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Level 1: People often don't understand what you want to say. You
use the wrong sounds in English words. (example)
Intuitive-Imitative Approach
Depends on the learner’s ability to listen to and imitate the sounds of the
target languagewithout explicit study
Analytical-Linguistic Approach
Utilizes information and tools, such as phonetic alphabet,
articulatory descriptions, charts of the vocal apparatus,
contrastive information and other aids to supplement listening,
imitation and production of sounds
Phonetics vs Phonology
Phonetics Phonology
The study of
The study of
the way speech
speech sounds.
sounds form
patterns.
Phonology
k b l ı
blık Ibkı
klıb ılbk
possible impossible
bılk bkıl
kılb ıblk
•“I just bought a beautiful new blick” What is a blick?
•“I just bought a beautiful new bkli” WHAT!!
Sequences of Phonemes
the gh = f as in rouGH
the o = i as in wOmen
the ti = sh as in naTIon
What if English was a Phonetic
Language
video
Articulatory Phonetics
Vocal Tract
Speech Organs
Voice
Voice
V
O
C
A
L
T
R
A
C
T
SPEECH
ORGANS
SPEECH ORGANS
MRI
Vowels and Consonants
[k],[g],[ŋ],[w]are velars.
When we produce these sounds we raise the
back of our tongue toward the soft palate or the
velum. These speech sounds are called velars.
Interdentals
Voicing
Place of Articulation
Manner of Articulation
Manners of Articulation
Stops
Fricatives Obstruents
Affricates
Nasals
Liquids Sonorents
Glides
Obstruents
Stops
Fricatives Obstruents
Affricates
Nasals
Liquids Sonorents
Glides
Stops (plosives)
[h],
Affricates
Tongue height
Tongue backness
Lip rounding
Tenseness
Tongue Height