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- Get Rid Of Your Accent (introduction)
The English alphabet has 26- letters, 5 Vowels and 21 consonants. These are enough to write English.As there is a difference between writing and Pronunciation in English,we need another alphabet representing all the speech sounds. Such an alphabet is...
- 4.2 Stops
Stops Stop sounds are produced with complete oral closure which is released quickly so as to end in an explosion or puff of air. If the release takes place slowly, the explosion ends in friction. This is regular for the Palatoalveolar sounds, but incidental...
- 4.1 Nasals
Nasals Nasal sounds are formed with complete oral closure, lasting throughout the production phase. This means that the air has to be let out through the nose. The quality of the sound, however, relates to the mouth closure, and definitions are therefore...
- 4. Consonants
Consonants The diagramme shows the 24 consonant phonemes of Standard British English, divided into four groups. The groups are arranged according to degree of closure of the vocal organs. The Nasals and Stops are produced with complete oral closure, the...
- 2. Survey Of Symbols
Survey of transcription symbols The diagramme shows the 44 phonemes of Standard British English The diagramme is organised in the following sequence: Long vowels (5), Short vowels (7), Diphthongs (8), Stops (8), Fricatives (9), Nasals (3), and Approximants...
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3. Teaching Units
Teaching Units
The diagramme lists the six groups of sounds that will be described in this course. Two of these belong to the vowel category, i.e. monophthongs and diphthongs, four are consonants. Note that the term vowel is used here for stable sounds (monophthongs). Click the group label to go to that particular group, or use the Next button to follow the course structure.
Consonants -- Sounds produced with varying forms of hindrance or constriction in the vocal organs.
Vowels - Stable sounds that are produced with open vocal tract and which retain their quality without
noticeable change throughout their production phase.
diphthongs -- Glides; vowel-like sounds that noticeably change during their production/realisation.
Nasals --- Sounds produced with full oral closure but lowered velum so that the air is released
through the nose.
Stops --- Sounds produced with full oral closure and raised velum. The air is released through the mouth after sudden
opening of articulator (lips or tongue).
Fricatives -- Sounds produced with audible friction through narrow opening of the mouth
Approximants --- Sounds released through narrowing of the mouth without audible friction.
- Get Rid Of Your Accent (introduction)
The English alphabet has 26- letters, 5 Vowels and 21 consonants. These are enough to write English.As there is a difference between writing and Pronunciation in English,we need another alphabet representing all the speech sounds. Such an alphabet is...
- 4.2 Stops
Stops Stop sounds are produced with complete oral closure which is released quickly so as to end in an explosion or puff of air. If the release takes place slowly, the explosion ends in friction. This is regular for the Palatoalveolar sounds, but incidental...
- 4.1 Nasals
Nasals Nasal sounds are formed with complete oral closure, lasting throughout the production phase. This means that the air has to be let out through the nose. The quality of the sound, however, relates to the mouth closure, and definitions are therefore...
- 4. Consonants
Consonants The diagramme shows the 24 consonant phonemes of Standard British English, divided into four groups. The groups are arranged according to degree of closure of the vocal organs. The Nasals and Stops are produced with complete oral closure, the...
- 2. Survey Of Symbols
Survey of transcription symbols The diagramme shows the 44 phonemes of Standard British English The diagramme is organised in the following sequence: Long vowels (5), Short vowels (7), Diphthongs (8), Stops (8), Fricatives (9), Nasals (3), and Approximants...