How is sound represented? • Articulatorily – what happens in mouth when a particular sound is produced? • Acoustically – how is sound observed as a waveform?
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Articulatory phonetics
Acoustics
• Prosodics • Phonemics
Questions addressed in this class– What does it mean to ‘know’ a language? • Sounds that we use • Patterns of sounds – – st – Ft – bv - stop, fast - raft - Not a pattern in English – How do languages differ? • Different sound systems
Why should we talk about Phonetics? • For fieldwork • Teach a second language • Learn a new language • Trained ear • Communication disorders • Pronunciation correction for language learners / actors • Forensic analysis
Fields of Phonetics Articulatory Phonetics – Physical properties of sound – how sounds are produced in the vocal tract Acoustic Phonetics – Sound as a wave – air compression and disturbance as sounds are released Auditory Phonetics – Interpretation and reception of speech sounds