Phonetics & Phonology 1 (1-9-2021)
Phonetics & Phonology 1 (1-9-2021)
Phonetics & Phonology 1 (1-9-2021)
ENGL 312
1441 – 1442 H
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Important Terms
• Phonetics vs Phonology
• Consonant vs vowel letters
• Consonants vs vowel sounds
• Phonemes vs allophones
• BBC (RP) pronunciation
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
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What does Phonology study?
Phonology
the study of sound system of a particular language
Sound pattern
Flash sign
Consonants Vowels
❑ 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