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No. MODULE
MODULE TITLE
CODE

1 Language and Oral Communication ENG 14 -1

2 Listening Process ENG 14 -2

3 The Speech Sound ENG 14 -3

4 Diphthongs ENG 14 -4

5 Consonant Sounds ENG 14 -5

6 Preparing a Speech ENG 14 -6

7 Delivery of Speech ENG 14 -7

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THE SPEECH
SOUND

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 MODULE CONTENT

COURSE TITLE: Speech and Oral Communication

MODULE TITLE The Speech Sound

NOMINAL DURATION: 3 Hours

SPECIFIC LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

At the end of this module you MUST be able to:
1. Sharpen the ability through keen listening to be able to differentiate the
different vowel sounds in a sound.

TOPIC:
1. Organs of Speech
2. Functions of Speech Organs
3. Vocalizing the Vowel Sound with the Use of IPA

ASSESSMENT METHOD/S:
1. Lecture/Discussion
2. Modular approach
3. Individual exercises

REFERENCE/S:
https://www.slideshare.net/MariaMarthaManetteMadrid/the-organs-of-
speech-and-their-function
http://www2.vobs.at/ludescher/pdf%20files/Pronunciation%20exercises.pdf

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 Information Sheet ENG14-3
The Speech Sound

Learning Objectives:
After reading this INFORMATION SHEET, YOU MUST be able to:
1. Sharpen the ability through keen listening to be able to differentiate the
different vowel sounds in a sound.

THE ORGANS OF SPEECH AND THEIR FUNCTIONS

LIPS
- they serve for creating different
sounds - mainly the labial, bilabial (e.g.
/p/, /b/, /m/, /hw/, and /w/) and
labio-dental consonant sounds (e. g. /f/
and /v/ - and thus create an important
part of the speech apparatus.

TEETH
- small whitish structures found in jaws
- responsible for creating sounds mainly
the labio-dental (e.g. /f/ and /v/and
lingua-dental (e.g. /ð/and /θ/)
TONGUE
with its wide variety of possible movements, it assists in forming the sounds of
speech.
ALVEOLAR RIDGE
- hard ridge behind the upper front teeth. It is between the roof of the mouth and
the upper teeth.
HARD PALATE
- a thin horizontal bony plate of the skull, located in the roof of the mouth.
- the interaction between the tongue and the hard palate is essential in the
formation of certain speech sounds, notably /t/, /d/, and /j/.
VELUM (SOFT PALATE)
- it should have holes forming that function during speech to separate the oral
cavity (mouth) from the nose, in order to produce the oral speech sounds. If this
separation is incomplete, air escapes through the nose during speech and the
speech is perceived as hyper nasal.
UVULA
- it functions in tandem with the back of the throat, the palate, and air coming
up from the lungs to create a number of guttural and other sounds.
- In many languages, it closes to prevent air escaping through the nose when
making some sounds.

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GLOTTIS
- combination of vocal folds and space in between the folds as the vocal folds
vibrate, the resulting vibration produces a “buzzing” quality to the speech called
voice or voicing or pronunciation.
- sound production involving only the glottis is called glottal. Example is the
sound /h/.

VOCALIZING THE VOWEL SOUND WITH THE USE OF IPA

Vowels are sounds which are produced with the vibration of air in the oral cavity.
All vowel sounds, then are voiced oral sounds.

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