1. Phonetics as a science. - it’s a subject matter in branches. Term comes from Greek word “Phonitikos” (голосовой) or the science of the voice. Phonetics is a science‚ which treats the sounds of which language is composed. Phonetics (encyclopedia) is the study of how the speech sounds are made (articulatory phonetics)‚ the acoustic properties of the sound (acoustic phonetics) and how sounds are organized in the language (linguistic phonetics). Phonetics (Webster) is the science or a study of speech
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Pronunciation Problems in Egypt I have been teaching English for almost eight years for Egyptian university students at the English Department. Out of my experience of teaching Phonetics and Phonology for those students‚ I can conclude that the Egyptian learners of English encounter many pronunciation problems because of two main reasons: the English spelling as a poor reflection of the English pronunciation as well as the differences between the Arabic phonetic alphabet and that of English
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Introduction to Phonetics Speaking is such a normal part of our everyday life that we usually do not stop to think about what we are doing. It could be compared to walking: once you have learned how to do it‚ it becomes an automatic action that does not require conscious thought. If we had to think carefully about every single step it takes to produce speech‚ it would take us hours to form a single sentence. Luckily‚ there is no need for this‚ as long as we stick to our native language or dialect
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INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS Communication is possible only with use of language. A language can be used in two ways for the purpose of communication .The two purpose of communication is spoken and written. Speech is more important medium than the medium of writing. USES OF SPEECH: *Speech comes first in history. *Speech comes first in the history of any individual. *Speech is used much more than writing as a medium‚ *Written language is an attempt to represent the sands used in spoken language
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allophones‚ syllables and consonants according to Manual of English Phonetics and Phonology by Paul Skandera and Peter Burleigh‚ English Phonetics and Phonology by Peter Roach and Phonetics and Phonology by Višnja Josipović. The paper will also deal with the linear/non -linear analysis. In addition to terms mentioned above the paper will be dealing with few examples of phonetic transcription. Connected speech A lot of phonetic description is based on examination of small‚ isolated pieces of spoken
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ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION IN USE Advanced Members: 1. Nguyễn Ngọc Kiều Thanh 2. Võ Minh Trang 3. Trần Bảo Giang UNIT 35: Fixed phrases and idioms in speech units UNIT 36 + 37: Non-prominence on final ‘empty’ content words and on final expressions UNIT 38: Prominence in reflexive and personal pronouns Teacher: Tran Mai Hien UNIT 35: Fixed phrases and idioms in speech units Presenter: Tran Bao Giang It was so noisy in the room // I could barely hear myself think //. Is more likely than: It
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Unit 1 – Phonetics and Phonology 1.1 Introduction Phonetics is an empirical science which studies human speech sounds. It tells us how sound are produced‚ thus describing the articulatory and acoustic properties of sounds‚ and furnishes us with methods for this classification. Phonetics is divided into three main branches: - Articulatory phonetics: Studies the nature and limits of the human ability to produce speech sounds and describes the way these sounds are delivered. - Acoustic
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Chapter 1 Phonetics: A “Sound” Science * Phonetics as a field of study * Historical phonetics- involves the study of sound changes in words * There is a constant mutation over time in the pronunciation of words in all languages. * Between the fourteenth and seventeenth centuries‚ there was a marked evolution in the pronunciation of English long vowels; this change in vowel pronunciation is known as the “Great Vowel Shift” * Physiological phonetics- involves
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Pronunciation exercises Sound‚ stress‚ intonation Hints on pronunciation for foreigners I take it you already know Of tough and bough and cough and dough? Others may stumble but not you Or hiccough‚ thorough laugh and through? Well done: And now you wish perhaps To learn of these familiar traps: Beware of heard a dreadful word That looks like beard and sounds like bird. And dead: It’s said like bed‚ not bead‚ For goodness’ sake‚ don’t call it deed! Watch out for meat and great and threat‚ They rhyme
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demand for teaching and learning English all over the country for various purposes. However‚ how to speak English in general and English pronunciation skill in particular effectively is an important matter. Standard pronunciation should be kept in mind to be the most popular and affective way of speaking. It is true that good ability of pronunciation will give us many opportunities to improve our English and thus help us be able to look for good jobs in the future. In fact‚ many students
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