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PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEMS. The sound systems of English with 40 phonemes Phoneme: the individual sound that makes a difference between two words; /ð/ voiced – this, that, these, those /θ/ voiceless – think, thing, thank Talk, test, time, true 5 traditional vowels and 11 to 20 vowel sounds

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PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEMS

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  1. PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEMS The sound systems of English with 40 phonemes Phoneme: the individual sound that makes a difference between two words; /ð/ voiced – this, that, these, those /θ/ voiceless – think, thing, thank Talk, test, time, true 5 traditional vowels and 11 to 20 vowel sounds 21 consonants and 24 official sounds IPA: International phonetic alphabet: The system of phonetic notation Phone: the smallest identifiable unit found in a stream of speech; [b], [j], [o]

  2. VOWEL SOUNDS • [ɑ] - the A in father • [æ] - the A in cat [ə] - the A in about • [ɛ] - the E in bet • [e] - the A in pay • [ɜ]* - the UR in purple or the IR in bird, usually followed by an [ɹ] • [i] - the I in machine • [ɪ] - the I in big • [o] - the O in toe • [ɔ] - the O in cost • [u] - the OO in cool • [ʊ] - the OO in good • [ʌ] - the U in bug • *R-colored (rhotic) vowels: [ɝ] - the OR in work [ɚ] - the ER in butter Diphthongs

  3. Vocal Anatomy

  4. TIPS FOR TEACHING THE SOUNDS OF LANGUAGE • Show the students how to make the sound • Provide lots of practice using: • Minimal pairs • Rhymes • Poems A flea and fly flew up a flue • Chants Said the flea, “Let us fly.” Limericks Said the fly, “Let us flee.” • Tongue twisters So they flew through a flaw in the flue • Same sound dialogues

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