Linguistics 450 Introduction to Phonetics Polish Anterior Consonant

Linguistics 450 Introduction to Phonetics Polish (Anterior) Consonant Place Contrasts LING 450 slide by Valerie Freeman 1

Polish vowels [ˈbiti] ‘beaten’ [ˈbeti] ‘bedding’ (coll. ) [ˈbiti] ‘entities’ [ˈbati] ‘whips’ [ˈbuti] ‘shoes’ [ˈboti] ‘women’s high-boots (aug. )’ “Lexical stress. . . usually falls on the penultimate syllable. . . ” (Jassem 2003ː 106) Jassem, Wiktor. 2003. Polish. Journal of the International Phonetic Association 33. 103 -107. LING 450 slide by Sharon Hargus 2

Polish consonants • Jassem describes /ʃ ʒ ʧ ʤ/ as “laminal alveolar”. But in A Course in Phonetics such consonants are described as “flat post-alveolar” and transcribed /s z / etc. LING 450 slide by Sharon Hargus 3

Polish listening practice [tom] ‘volume’ [ˈɟewda] ‘stock exchange’ [dom] ‘house’ [ˈkoza] ‘goat’ [ˈkura] ‘hen’ [ʒal]/[z al] ‘regret’ [ˈɡura] ‘mountain’ [ˈʑima] ‘winter’ [cew] ‘fang’ LING 450 slide by Sharon Hargus 4

Transcription Practice #1 ‘agarics’ [ridze] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 5

Transcription Practice #2 ‘a trowel’ [celɲa] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 6

Transcription Practice #3 ‘cash register’ [kasa] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 7

Transcription Practice #4 ‘Cate’ [kaɕa] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 8

Transcription Practice #5 ‘dear (nom. pl. )’ [droɟe] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 9

Transcription Practice #6 ‘Denmark’ [daɲja] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 10

Transcription Practice #7 ‘dishes’ [daɲa] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 11

Transcription Practice #8 ‘bridge games’ [briʤe]/[brid z e] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 12

Transcription Practice #9 ‘groats’ [kaʃa]/[kas a] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 13

Transcription Practice #10 ‘hangman (voc. )’ [katɕe] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 14

Transcription Practice #11 ‘hangovers’ [katse] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 15

Transcription Practice #12 ‘he goes’ [idʑe] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 16

Transcription Practice #13 ‘(he) revels’ [xula] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 17

Transcription Practice #14 ‘letter z’ [zet] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 18

Transcription Practice #15 ‘letter ź’ [ʑet] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 19

Transcription Practice #16 ‘letter z ’ [ʒet]/[z et] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 20

Transcription Practice #17 ‘of ducks’ [kaʧe]/[kat s e] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 21

Transcription Practice #18 ‘sphere’ [kula] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 22

Transcription Practice #19 ‘waiter’ [kelner] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 23

Transcription Practice #20 ‘way (acc. sing. )’ [droɡe] LING 450 slide by Esther Le Grézause 24

Polish transcription practice 1. ‘agarics’ 11. ‘hangovers’ 2. ‘a trowel’ 12. ‘he goes’ 3. ‘cash register’ 13. ‘(he) revels’ 4. ‘Cate’ 14. ‘letter z’ 5. ‘dear (nom. pl. )’ 15. ‘letter ź’ 6. ‘Denmark’ 16. ‘letter z ’ 7. ‘dishes’ 17. ‘of ducks’ 8. ‘bridge games’ 18. ‘sphere’ 9. ‘groats’ 19. ‘waiter’ 10. ‘hangman (voc. )’ 20. ‘way (acc. sing. )’ LING 450 slide by Valerie Freeman 25

Polish transcription KEY 1. ‘agarics’ [ridze] 11. ‘hangovers’ [katse] 2. ‘a trowel’ [celɲa] 12. ‘he goes’ [idʑe] 3. ‘cash register’ [kasa] 13. ‘(he) revels’ [xula] 4. ‘Cate’ [kaɕa] 14. ‘letter z’ [zet] 5. ‘dear (nom. pl. )’ [droɟe] 15. ‘letter ź’ [ʑet] 6. ‘Denmark’ [daɲja] 16. ‘letter z ’ [ʒet]/[z et] 7. ‘dishes’ [daɲa] 17. ‘of ducks’ [kaʧe]/[kat s e] 8. ‘bridge games’ [briʤe]/[brid z e] 18. ‘sphere’ [kula] 9. ‘groats’ 19. ‘waiter’ [kelner] [kaʃa]/[kas a] 20. ‘way (acc. sing. )’ [droɡe] 10. ‘hangman (voc. )’ [katɕe] LING 450 slide by Valerie Freeman 26