Phonetics 1

Phonemes

• Phonemes are visual representations of sounds.
• Phonemes are only used in written language.
• Phonemes are interchangeable between different languages.
• Phonemes are the basic units of sound in a language.

voiced sound

• Voiced sound is only heard in animals.
• Voiced sound is produced with the vibration of the vocal cords.
• Voiced sound is silent.
• Voiced sound is produced by wind instruments.

unvoiced sound

• Unvoiced sounds are sounds produced without the vibration of the vocal cords.
• Unvoiced sounds are produced by the vibration of the vocal cords.
• Unvoiced sounds are always louder than voiced sounds.
• Unvoiced sounds are only heard in whispering.

The set of phonemes consists of two categories...

• Vowels and consonants
• Numbers and letters
• Verbs and adjectives
• Nouns and pronouns

What is the phonetic transcription of SHEEP?

• /ʃiːt/
• /ʃiːp/
• /ʃɛp/

What is the phonetic transcription of HILL?

• /hɪɫl/
• /hɪɫi/
• /hɪl/

What is the phonetic transcription of CHEESE?

• /tʃiːs/
• /tʃiːzɛ/
• /tʃiːz/
• /tʃiːzə/

What is the phonetic transcription of SLEEVE?

• /sliːv/
• /sliːvə/
• /sliːvɛ/
• /sliːf/

The main features of suprasegmental are

• stress, intonation, timing
• pitch, volume, articulation
• syllable, consonant, vowel
• grammar, vocabulary, syntax

What is the phonetic transcription of BIN?

• /bin/
• /bɪŋ/
• /bɪm/
• /bɪn/