Articulatory mechanism and its work.

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I. SPEECH SOUNDS AS ACOUSTIC AND ARTICULATORY UNITS

Phonetics as a Science

Items for consideration:

1. What are the spheres of phonetic investigation?

2. What does the abbreviation IPA stand for?

3. What are the four aspects of the sound?

4. What are the four components of pronunciation?

5. What is the oldest and most developed branch of phonetics?

6. What branch of phonetics are the instrumental methods widely used in?

7. What methods are used in phonology?

8. Name at least seven branches of phonetics and the objects of their investigation.

9. What branch of phonetics studies, for example, the present-day consonantal system of the Spanish language?

10. What branch of phonetics studies such phenomena as onomatopoeia and sound symbolism?

11. How is phonetics connected with other branches of linguistics?

12. Name at least three spheres of practical application of phonetics.

Items for discussion:

1. Speech sounds as a physical phenomenon.

3. Main principles of classification of speech sound.

4. The articulatory classification of English consonants.

5. Differences in the articulation bases of the English and Russian consonants.

6. The articulatory classification of English vowels.

7. Differences in the articulation bases of the English and Russian vowels.

Tasks and exercises:

1. Characterize the following sounds on the basis of the three articulatory criteria: /p/, /m/, /d/, /l/, /a:/, /aʊ/.

2. Explain the articulation of /p, t, k/ and /b, d, g/ from the view point of the work of the vocal cords and the force of exhalation. Define the sounds.

3. Explain the articulation of /w, j, h/ from the view point of the active organ of speech. Define the sounds.

4. Explain the articulation of /b, v, t∫/ from the view point of the manner of noise production and the type of obstruction. Define the sounds.

5. Explain the articulation of /u:, ʊ, ɒ, ɔ:/ from the view point of the horizontal and vertical movements of the tongue. Define the sounds.

6. Explain the articulation of /aʊ, a:, i:, æ/ from the view point of stability of articulation.

Recommended literature:

1. Sokolova M.A. English Phonetics. A Theoretical Course. – M., 1991. – pp. 7-8, 50-55, 65-73.

2. Leontyeva S.F. A Theoretical Course of English Phonetics. – M., 1970. – pp. 19-44.

3. Vassilyev V.A. English Phonetics. A Theoretical Course. – M., 1970. – pp. 71-133.