Phonetics & Phonology 1 (1-9-2021)

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Majmaah University

Zulfi College of Education

Phonetics & Phonology

ENGL 312
1441 – 1442 H

Dr. Safaa M. Khalil


• Can you pronounce these words?

Sun Sure

Laugh Ghost

Read Dead
Important Terms

• Phonetics vs Phonology
• Consonant vs vowel letters
• Consonants vs vowel sounds
• Phonemes vs allophones
• BBC (RP) pronunciation
Phonetics

The study of the characteristics of the human sound


Phonology

The study of sound system of a particular language


sound pattern
Areas of Phonetics

Phonetics

Acoustic
Articulatory
Auditory Deals with the
The study of how physical properties
speech sounds are The perception, of speech as sound
made, or via the ear, of waves in the air
articulated speech sounds
Frequency,
Production Perception duration,
intensity…
Compare English with Arabic Phonetics
Compare English with Arabic Phonetics
So
What does Phonology study?
Phonology
the study of sound system of a particular language
Sound pattern

Flash sign

‫خامس شهر= خامشهر‬


‫من يشاء = ميشاء‬
International Phonetic Alphabet

The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) is an


alphabetic system of phonetic notation (a set of
phonetic symbols).
English Sounds

Consonants Vowels

1. Voicing 1. Height of the tongue


2. Place of Articulation 2. Position of the tongue
3. Manner of Articulation 3. Roundness of the lips
There are 44 sounds in the English Language

❑ 24 Consonants
❑ 20 Vowels
▪ 07 short vowels
▪ 05 long vowels
▪ 08 diphthongs (a sound made by gliding from
one vowel sound to another)
There are 44 sounds in the English Language

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