Components of Phonetic System in English

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Articulation basis: a sum total of the general tendencies in movements and positions of organs of speech in neutral position or at rest.

English	Articulation Basis	Russian

Broadened Flattened Drawn back Retracted General tendency: to hold tongue in neutral position	Tongue	Narrowed Advanced

Moves towards teeth ridge	Tongue tip	Moves to upper teeth

Grooved Hollowed up	Fore part of the tongue	Arched Raised

Almost never	Teeth contact	Almost always

In neutral position	Lips	Very active

Very active	Glottis

Tense	Muscles

Dull	Pronunciation	Clear

Functions of speech sounds:

functions	phonemes	syllables	accent	intonation
Constitutive		Constitute the material forms of all ws, phrases, sent.	All ws pronounced in isolation have w accent	Each w in a sent has its own pitch, rhythm, tempo
Distinctive	Differentiating 1 w from another	Differentiating ws by syllabic boundaries [ai so he aiz] - [ai so he raiz]	Differentiating ws by stress import-import	Diff 1 sense group from another
Recognitive	Make ws recognizable. Pick-peak, cart-cut

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