • The plants are in the green house.

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