Learning Module 10 Sentence Level Transcription SPAU 3343

Learning Module 10 Sentence Level Transcription SPAU 3343 – Phonetics Slides by Sonya Mehta

In this LM you will learn: What suprasegmental features are. What a phrase is and how it applies to intonation. More about tonic stress and tonic syllables.

What are suprasegmental features? Phonetic features such as stress, length, tone, and intonation, which are not properties of single consonants or vowels.

What is phrase? A sequence of two or more words conveying a single thought or forming a distinct part of a sentence but not containing a subject and predicate. . ◦ Noun phrase A noun and its accompanying articles and adjectives. ◦ Verb phrase A verb and its modifiers and adverbs.

Intonation and Intonational Phrase Intonation ◦ The pattern of pitch changes that occur during a phrase, which may be a complete sentence. Intonational Phrase ◦ The part of an utterance over which a particular intonation pattern extends.

Tone Group A group of words which constitutes one complete intonational pattern. Also known as an “intonational phrase. ”

Tonic Syllable Within an intonational phrase, the stressed syllables of multisyllabic words must still be marked for their local “primary” stress but we must also mark the one syllable that carries the major stress of the whole phrase. The syllable within a tone group that stands out because it carries the major stress is called the tonic syllable.

Stress The use of extra respiratory energy during a syllable. Usually LOUDER, LONGER, HIGHER (in pitch).

Sentence-level intonation English also uses sentence-level intonation, which is the use of pitch variations to convey syntactic information. Examples: Typical pattern: ◦ Yes/No questions ◦ “Wh-” questions ◦ Simple declarative sentences Rising intonation Falling intonation

Exercise 10 Sentence Level Transcription

Exercise 10 Click the speaker to listen to the phrase. Do not play a phrase more than 3 times. Remembering your tonic stress placement and intonation contours - make a detailed, narrow transcription of the following sentences. 1. Don’t let your boss know! 2. Is it still raining? 3. He’s still hungry, isn’t he? 4. He’s still hungry, isn’t he. 5. That research is really interesting.