SummaryforENG1502exams

SummaryforENG1502exams Homophone Eachoftwoormorewordshavingthesamepronunciationbutdifferentmeanings,origins,orspelling( andknew,hourandour,bear(animal)andbare(naked)andbear(tolerate)). Homonyms Eachoftwoormorewordshavingthesamespellingorpronunciationbutdifferentmeaningsandorigins(e.g. pole1andpole2). Heteronyms Eachoftwoormorewordswhicharespelledidenticallybuthavedifferentsoundsandmeanings,suchastear meaning‘rip’andtearmeaning‘liquidfromtheeye’ Eachoftwoormorewordswhichareusedtorefertotheidenticalthingindifferentgeographicalareasofa speechcommunity,suchasnappyanddiaper. Homographs Eachoftwoormorewordsspelledthesamebutnotnecessarilypronouncedthesameandhavingdifferent meaningsandorigins(1andbow2). Synonyms Differentwords=similarmeaning.Questionableandarguableanddebatable, Pronunciation Pronunciationreferstothemannerinwhichwordsarespoken.ThesoundsintheEnglishlanguageare representedbyletters,wecalltheselettersphonemes. Articulation Articulatoryphoneticsreferstoproductionofsoundsbythemovementofairinthevocaltract.YesterdayI askedyoutonametheareasinthevocaltractresponsibleforsoundproductions. Mannersofarticulationwithregardtoconsonants Theareasthatisresponsibleforconsonantsounds.Consonantsoundsareproducedwhenrestrictionorclosure occursinthevocaltract.Theflowcanbelimited.Theyareclassifiedaccordingtothepositionofairflow. Movementofthelipsandtonguemaketheserestrictions,theoralcavityisthusreshapedtomakethevarious sounds. o Bilabials–p,b,m–whenwemakethesesounds,webringthelipstogether. o Labiodentals–f,v–useourlips,wetouchtheupperteethandlowerlip. o Interdentals–th(ᶞᶱ)sound–tipoftongueisplacedbetweentheteeth. o Alveolars–t,d,n,s,z,l,r–thesesounds:tongueisraisedinanumberofways.Articulateswith forwardpartofalveolarridge. o Postalveolar/Palato–ʃ,ʒ,tʃ,dʒ-Tipoftonguearticulateswithbackofalveolar.(fish,garage, rich,ridge) o Palatal–(j)–constrictionhappenswhenfrontpartoftonguetoucheshardpalate. o Velar–k,g,ᶯ-thebackofthetonguetouchessoftpalate o Glottal–h–Vocalfoldsbroughttogether.