The Articulation Basis.

Date: 2015-10-07; view: 471.

The Phonetic structure of the language.

The functions of phoneme.

The phoneme performs 3 principal functions:

Constitutive – the phoneme help to build the sound shape of morphemes and words.

Precognitive – phonemes help identify words.

Distinctive – phonemes help differentiate the meaning of words and grammatical forms.

The phonetic structure of each language is the historically formed system of its sound means which includes:

- Phonemic structure that is the system of vowels and consonants;

- Combination and position of phonemes in the words;

- Peculiarities of syllable formation and syllable division;

- Word accent or stress (type, degree, place);

- Intonation which is a complex unit of pitch or melody, sentence stress, tempo and voice timbre.

Each linguistic community uses a certain system of typical articulations of speech organs in the process of speaking. The accent of a foreigner is conditioned by his articulatory habits and not by inborn national or racial peculiarities of speech organs. Essential difference is observed in the so-called articulation basis.

Each linguistic community uses a system of typical articulations of speech organs in the process of speaking. The articulation basis may be defined as:

- The whole complex of movements and positions of speech organs which are habitual for a given language;

The articulation basis of every language is specific. The articulation basis is closely connected with the phonetics system of a language and depends upon it considerably. It is a perfect knowledge of the articulation basis of the studied language that insures successful mastering of the entire system of its articulation.