The Study of Human Speech Sounds PDF
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This document provides a detailed explanation of human speech sounds, encompassing phonetics and phonology. It includes information on consonant and vowel sounds, with diagrams and charts for illustration. The study of diphthongs and minimal pairs is also highlighted.
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. THE STUDY OF HUMAN SPEECH SOUNDS ================================== Phonetics --------- The Organs of Speech -------------------- Figure 2.1 The Organs of Speech ### Consonant Sounds **No.** --------- -- ------- --...
. THE STUDY OF HUMAN SPEECH SOUNDS ================================== Phonetics --------- The Organs of Speech -------------------- Figure 2.1 The Organs of Speech ### Consonant Sounds **No.** --------- -- ------- -- 10 11 12 13 14 sing 15 king 16 17 high 18 Judge 19 20 21 22 think 23 24 shoe ### Table 2.1 Consonant Phonemes ### Voicing ### Place and Manner of Articulation ### Figure 2.2. IPA Consonant Chart ### Vowels -- -- -- -- -- -- If the vowel sounds are illustrated in the form of a chart, like the one below. ### Figure 2.3 Vowel Chart -- -- -- -- In addition to this, there are also double vowels or so-called **Diphthongs** in English. In producing Diphthongs, our vocal organs move from one vocalic position \[a\] to another \[ɪ\] as we produce the sound \[aɪ\] in *cry* or *bye*. The following is the complete set of double vowels in English. ### Diphthongs Phonology --------- ### Phonemes, Phones, and Allophones ### Minimal Pairs [h] æ t [k] æ t ### Syllable ### Co-articulation Patterns ### Assimilation - "football' 'foot' /fuːt/ and 'ball' /bɔːl/ are combined to produce /fuːpbɔːl/ - 'fruit-cake' fruːt + keɪk →/fruːkkeɪk/. ### Elision **Linking** -- -- -- -- -- --
