Miguel Elas Guerra Huamn

Group B Teacher: Marlene Chvez Vivanco

P h o n e t i c s a n d P h o n o l o g y Ta s k What is the difference between phonetics and phonology?

1.

Differences Phonetics Phonology

Re l a t e s language. to the sounds of Studies together of Is about the physical aspect of s o u n d s , i t s t u d i e s t h e p ro d u c t i o n and the p e rc e p t i o n of sounds, Is about the abstract aspect of sounds and it studies the phonemes P h o n e t i c t r a n s c r i p t i o n s a re d o n e u s i n g t h e s q u a re b r a c ke t s , [ ] . / /). (phonemic transcriptions adopt the slash called phones. how to sounds c re a t e in the a re put meaning. linguistic

I t a l s o s t u d i e s t h e s t r u c t u re sounds system.

Analyses human

the

p ro d u c t i o n

of

all

Deals with the sound systems languages speech systems languages for in or the example, o rg a n i z e d how into a re

speech

sounds,

re g a rd l e s s o f l a n g u a g e .

d i f f e re n t re l a t i o n

Is based on a study of all the p a r t s o f t h e b o d y c o n c e rn e d i n making speech. It includes the positions body of the parts for of the necessary p ro d u c i n g -

between them and how they a f f e c t e a c h o t h e r.

Is the basis for further work in morphology, syntax, d i s c o u r s e a n d o r t h o g r a p h y.

s p o ke n w o rd s , a n d t h e e f f e c t o f a i r f ro m t h e l u n g s a s i t p a s s e s t h ro u g h the larynx, pharynx,

Miguel Elas Guerra Huamn v o c a l c o rd s , n a s a l p a s s a g e s a n d mouth.

Group B Teacher: Marlene Chvez Vivanco

2.

Whats

your of

personal phonetics

opinion and

about

the a

importance

phonology

when

person learns a foreign language?

s t ro n g l y

believe

that

non-native

s p e a ke r s

of

language (any) mainly need to learn about the phonetics and phonology of the language to finally exc e l it,

c o rre c t l y i n s o m e i t s a re a s s u c h a s s p e a k i n g a n d w r i t i n g . U n d e r s t a n d i n g a n d s p e a k i n g a re t h e m a i n p u r p o s e s o f a person who tries to learn a new language for the first time. I n t h i s p ro c e s s , l e a r n e r s u s u a l l y f i n d o u t t h i s

j o u rn e y m i g h t t u rn s k i n d o f c o n f u s i n g f o r t h e m d u e t o

Miguel Elas Guerra Huamn

Group B Teacher: Marlene Chvez Vivanco

m a n y re a s o n s . O n e t h o s e re a s o n s i s c l e a r l y w h e n t h e y f i n d t h e d i f f e re n c e s b e t w e e n t h e i r m o t h e r t o n g u e w i t h the new language. spelling and Fo r i n s t a n c e , i n E n g l i s h l a n g u a g e differs g re a t l y u n l i ke the

p ro n u n c i a t i o n

Spanish language. Fi n a l l y , t o m a s t e r s p e a k i n g s k i l l s , n o n - n a t i v e s p e a ke r s of the new language It is must be taught to a p ro p e r

p ro n u n c i a t i o n .

also

important

understand

a c c e n t s a n d l a n g u a g e v a r i a t i o n t o re a c t a p p ro p r i a t e l y t o t h e m . T h a t s w h y p h o n e t i c s a n d p h o n o l o g y p ro v i d e u s a systematic and well-founded understandings of the

s o u n d p a t t e rn s o f a l a n g u a g e a s w e l l a s s t re s s a n d i n t o n a t i o n . T h u s , t h i s m a ke s l e a r n e r s t o b e a w a re o f t h e importance of accuracy and clarity in effective

communication.

Miguel Elas Guerra Huamn

Group B Teacher: Marlene Chvez Vivanco

Vo w e l s

Rounded vowels

D u r i n g t h e p ro d u c t i o n o f v o w e l s , t h e re i s n o o b s t r u c t i o n of the a i r f l o w. The air s t re a m is modified by the

p o s i t i o n i n g o f t h e t o n g u e , l i p s , a n d j a w re s u l t i n g i n d i f f e re n t vowel qualities. Wi t h vowels, placement of

t o n g u e ( f ro m f ro n t t o b a c k a n d f ro m b o t t o m t o ro o f o f m o u t h ) a n d t h e a m o u n t o f l i p ro u n d i n g a re i m p o r t a n t i n d e f i n i n g a n d c l a s s i fy i n g t h e s o u n d . FRONT/CENTRAL/BACK: These t h re e re f e r to the

p o s i t i o n o f t h e t o n g u e f ro m f ro n t t o b a c k o f t h e m o u t h d u r i n g t h e p ro d u c t i o n o f t h e s o u n d H I G H / M I D / LO W: T h e s e re f e r t o t h e p l a c e m e n t o f t h e t o n g u e f ro m ro o f t o f l o o r ( b o t t o m ) o f t h e m o u t h w h e n making the sound.

Miguel Elas Guerra Huamn

Group B Teacher: Marlene Chvez Vivanco

L I P R O U N D I N G : T h i s d e s i g n a t i o n re f e r s t o w h e t h e r t h e l i p s a re ro u n d e d ( O - s h a p e ) o r s p re a d ( n o ro u n d i n g ) w h e n the sound is being made. They a re not ro u n d e d in

English. TENSE VS LAX: Also important in describing vowel

s o u n d s a re t h e d e s i g n a t i o n s T E N S E & L A X , w h i c h re f e r t o t h e re l a t i v e t e n s e n e s s o f t h e v o c a l m u s c l e s .

Miguel Elas Guerra Huamn

Group B Teacher: Marlene Chvez Vivanco