Theory of Phonetics
Interaction
What is it?
Greek origin – the study of human voice. All the other changes = character.
Sounds are everywhere. Acoustic – aspect that brings them together. They all are transmitted through the air
Follow the theoretical phonetics. How broad our mind? How competent we are to follow these characteristics?
AFRICANTS – J -d and ж. Pronounce in 2 steps. (Ucraina – джумиль, дождь – Russian)
Why is phonetics being the first aspect?
If you are experiencing an impact of foreign language your subjected is the form of it.
Language – sound. Phonetic is its first layer.
Phonetics is the form of a language.
Division = General and Special phonetics.
What's the difference?
General – facts or or vice versa
SPECIAL PHONETICS
Special phonetics collect information about facts and developments and characterictin = variants of the same language
And generalizations – they are interest of general phonetics.
Use language to understood your success. Your success will be measured – how well you understand your interlocuter. If you fail in explaining yourself – your interlocuter find it hard to understand - you failed.
-play of words-
This is an illustration of Special phonetics phonetics. Social variants of live. Social character. It deal with age and gender – part of communicative art. Humorous effect (the example with a sneezing boy)
GENERAL PHONETICS
(characteristics of language/ separation)
Aspiration. We can divide languages. It is present in Eng. and Germ. In Slavonic group ASP is absent. Look at the nature. R – British. Tong twister? Phhiter PPhhiper. You practice the strong aspiration quality. All kinds of Петя Таня Катя reveal no aspirated quality of similar coincidence.
As you produce sound language you do it passed through 3 stages
EXCURSION – your organs of speech move – from mutual to pose to be pronounce.
DETANCION – the organs of speech are held long enough to speech
REACURSION – the organs of speech return on the mutual position. You are ready to speak.
What the difference? They are not deal of manner of speech.
It depends how long we hold the air behind the close lips
Pct – aspirated sounds ENG. In special phonetics – we deal with them we compare it to the similar pronounce in Russian.
PH – Special phonetics – may be done: 1 or 2
Descriptive – collect more and more facts of a period. Collect as you expand specially youll be grounded into the subject. (synchronic)
Historical – compare what has been going with the pronunciation during time. For example, "R" (Shakespeare). Basing on history - connected in time (diachronic)
Segmental AND supra segmental phonetics
Segmental – focus on features belongs to individual sound (example: child and pronunciation)
Supra segmental – character, loudness and other. They exist in straight of speech. Large amount of speech.