English Teaching Career -Phonetics and Phonology I

Belmonte Carolina Wednesday 17th

Review.

1) Fill the blanks.

a) _________________________ refers to the fact that communication consist of a
chain of event linking the speaker’s brain with the listener’s brain.
b) ________________, ___________________and _______________________ are the levels
involved in the speech chain.
c) ____________________ is the study of the production of speech sounds by the
articulatory and vocal track by the speaker.
d) _______________________is the study of the physical transmission of speech sound
from the speaker to the listener.
e) ___________________is the study of the reception and perception of speech sound
by the listener.
f) ________________, _______________________, _____________of the message are the
three stages in the speech chain.
2) The Production of Speech Sounds
Answer

Q 1. How speech sounds (phonemes) are produced?

Q 2. What is meant by articulators?

Q 3. What are the articulators above the larynx?

Q 4. Define ‘the pharynx’ –

Q 5. Define ‘the soft palate (velum)’

Q 6. Define ‘the hard palate’

3) Write the name.

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 English Teaching Career -Phonetics and Phonology I
Belmonte Carolina Wednesday 17th

HOMEWORK: READ 2.2 CHAPTER 2 AND CHAPTER 3 FROM ENGLISH PHONETICS AND
PHONOLY-A PRACTICAL COURSE by Peter Roach.

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