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Phonetics and
Phonology
2013 Spring
Szcsnyi, Krisztina
Lecture 2
15 February 2013
Revision
Phonetic
symbols
+ Ndasdy p. 8.
1.1 Phonetics
Auditory,
1.2 Phonology
a. hztl /st/
megfr /kf/
hzd ki /stk/
b. lesgl/g/
szp zld /bz/
lisztbe /zdb/
Always backwards, regressive voice assimilation
hes tired
live show
/zt/
/v/
matchbox /b/
anecdote /kd/
The direction of assimilation is not fixed.
Potential misunderstanding:
2.
Sample material:
Wallander
Uncool
honk
Wallander.1x03.honk.avi
Connected speech, dark L (before
consonants and word-finally), aspirated p,
t
2.
elements
Stress: H.: always on the first syllable
of the word; E.: on different syllables +
unstressed syllables with weak vowels
(especially for function words)
Intonation: e.g. yes/no questions
heat /hi:t/
may be perceived as /hit/ due to Pre-Fortis
Clipping (also called Pre-Voiceless Vowel
Shortening)
bang /b/
may be perceived as /bn/
gone vs gun
wild vs wilderness
lead vs lead (phonetically different!)
knowledge of rules
the:
/i/
-ed:
/d/
1.
Acoustically
How
3.1 Phonemes
3.1 Phonemes
The
Definition:
a phoneme is an underlying
sound unit capable of distinguishing
one word from another in a given
language.
3.2 Allophones
One
The
aspirated
/t/, /k/
/p/:
3.2 Allophones
3.2 Allophones
Definition:
the alternants of a
phoneme whose occurance is
regularly predictable from the
environment are called the
allophones of that phoneme.
Native
3.2 Allophones
/p/
phoneme
[p] [p]
allophones
Sample material:
Wallander
Private
Wallander.1x03.private place.avi
4 Consonants
5 Exam practice
palatoalveolar affricate
Bilabial nasal
Alveolar liquid
Glottal stop
Voiceless coronals
//
/m/
/l/
//
/t/ //
/s/ //
//
5.2 Transcription
Clara
matrix
mutual
polar
slang
/kler/ /kler/
/metrks//metrks/
/mjutul//mjutul/
/pl//polr/
/sl//sl/
chronlogy
chronological
chrnolgical
intersect
ntersct
commission
commssion
commissionaire
commssionire
5.4 Definitions
IPA
lots of //s!
Enjoy