2018-04-04 Pronunciation: consonant articulation

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework: finish transcribing the expressions and sayings.
/ə ˈstɪʧ ɪn ˈtaɪm seɪvz 'naɪn/ = A stitch in time saves nine. (If you solve a problem as soon as it starts, it’s easier to fix.)
/ˈheɪst meks ˈweɪst/ = Haste makes waste. (If you act too quickly, you’ll cause problems.)
/'slow ən 'stɛdi 'wɪnz ðə 'reɪs/ = Slow and steady wins the race.
/ə ˈbərd ɪn ðə ˈhænd ɪz wərθ ˈtuw ɪn ðə ˈbʊʃ/ = A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
/ə ˈpərsənz ə ˈpərsən no ˈmætr haʊ ˈsmɑl/ = A person’s a person no matter how small. (From Dr. Seuss’s Horton Hears a Who)
/tə ˈbiː or ˈnɑt tu ˈbi ˈðæt ɪz ðə ˈkwɛsʧən/ = To be or not to be, that is the question. (From William Shakespeare’s Hamlet)
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What are syllables? How many syllables are in the words on p. 8 exercise 1A? 2A?
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Many words have fewer pronounced syllables than it looks like they should:
business (2)
comfortable (3)
laboratory (4)
vegetable (3)
Some words have more pronounced syllables than it might look like:
cooperate (4)
zoology (4)
naive (2)
Chloe (2)
(Sometimes you can see the second vowel with diaeresis, two dots over it to show that it’s a new syllable: naïve, Chloë)
“resume” has two meanings, one with 2 syllables and the other with 3
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Stressed Syllables:
distribute - primary stress on the second syllable
	/dɪˈstrɪbjuːt/
distribution - primary stress on the third syllable, secondary stress on the first
	/ˌdɪstrəˈbjuːʃən/
p. 10 exercise 4A - Draw a circle over the primary stress in each word.
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New handout p. 146 - English consonants arranged by place and manner of articulation (where and how each sound is produced).
With stops and fricatives, there is also a voiced/voiceless distinction.
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p. 151 - Match the numbers with the names of those parts of the speech pathway.
1 nose
2 nasal cavity
3 upper lip
4 upper teeth
5 tooth ridge
6 hard palate
7 soft palate
8 lower lip
9 lower teeth
10 tip of the tongue
11 front of the tongue
12 back of the tongue
13 vocal cords (glottis)