TRAD 101: Languages and Cultures ofEast AsiaSounds in East Asian Languages PhoneticsPhoneticsWhat is Phonetics?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHEN20RB8UMPhonetics is a branch of linguistics concerned with speech sounds. There are three main branches of phonetics: articulatoryarticulatory, auditoryauditory, and acousticacoustic.PhoneticsArticulatory phoneticsDeals with the production of speech soundsOldest branch of phoneticswell established by the 19th centuryAuditory phoneticsDeals with the perception of speech soundsAcoustic phoneticsDeals with transmission and physical properties of speech soundsRelies on tools like the spectrographPhonetics X-ray movie of: “Why did Ken set the soggy net on top of his deck?”http://psyc.queensu.ca/~munhallk/05_why_did_ken.movPhoneticsWhat's the problem here?PhoneticsWhat's the problem here?This guy is falling = The sky is falling ?The problem is that there are no spaces between words when we speak.Say the following:cup of teado you want to?did you eat yet?PhoneticsWhat's the problem here?This guy is falling = The sky is falling ?The problem is that there are no spaces between words when we speak.Say the following:cup of tea > cuppa teado you want to? > d'you wanna?did you eat yet? > djeat yet?PhoneticsFor this course, you should be able to:Be able to identify human speech soundsLearn the symbols used for transcribing speech sounds (IPA) Describe and classify sounds according to their articulatory propertiesPhonetic TranscriptionSpeech is transcribed using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) This is a standardized set of symbolsThere is a one-to-one correspondence between symbol and soundPhonetic TranscriptionConsonants are described by the place and manner of articulationplace of articulation = what parts of the mouth, throat, etc. are used to produce a soundmanner of articulation = how sounds are produced, how airflow is controlled as it passes through the mouth/nosePhonetic TranscriptionWhat are the places of articulation?Phonetic TranscriptionWhat are the manners of articulation?voiced: a sound is voiced if production of a sound involves vibration of the vocal cordsvoiceless: no vibration of the vocal cordsnasal: sounds produced when air is pushed through the nasal cavitystop (plosive): airflow is obstructed so that a sound cannot be continuedPhonetic TranscriptionWhat are the manners of articulation?fricative (continuent): airflow continues, the sound also continuesaffricate: combination of a stop and a fricativeliquid: airflow on both sides of the tongue; there are many different kinds of liquids; for the purpose of this class, just remember that sounds written as “l” and “r”are liquidsPhonetic TranscriptionIPA charts – sounds are organized by place and manner of articulationPhonetic TranscriptionVowels: sound made when the vocal tract is openVowels are described by vowel height and tongue positionPractice saying sounds, how and where do you say
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