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    This document provides an overview of phonetics, pronunciation, and accent. It discusses that phonetics is the study of speech sounds, and serves as a foundation for understanding accents. Pronunciation is how words are spoken in a way that is generally understood. An accent combines intonation, liaisons, and pronunciation of vowels, consonants, and combinations. The document then examines consonant and vowel sounds in more detail.

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    This document provides an overview of phonetics, pronunciation, and accent. It discusses that phonetics is the study of speech sounds, and serves as a foundation for understanding accents. Pronunciation is how words are spoken in a way that is generally understood. An accent combines intonation, liaisons, and pronunciation of vowels, consonants, and combinations. The document then examines consonant and vowel sounds in more detail.

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    Accent Neutralization Training Sample Module

    Transféré par

    Hemant Sharma
    This document provides an overview of phonetics, pronunciation, and accent. It discusses that phonetics is the study of speech sounds, and serves as a foundation for understanding accents. Pronunciation is how words are spoken in a way that is generally understood. An accent combines intonation, liaisons, and pronunciation of vowels, consonants, and combinations. The document then examines consonant and vowel sounds in more detail.

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    PHONETICS

    What is Phonetics?

    • Phonetics (from the Greek word phone =


    sound/voice) is the study of speech
    sounds (voice) as uttered by human
    beings.
    beings
    • It serves as a foundation to study an
    accent because it helps us to understand
    the sounds of the consonants and the
    vowels.
    What is Pronunciation?

    Pronunciation is the act or manner of

    speaking words in a way that is

    accepted or generally understood.


    What is Accent?

    • Accent is a combination of 3 main

    components:

    – Intonation – speech music

    – Liaisons – word connections

    – Pronunciation – spoken sounds of vowels,

    consonants,, and combinations


    Consonant Sound

    • Consonants are speech sounds.

    • In
    I the
    h production
    d i off these
    h sounds,
    d the
    h

    air stream is partially or fully

    obstructed by constrictions of the

    speech organs.
    Consonant Sounds
    Consonant Sounds
    P,B

    T,D
    K,G
    FV
    F,V

    H
    Th(s)
    ( )
    Th(h)
    S,Z

    Sh, Zh
    L
    R
    Y
    Aspirated Sounds

    • To aspirate means to follow a


    consonant sound with a puff of air
    that is clearly audible before the next
    sound begins.

    As in pit and kit


    Aspirated Sounds

    Some of the aspirated sounds are:

    P as in Process
    K as in Kodak
    C as in Customer
    T as in Technical
    Q as in Quiet
    Silent Consonants
    Consonants-Exercise
    Exercise

    • See yyou on Wednesday.


    y
    • The honors ceremony lasted an hour.
    • Shall
    Sh ll we walk
    lk and
    d talk?
    lk?
    • I love the Hawaiian Islands!
    • We ate gourmet food at the buffet.
    • Write
    W it two
    t answers.
    • Listen carefully.
    • I often go out for a walk.
    Vowel Sounds

    Vowel sounds are produced


    when there is a free flow of air
    from the lungs through the
    mouth cavity, with no
    obstruction.
    b t ti
    Short “I” Sound short-i[1].swf
    h [ ] f

    • The “I” sound is most often


    confused with “ee”. This is a short
    sound.

    “I” sound as in Pin


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