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Spanish Sound System

Spanish Sound System. CIED 4013 Dr. Bowles. Phonemes in spanish. 24-25 phonemes 19-20 consonants 5 vowels 2 Castilian consonants lost in for most Latin American speakers ( θ ) and ( l ). Differences between english and spanish systems.

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Spanish Sound System

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  1. Spanish Sound System CIED 4013 Dr. Bowles

  2. Phonemes in spanish • 24-25 phonemes • 19-20 consonants • 5 vowels • 2 Castilian consonants lost in for most Latin American speakers (θ) and (l).

  3. Differences between englishand spanish systems • English vowels are low, back, unrounded, with a strong tendency to center the short and unstressed. Most are diphthongized. • Spanish vowels are high and peripheral. They are distinct from each other. No diphthongization. • English unstressed vowels tend to become centralized.

  4. To teach spanish /r/ • American [r] • Ask students to pronounce [a] as they curve the tip of the tongue up and slide the sides back along the teeth. • Spanish [r] and alveolar FLAP—a rapid motion of the tongue tip from the lower teeth across the alveolar ridge with no stop-phase between. • For American speakers, the Spanish [r] is closer to [d] . • Have students say “ pot o-tea” quickly for paratí.

  5. To teach spanish/ • Have students say “had” and hold tongue in final position for “d.” Now relax tongue and let air pass through. Then voice it.

  6. Final /l/ • English has a clear “l” as in leaf and lack, and a dark “l” as in bull, fell or table. Spanish does not have the dark l. • In final position, Americans use the dark “l, “ so they make the same sound in Spanish final “l.” • “Mal” or “sol” will thus have a diphthongized vowel. • Spanish final “l” should be pronounced with the tip of the tongue behind the upper teeth against the alveolar ridge.

  7. Other problems for english speakers • Juncture—use of glottal stops in English—to indicate word boundaries • For example: an iceman vs. a nice man / a name vs. an aim ; great ape vs. gray tape • In Spanish there is no juncture • Eg. Helado and el hado

  8. Other problems for english speakers • English speakers may not hear the difference between caro and carro. • They may not hear the “s” in forms like los /loh/. • Unaspirated [p, t, k] may sound like /b, d, g/. • For example, have Ss listen for difference between • Temor and demora

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