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Assignment 1 9056 Phonetics & Phonology
Assignment 1 9056 Phonetics & Phonology
Assignment 1 9056 Phonetics & Phonology
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Answer:
1. Jugs - 4 phonemes (/dʒʌɡz/)
Answer:
1. Faith-ful-ness
2. Wan-ton
3. Hope-ful
4. Suc-cess-ful
5. Val-ley
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There are 24 consonant sounds in English, and they are divided into
consonants:
restricting the airflow and then abruptly opening it. The English
language has six plosive sounds: /p/, /b/, /t/, /d/, /k/, and /g/.
Examples:
buzzing sound. English has nine fricative sounds: /f/, /v/, /θ/, /ð/, /s/,
Examples:
Examples:
the nose, nasal sounds are created. English has three nasal consonants:
Examples:
tract to generate these sounds. English has two liquid sounds: /l/ and
/r/.
Examples:
Examples:
It's crucial to keep in mind that certain English consonants may sound
different depending on where they are in a word or how close they are
to other sounds. For instance, how you pronounce the /t/ in tea differs
The way you pronounce the letter "k" in keep and school may sound
To sum up, English consonants are a basic part of the language, and
successfully in English.
Answer:
language, the rise and fall of the voice's pitch level contains a variety
Expressing feelings
or melancholy.
phrases. For instance, the rising pitch on love and dropping pitch on
hate highlight the distinction between the two opposing words in the
Interrogative Tone
example, the phrase Do you enjoy ice cream? has a rising intonation
to suggest an inquiry, but the phrase You like ice cream has a falling
the phrase "Close the window!" expresses civility while using a mild,
Conclusion
Answer:
Auditory phonetics is the study of how speech sounds are heard and
The auditory system is divided into three sections: the outer ear, the
middle ear, and the inner ear. Each component is essential in the
processing of sound.
The outer ear (also known as the pinna) is made up of both the visible
section of the ear and the ear canal. The pinna is structured like a
funnel and serves to gather and route sound waves towards the ear
The middle ear is positioned beneath the eardrum and is joined to the
outer ear by ossicles, which are small bones. The ossicles are made up
of three little bones called the malleus, incus, and stapes. The eardrum
vibrates as sound waves travel through the ear canal and strike it.
the ossicles.
of two major components: the cochlea and the vestibular system. The
microscopic hair cells. When vibrations from the ossicles reach the
cochlea, the hair cells move and create electrical impulses, which are
body.
Sound Perception's Physiological Processes
Sound Waves
Physical vibrations flow through the air as sound waves. They are
lower-pitched.
Transduction
The process by which physical sound waves are turned into electrical
This process takes place in the cochlear hair cells. Sound waves that
travel through the ossicles and reach the inner ear move the hair cells
in the cochlea. Hair cells create electrical impulses that are sent to the
Auditory Nerve
the base of the cochlea. This organization of the nerve fibers is based
Speech segmentation
Phoneme Awareness
Recognizing words
Sentence construction
Conclusion
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language, and most of the time it does not seem to matter that
Answer:
ðɪs ɪz ə juːnɪt juːzd ɪn ðə stʌdi əv kwɒntəti ənd rɪðəm ɪn spiːʧ. ɪn ðɪs
ðæt wiː juːz ðə seɪm juːnɪt tuː bi ðə θɪŋ ðæt wiː kaʊnt hwen wiː ər
lʊkɪŋ fɔː biːts ɪn vɜːs ɔːr rɪðmɪkəl spiːʧ. trədɪʃənəli, ðə sɪləbəl hæz
ˈəʊpən ˈvəʊkəl trækt ənd bæk tuː ə ˈrɛlətɪvli kləʊzd wʌn. mɔːrə ɪz ən