The document classifies English speech sounds into 3 types: vowels, consonants, and diphthongs. It then provides details on vowels and consonants. For consonants, it lists the 24 English consonant sounds and describes their manner and place of articulation. For vowels, it notes that vowels are produced without stricture in the vocal tract and lists the 12 cardinal English vowels. It then classifies vowels according to tongue movements (vertically, horizontally), tongue rounding, and length.
The document classifies English speech sounds into 3 types: vowels, consonants, and diphthongs. It then provides details on vowels and consonants. For consonants, it lists the 24 English consonant sounds and describes their manner and place of articulation. For vowels, it notes that vowels are produced without stricture in the vocal tract and lists the 12 cardinal English vowels. It then classifies vowels according to tongue movements (vertically, horizontally), tongue rounding, and length.
The document classifies English speech sounds into 3 types: vowels, consonants, and diphthongs. It then provides details on vowels and consonants. For consonants, it lists the 24 English consonant sounds and describes their manner and place of articulation. For vowels, it notes that vowels are produced without stricture in the vocal tract and lists the 12 cardinal English vowels. It then classifies vowels according to tongue movements (vertically, horizontally), tongue rounding, and length.
The document classifies English speech sounds into 3 types: vowels, consonants, and diphthongs. It then provides details on vowels and consonants. For consonants, it lists the 24 English consonant sounds and describes their manner and place of articulation. For vowels, it notes that vowels are produced without stricture in the vocal tract and lists the 12 cardinal English vowels. It then classifies vowels according to tongue movements (vertically, horizontally), tongue rounding, and length.
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Classification speech sounds of vowels adn consonants
In english speech sounds there are 3 types: Vowels,consonants, adn dipthongs. Here will be explain about vowels and consonants
A. Consonants
Consonants mean that sounds articulated with complex or partial closure of the vocal tract.In consonants there are 24 sounds in English
1. b - book 13. s - sea
2. d - day 14. t - tea 3. f - fine 15. v - very 4. g - go 16. w - wait 5. h- how 17. z - zoo 6. j - you 18. ʃ - she 7. k - key 19. ʒ - azure 8. l - like 20. tʃ - chair 9. m - man 21. dʒ - jail 10. n - now 22. θ - thin 11. p - pig 23. ð - this 12. r - right 24. ŋ – sing
The consonants, according to the position of the vocal list, are divided into:
1. Voiceless :p,t,k,f,s, ʃ,t ʃ, θ,h
2. Voice : all of the consonants except on voiceless Those vocal spoken in a few place of articulation:
Bilabial : the two lips are the primary articulators
e.g. : b, p, m, w. Labio-dental : the lower lip articulates with the upper teeth e.g. : f, v. Dental : the tongue tip and rims articulate with the upper teeth e.g. : Ɵ, ð. Alveolar : the blade, or tip an blade, of the tongue articulate with the alveolar ridge. e.g. : t, d, l, n, s, z. Post-alveolar : the tip (and rims) of the tongue articulate with the rear part of the alveolar ridge. e.g. : r. Palate- alveola: the blade, or the tip and the blade, of the rongue articulate with the alveolar ridge and there is at the same time a raising of the front of the tongue towards the hard palate e.g.: ʃ, ʒ, tʃ, dʒ Palatal : the front of the tongue articulates with the hard palate e.g.: j. Velar : the back of the tongue articulates with the soft palate e.g.: k,g, ŋ Glottal : an obstruction, or a narrowing causing friction but not, between the vocal cords e.g.: h According to the manner of the articulation 1. Complete closure Plosive: a complete closure at some point in the vocal tract, behind which the air pressure builds up and can be released explosively e.g.:p,b,t,d,k,g. Affricate : a complete closure at some point in the mouth,behind which the air pressure builds up; the separation of organs is slow compare with that of a plosive, so that friction is a characteristic second element of the sound. e.g.:t ʃ,d ʒ Nassal : a complete closure at some point in the mouth but the soft palate being lowered the air escapes through the nose e.g.: m,n, ŋ
2. Intermittent closure
Roll : a series of rapid intermittent closures or taps made by a flexible organ on a firmer surface e.g.: r
3. Partial closure
Lateral : a partial closure is made at some point in the mouth, the air-stream being allowed to escape on one or both sides of the contact e.g.: l
4. Narrowing Fricative : two organs approximate to such an extent that the airstream passes trough them with friction. e.g.: f,v, ʃ, ʒ, θ, ð,h,s,z.
5. Glides
Semi-vowel : included in the consonantal category on functional grounds, but from the point of view of phonetic description, it is more properly treated as vowel glides. e.g.: w,j.
B. Vowels
Vowel is a sound that pronounced without any stricture in the vocal tract. The varies qualities (timbres) of English vowels are determined by the oral resonator – its size, volume and shape. The resonator is modified by the most movable speech organs the tongue and the lips. Moreover , the quality of a vowel depends on whether the speech organs are tense or lax and whether the force of articulation weakens or is stable.
In vowels there are something must note. First, the position of the soft palate- raised for oral vowels, lowered for nasalized vowels. Second, the kind of aperture formed by the lips- degrees of spreading or rounding. Last, the part of tongue, which is raised, and the degree of raising. There are 12 cardinal vowels in English:
7. a: - art 1. i: - tea 8. a - up 2. i – ship 9. U – good 3. e – bed 10. U: - shoot 4. æ – sad 11. O: - war 5. ᵊ: - bird 12. O - not 6. ᵊ - teacher Classify vowels
Vowels are classified in 3 ways:
1. Tounge movements a. Vertically : 1. Open, e.g.: a
2. Mid – open, e.g.: e
3. Close, e.g.: i
b. Horizontally: 1. Front, e.g.: i
2. Central, e.g.: e
3. Back, e.g.: u
2. Tounge rounding a. Rounded vowels, e.g.: o, u b. Unrounded vowels, e.g.: i, e 3. Lenghtly a. Long vowels, e.g.: a:, i:, u:, e:. b. Short vowels, e.g.: a,I,u,e
