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The sounds of language: Phonetics
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Advanced placement Introduction to Linguistics Mind Map on The sounds of language: Phonetics, created by Alexia Romero on 12/03/2016.
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The sounds of language: Phonetics
Acoustic
Physical properties of speech as sound waves in the air
Forensic
Identifying the speaker by analyzing his pronunciation, accent, etc.
Articulatory
How the speech sounds are made
The general study of the characteristics of speech sounds
Sounds
Consonants
Voicing
Voiceless
The vocal folds don't vibrate
[p], [f], [θ], [h], [t], [s], [ʃ], [ʧ]
Voiced
The vocal folds vibrate
[b], [m], [w], [v], [ð], [d], [z], [n], [l], [r], [ʒ], [ʤ], [j], [g], [ŋ]
The place of articulation
Where the sounds are articulated in the vocal organs
Bilabials
The two lips touch to create this sound
[p], [b], [m]
Labiodentals
Upper teeth, and lower lip touch for these sounds
[f], [v]
Dentals
The tip of the tongue goes behind the upper front teeth
[θ], [ð]
Alveolars
Sounds formed with the front part of the tongue and alveolar ridge
[t], [d], [s], [z], [n], [l], [r]
Alveolo-palatal
Sounds formed with the tongue at the very front of the palate, near the alveolar ridge
[ʃ], [ʧ], [ʒ], [ʤ], [j]
Velars
You put the back of the tongue, against the velum
[ŋ], [w], [k], [g]
Glottal
Sound formed with the tongue and other parts of the mouth
[h]
The manner of articulation
How the sounds are articulated.
Stops / Plosives
Stop the airstream, and let it go abruptly
[p], [b], [t], [d], [k], [ɡ]
Fricatives
Almost blocking he airstream
[f], [v], [θ], [ð], [s], [z], [ʃ], [ʒ], [h]
Affricates
Briefly stopping the airstream, and causing friction when releasing it
[ʧ], [ʤ].
Nasal
The airstream flows through the nose
[m], [n], [ŋ],
Approximants
Glides
Voiced sounds. The tongue moves from or to the position of a vowel.
[w], [j]
Liquids
Voiced sounds. The air flows around the sides of the tongue, and the tip touches the middle of the alveolar ridge
[l], [r]
Glottal stops
The glottis gets completely closed, and then opened
Oh oh! Uh-uh
Flap
The tongue tip taps the alveolar ridge for a short moment
Represented as [D], [ɾ].
Used in words such as ladder, latter, medal, metal, writer, rider
Vowels
Diphthongs
Front/Central/Back
High/Mid/Low
Auditory
How speech sounds are received by the ear.
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