Articulatory phonetics deals
with studying the making of
single sounds by the vocal tract
Phonology: Study phonemes and their function in
the phonological system
Described as Psychology of sound
Focus; Rules or constraints to
find out about the
combinations of sounds of a
language.
Branches
Segmental Phonology – based
on the segmentation of
language into individual
speech sounds derived from
phonetics.
Suprasegmental
Phonology – deals with
attribute (like rhythm,
stress, etc.)s of
pronunciation which
cannot be segmented
Syllable structure in
phonology involves
ways in which different
sounds function in
dialogue.
Phonemes: Study
phonemes and
their function in
the phonological
system
Vowel
Sounds
English Vowel Sounds A vowel letter can represent
different vowel sounds: hat [hæt], hate [heit], all [o:l],
art [a:rt], any ['eni].
The same vowel sound is often
represented by different vowel letters
in writing: [ei] they, weigh, may, cake,
steak, rain.
Open syllable: Kate
[keit], Pete [pi:t], note
[nout], site [sait], cute
[kyu:t].
Closed syllable: cat
[kæt], pet [pet], not
[not], sit [sit], cut (the
neutral sound [ə]).
Consonant
sound
A consonant is a speech
sound that is articulated
with complete or partial
closure of the vocal tract.
The 21 consonant letters in the
English alphabet are B, C, D, F,
G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T,
V, X, Z, and usually W and Y.
The letter Y stands
for the consonant /j/
in yoke, the vowel /ɪ/
in myth, the vowel /i/
in funny, and the
diphthong /aɪ/ in my.
Have for study purpose the sounds of a
tongue.
Theoretically, a phonetician can conduct her studies without ever looking at a
particular language, and a phonologist can do everything she does without ever
involving anatomy.