390 33 Powerpoint Slides 7 Basics Phonetics Chapter 7

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Sanjay Kumar, Currently Associate Professor of

English at JK Lakshmipat University (JKLU), Jaipur
Pushp Lata, Currently Head, Department of Languages,

BITS, Pilani
Oxford University Press 2011
Chapter: 7
Basics of Phonetics
Importance of English Language Skills
Speak so that others Listen to you attentively Write so that others Read your ideas effortlessly
Importance
Gain fluency in language Express yourself precisely and accurately Distinguish between the words conveying different shades of meaning
Basics of Phonetics
Learning Objectives
Learn how to correctly produce vowel and consonant sounds Understand what a syllable is and how words are divided into different syllables
Get to know the rules of word stress and intonation in English Language
Reasons for Incorrect Pronunciation
Lack of sufficient exposure
Mother tongue interference
Received Pronunciation (RP)

44 sounds in English language 26 alphabets only
For instance, pronounce the following words Cat Keen Occasion Chemistry
Contd
/ k/ sound comes for c in cat, k in keen, cc in occasion and ch in chemistry Examples Chemist and character ch gives/ k/ Whereas Chest and cheese ch gives /t/
Contd
Alphabets are different from sounds
Illustration A tourist visits an art gallery in Delhi and asks the manager: Tourist: I want genu -wine (genuine) an-tee-cue (antique) of Lord Buddha. Manager: I could not get you sir, will you please tell me again?
Transcription
International Phonetic Alphabet symbols Putting standard symbols for standard sounds is known as transcription
Sounds
1. 2.
Vowels Consonants 20 vowel sounds 12 are pure vowels and eight of them are diphthongal glides
In phonetics when there is a glide from one vowel sound to the other vowel sound it is called diphthong
Classification of Sound in English
Vowels
Pure Vowels
Diphthongs
/l/ Initial Position Medial Position Final Position /i/ Initial Position Medial Position Final Position /e/ Initial Position Medial Position Final Position // Initial Position Medial Position Final Position
each, eat, these, seed, seen, cream, dream, pea, key, see
it, in, is, intelligent, silk, thick, fill, slip, sip, hit, bit duty, beauty, lonely, promptly, quickly enter, exit, empire, entire, bed, dead, head, any, many, said, fell, does not occur in the final position axe, actor, apple, at, an band, man, sad, fan, mass (v), rank, sad does not occur in the final position
// Initial Position Medial Position Final Position /:/ Initial Position Medial Position (N) Final Position // Initial Position Medial Position Final Position / :/ Initial Position Medial Position Final Position
utter, under, understand, undo bus, dull, dust, gun, hunt, munch does not occur in the final position art, answer, aunt bar, card, farm, hard, large, march, fast, mass car, jar, mar office, oxygen, order, hot, bottle, dog, fond, lock, not, pot, solve does not occur in the final position all, awkward, ought ball, call, hall, corn, morning saw, raw, claw
/u/ Initial Position Medial Position Final Position /u:/ Initial Position Medial Position Final Position /:/ Initial Position Medial Position // Initial Position Medial Position Final Position
does not occur in the initial position book, cook, room, took, wood does not occur in the final position does not occur in the initial position rule, approve, groove, suit sue, new, you, shoe, two early, earn, third, murder, surface, turn
about, effort, ago, allow, ahead sentence, liberty, doctor, terrible
Diphthongs
/u/sound, mouth, out, round, allow, cow, town, now, down, mouse, doubt, house /I/ here, appear, period, mere, cheer, career, dear, near // wear, there, air, chair, fair, pair, air, share /u/ cruel, poor, sure, tour, actual, fuel, virtuous
/e/mail, fail, train, age, may, say, pray, jail, aim // ice, fine, pipe, nice, write, rival, type, cry, dry /i/ spoil, loin, boil, choice, noise, oil, point, boy, toil, toy /u/ roll, blow, home, bone, nose, rope, both, open, go, no, so, bold
Consonants
24 consonant sounds
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8.
/p/: /s/: /z/: / /: //: /h/: /w/: /r /:
pit, spill, keep sound, pistol, cross zap, zing, maze, gaze she, nation, shout measure, measure harm, house we, wicked, watch run, ruin, craze
Contd
9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16.
/j/: /l/: /b/: /t/: /d/: / /: //: /k/:
yes, yell, yesterday left, relate, detail bit, imbibe, jumble tin, after, what din, lead, order then, feather, wreath thin, thank, wrath cut, character, leak
Contd
17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24.
/g/: //: /d/: /m/: /n/: //: /f/: /v/:
gut, girl, eager cheap, nature, watch jeep, jealous, judge map, remind, mime nap, near, line bang, song, bring, singing fat, feather, half vat, wave, velvet
Write the sound for the underlined part of the word.

Example: occasion = / k / 1) Curious 2) Boat 3) Dishonest 4)Tragedy 5) Birds 6)Trunk 7) Approve 8) Aware 9) Exploit 10) Dearth
Solution
1) /s/ 6) / /
2) // 3) / / 4) /d/ 5) / z/
7) / u:/ 8) / / 9) / / 10) / /
Recap
You have learnt Difference between sounds and alphabets How to pronounce vowel and consonant sounds
Thank You!!!

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COMMUNICATION SKILLS

Sanjay Kumar, Currently Associate Professor of

Pushp Lata, Currently Head, Department of Languages,

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Importance of English Language Skills

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Reasons for Incorrect Pronunciation

Lack of sufficient exposure

Mother tongue interference

Oxford University Press 2011

Received Pronunciation (RP)

44 sounds in English language 26 alphabets only

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Classification of Sound in English

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Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

Oxford University Press 2011

/p/: /s/: /z/: / /: //: /h/: /w/: /r /:

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/j/: /l/: /b/: /t/: /d/: / /: //: /k/:

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/g/: //: /d/: /m/: /n/: //: /f/: /v/:

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Write the sound for the underlined part of the word.

Oxford University Press 2011

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Oxford University Press 2011

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