What is phonetics?

3 categories of phonetics

Articulatory p.

Acoustic p.

Auditory p.

Spelling vs. pronunciation

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/kɔl/

[khɔ:ɫ]

Articulatory phonetics

which body parts most important?

Articulatory phonetics

how is it called when air goes out the lungs?

Articulatory phonetics

The larynx (Kehlkopf):

Articulatory phonetics

Articulators?

active/passive

Articulatory phonetics

What's the difference between consonants and vowels?

consonants:
describing sounds

3 ways of how to describe a sound

Place of articulation
(where)
(8)

bilabial

Labio-dental

Dental

Alveolar

Palato-alveolar

Palatal

Velar

Glottal

Manner of articulation
(how)
(5)

plosives

fricatives

affricates

nasals

approximants

approximants

liquids/glides?

approximants

lateral/central?

what happens with the air with lateral approximants

what happens with the air with central approximants

Voicing

voiced sounds

what happens to the vocal cords?

voicing

voiceless sounds

what happens to the vocal cords?

Voicing

remember!