PHONETICS Consonants Kwary语音辅音 kwary.pptVIP

Phonetics: The Sounds of Language CONSONANT SOUNDS Three ways of approaching phonetics: Articulatory Phonetics: Physiological mechanism of speech production. Acoustic Phonetics: The physical properties of sound waves. Auditory Phonetics: Perception of the sounds by the brain. Phonetic Transcription The best-known system: The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) IPA has been developing since 1888. The system represents each sound of human speech with a single symbol. The symbol is enclosed in brackets [ ]. Places of Articulation Places of Articulation Bilabial ? P. 65, Question #5, a-g Alveolar : Alveolar Velar : Velar Bilabial : Velar Alveolar : Alveolar Bilabial : Alveolar Palatal : Palatal Labiodental : Glottal Manner of Articulation Plosive (Stop): Complete and momentary closure of airflow through the vocal tract. [p], [t], [k], [b], [d], [g] Nasal: The airflow passes through the nasal passages. [n], [m], [?] Fricative: Continuous airflow through the mouth. [f], [?], [s], [?], [h], [v], [?], [z], [?] Manner of Articulation Affricate: The stop articulation is released and the tongue moves rapidly away. [t?], [d?] Liquid: Air escapes through the mouth along the lowered sides of the tongue. [?], [r] Glide: semi-consonants. [ j ], [w] * * Deny A. Kwary [p], [b], [m] Labiodental ? Interdental ? Alveolar ? [t], [d], [s], [z], [?], [r], [n] [?], [?] [f], [v] Places of Articulation Palatal ? [?], [?], [t?], [d?], [?] Velar ? Glottal ? [h] [k], [g], [?], [w] So, how many consonant sounds are there in English Language? 24 [s] : [?] [k] : [?] [p] : [g] [?] : [r] [m] : [n] [d?] : [?] [ f ] : [h] P. 65, Question #6, a-g Fricative : Fricative Stop : Stop Glide : Glide Fricative : Fricative Liquid : Stop Fricative : Fricative Affricate : Fricative [s] : [?] [k] : [g] [w] : [ j ] [ f ] : [?] [?] : [t] [?] : [v] [t?] : [?]