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Introduction to phonetics and English phonology: Consonants, part 2
Uttalslära Introduction to phonetics and English phonology: Consonants, part 2
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Types of consonants • Plosives (stops) • Nasals • Fricatives
• Affricates • Semi-vowels • Laterals • Frictionless continuants
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The consonants of English 1
Voiceless Voiced Fricatives /f/ fan /v/ van /s/ so /z/ zoo /ʃ/ shore /ʒ/ vision /θ/ thin /ð/ then /h/ hat Plosives /p/ pet /b/ bag /k/ kite /g/ bag /t/ take /d/ dog Nasals /m/ men /n/ men /ŋ/ sing
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The consonants of English 2
Voiceless Voiced Affricates /tʃ/ church /dʒ/ judge Semi-vowels /w/ well /j/ yes Lateral /l/ long Frictionless continuant /r/ rose
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Semi-vowels Produced like vowels, without any obstruction of the oral cavity, but behave like consonants. English has two semi-vowels, both voiced.
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/w/ as in well The letter w is mute in words beginning with wr- and in names ending in -wich, -wick. wring /rıŋ/ Warwick /'wɒrık || 'wɔ:rık/ sword /sɔ:d/
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/j/ as in yes Spelling: y, eu, u, ue, ui
The letter “j” is never pronounced /j/! unit /'ju:nıt/ Europe /'ju:rəp/
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/l/ as in all A lateral consonant Two realisations: clear and dark
In RP, /l/ is clear before vowels and /j/, dark in other positions including at the end of a word. In GA, /l/ is always more or less dark.
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Linda Wilson will perhaps be on television
/l/ as in all Clear l: lip, less, fully, halyard Dark l: tall, world, help, humble Linda Wilson will perhaps be on television c d d c
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/l/ as in all The letter l is mute in some words with -alf, -alk, -alm, -olk Examples: calf /kɑ:f || kæf/ chalk /tʃɔ:k/ calm /kɑ:m/ yolk /jəʊk/ Also mute in salmon, Stockholm, colonel.
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/r/ as in rose A fricative in Swedish. In English it is a frictionless continuant. In RP, final r is only pronounced before a vowel. In GA, /r/ occurs in all positions.
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/r/ as in rose Linking /r/ occurs in RP when a word with a final r is followed by a vowel. Examples: far away, your answer, War and Peace Compare: before long before everyone
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/r/ as in rose Intrusive /r/ occurs in RP in some positions where there is no r in the spelling. Used to prevent hiatus (vokalmöte). Examples: Asia and Africa /'eıʃər ən 'æfrikə/ law and order /lɔ:r ən 'ɔ:də/ drawing /'drɔ:rıŋ/
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/s/ versus /z/ decision /dıˈsıʒən/ position /pəˈzıʃən/
hiss /hıs/ his /hız/ sink /siŋk/ zinc /ziŋk/ niece /ni:s/ knees /ni:z/ Slightly longer vowel sound before a voiced consonant!
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/ʃ/ versus /tʃ/ sheep /ʃi:p/ cheap /tʃi:p/ ship /ʃıp/ chip /tʃıp/
Charlotte /'ʃɑ:(r)lət/ Charles /tʃɑ:lz/
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Pronunciations of ch /ʃ/ in champagne, chauffeur, Chicago, parachute
/k/ in chaos, chemistry, echo, epoch Mute in yacht /jQt||jɑ:t/
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Pronunciations of th /θ/ in most words beginning with th-
in words ending with th- except verbs /ð/ in some words with th- : then, thus, the, that, though /t/ in Mathilda, Thailand, Thomas
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/dʒ/ versus /j/ use (noun) /ju:s/ juice /dʒu:s/
your /jɔ:(r)/ jaw /dʒɔ:/
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/dʒ/ versus /g/ ginger /'dʒındʒə(r)/ giggle /'gig(ə)l/
urgent /'3:dʒənt/ target /'tɑ:gıt/ gentle /'dʒent(ə)l/ giddy /'gıdı/
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Limerick 1 I wish that my room had a floor. I don’t mind the lack of a door, But this crawling around Without touching the ground Is getting to be quite a bore!
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Limerick 2 There was an old man from Darjeeling Who boarded a bus bound for Ealing. It said on the door: “Don’t spit on the floor” So he stood up and spat on the ceiling.
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