Universidad central DEL ECUADOR

Facultad de filosofía letras y ciencias de la educación

ESCUELA DE IDIOMAS

PHONOLOGY

NAME:RICARDO CHASIQUIZA

4th SEMESTER

PHONOLOGYAn Overview

Phonology studies the distrubution and organization of sounds in a lenguage and the interaction between those different sounds

THE PHONEMEIs the smallest segment of sound which can distinguish two words.Phonemes are normally put into slashes lines / /

/ b / / u / / m /

THE ARTICULATIONS

VOWELS

TONGUE POSITION

WHICH AREA FRONT CENTRAL BACK

HIGH

TENSE

LAX

/ iy / /beat/

/ i / /bit/

/ uw / /boot /

/ u / / book /

MID TENSE

LAX

/ ey / /bait /

/ E / / bet /

/a / /machine/

/ ʌ / / but /

/ ow / /boat/

/ / /bought/

LOW TENSE

LAX / ɑ / / pot /

THE VOWEL CHART IN RELATION TO THE INSIDE OF THE MOUTH

iy uw i u

ey a ow E ^

/ iy /PHONETIC FEATURESHigh, front, tense, complex, voiced, unrounded.

POSITION:INITIALeachMIDreceiveFINALKey

PONETIC TRANSCRIPTIONSEat /iyt/Be /biy/Sweet /swiyt/

/ I /PHONETIC FEATURESHigh, front, lax, simple, voiced, unrounded

POSITION:INITIALifMIDsitFINALSunny

PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTIONSHip /hɪp/Been /bɪn/Build /bɪld/

/ ey /PHONETIC FEATURESMid, tense, front, complex, voiced, unrounded

POSITIONINITIALAgeMIDMailFINALObey

PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTIONSEight /eyt/Take /teyk/Wait /weyt/

/ ɛ /PHONETIC FEATURESMid, front, laxs, simple, voiced, unrounded

POSITIONINITIALEmigrateMIDLeg FINALX

PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTONSGuess /gɛs/Red /rɛd/Met /mɛt/

/ æ /PHONETIC FEATURESLow, fromt, lax, simple, voiced, unrounded.

POSITIONINITIALAngryMIDHatFINALX

PHONEMIC TANSCRIPTIONSCat /kæt/Black /blæk/And /ænd/

/ ɑ /PHONETIC FEATURESLow, central and back, lax, simple, voiced, unrounded.

POSITIONINITIALOfficeMIDShopFINALMa

PHONEMID TRANSCRIPOTIONSArm /ɑrm/Clock /klɑk/On /ɑn/

/ / / ʌ /

PHONETIC FEATURESMid, central, (tense)(lax), simple, voiced, unrounded .

POSITIONINITIALAboveMIDHutFinalX

PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTIONSUp /ʌp/Love /lʌp/Sun /sʌn/

/ uw /PHONETIC FEATURESHigh, back, tense, complex, voiced, rounded.

POSITIONINITIALOozeMIDToolFINALNew

PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTIONSDoom /duwm/Move /muwv/To /tuw/

/ ʊ /PHONETIC FEATURESHigh, back, lax, simple, voiced, rounded

POSITIONINITIALXMIDShouldFINALX

PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTIONSPut /pʊt/Look /lʊk/Could /kʊd/

/ ow / / z /PHONETIC FEATURESMid, back , tense, complex, voiced, rounded.POSITIONINITIAL: Only MID: Boat FINAL: SoPHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTIONSCoat /kowt/Soul /sowl/Low /low/

PHONETIC FEATURES Mid, back, lax, simple, voiced, rounded.POSITIONINITIAL: All MID: Fall FINAL: Saw PHONEMIC TRANSCRIPTIONSBought /b t/Thought /θ t/Wore /w r/