Phonetics to English
/ʧɔːtəld/
Chortled
Sound
/saʊnd/
What is the most common sound in English
The Schwa /ə/, is the most common sound in English. Also called, the "lazy sound".
What does SBE and GA stand for?
Standard British English, the dialect spoken in the United Kingdom, and General American, the dialect spoken in the americans
NAME THAT SOUND
/ʧ/, /ʃ/
Ch, Sh
/weəwʊlf/
Werewolf
To Believe
/tuː bɪˈliːv/
What is the difference between phonetic vowels and phonetic consonents?
Phonetic vowels are spoken with an open vocal tract while phonetic consonants are spoken with a closed vocal tract.
How many diphthongs are there in Standard British English compared with General American?
SBE has 8 diphthongs while GA has 5 diphthongs.
What is the odd sound out
Meant | Cent | Them | Skate
Feet | Steer | Feel | Dream
Meant | Cent | Them | Skate
Feet | Steer | Feel | Dream
/piːs ɒv keɪk/
Piece of Cake
Great grades
/ɡreɪt ɡreɪdz/
What are the dental fricatives and how are they different?
/θ/ is voiceless, where you don't vibrate your vocal chords, while /ð/ is voiced, meaning you do vibrate your vocal chords.
How and why is Car pronounced differently between General American and Standard British English.
GA is a rhotic dialect, which means R's are always pronounced, while SBE is non-rhotic, R's are only pronounced when it is before a vowel.
/kar/ vs. /kɑː/
What is the [Place of Articulation] and what is the [Manner of Articulation]
The place is the location in the vocal tract where sounds are formed. The manner is how the tongue, lips, and teeth move to make the sound
/kwɛsʧənz ænd ɑːnsəz/
Questions and Answers
Looking around
/lʊkɪŋ əraʊnd/
How many long vowels are there in English and what are they?
5 long vowels: /a:/, /U:/, /ɔː/, /I:/, /3:/
How is the T pronounced differently between SBE and GA.
SBE always pronounces the /t/, while GA makes a semi d sound when the /t/ is between a stressed vowel and an unstressed vowel.
/betər/ V. /beɾə/
What is a muted consonent?
In a word with two specific consonants together only one is pronounced.
Such as in; knave, knee, knuckle and which, whale, whirl
/sæli selz siː ʃelz/
Sally sells sea shells
Dancing through the room
/dɑːnsɪŋ θruː ðə ruːm/
What is a diphthong and how is it pronounced?
A diphthong is two vowel monothongs put together in one sound. The first vowel is louder and stronger while the second sound is quieter, all in one smooth sound.
What is the yod and is yod-dropping in SBE & GA?
The yod is the /j/ sound after a /n/, /m/, /d/, /s/, /t/, and GA has yod-dropping.
For example SBE /njuːz/ V GA /nuz/
What are phonetics?
Phonetics is the scientific study of speech; how the sounds are created/produced, how they are used, how we can transcribe sounds into written symbols, and how we hear/recognize sounds.