Unit 3 Consonants (1) Approaching consonants via anatomy and articulatory phonetics

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1 Unit 3 Approaching consonants via anatomy and articulatory phonetics English Phonetics lecture given on 26 brumaire de l an CCXXIII de la République / 17 November 2014 Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft Universität des Saarlandes 3.1

2 English Phonetics: Unit 3: [ˈɪŋɡlɪʃ fəˈnetɪks ˈjuːnɪt ˈθɾiː] [ˈkʰɒnsənən(t)s ˈwʌn] Approaching consonants via anatomy and articulatory phonetics [əˈpɹ ə ʊʧɪŋ ˈkʰɒnsənən(t)s ˌva ɪəɹ əˈnætəmi n ɑːˈtʰɪkjələtɹ i fəˈnetɪks] [ˈɹɒbət ˈspens] based on material by William Barry and Ingmar Steiner [ˈbe ɪst ɒn məˈtʰɪ əɹiəɫ ba ɪ ˈwɪljəm ˈbæɹi ən ˈɪŋmɑːɹ ˈsta ɪnɝ[ Fachrichtung 4.6, Universität des Saarlandes [ˈfaxʁɪçtʊŋ ˈfɪ ɐ ˈpʰʊŋkt ˈzɛks ˌʔuˑnivɛ ɐziˈtʰɛːt dɛs ˈza ɐlandəs] le 26 brumaire de l an ccxxɪɪɪ de la République / 17 November 2014 [lə vɛ t.si bʁy.mɛːʁ də lɑ dø.sɑ.vɛ t.tʁwɑ də la ʁe.py.blik][ˈsevn tiːn θ əv nəˈvembə ˈtw enti fɔːˈtʰiːn] 3.2

3 Our topic for the next four meetings: Over this four-lecture block we shall be looking at consonants and vowels in more detail. 3.3

4 Our topic for the next four meetings: Over this four-lecture block we shall be looking at consonants and vowels in more detail. We shall begin with consonants, approaching them (this week) via anatomy and articulatory phonetics. 3.3

5 Our topic for the next four meetings: Over this four-lecture block we shall be looking at consonants and vowels in more detail. We shall begin with consonants, approaching them (this week) via anatomy and articulatory phonetics. Next week we shall switch our attention temporarily to vowels, approaching them via physics and acoustic phonetics. 3.3

6 Our topic for the next four meetings: Over this four-lecture block we shall be looking at consonants and vowels in more detail. We shall begin with consonants, approaching them (this week) via anatomy and articulatory phonetics. Next week we shall switch our attention temporarily to vowels, approaching them via physics and acoustic phonetics. We shall then proceed to look at vowels in more detail, taking a constrastive view of the vowel systems of English and German. 3.3

7 Our topic for the next four meetings: Over this four-lecture block we shall be looking at consonants and vowels in more detail. We shall begin with consonants, approaching them (this week) via anatomy and articulatory phonetics. Next week we shall switch our attention temporarily to vowels, approaching them via physics and acoustic phonetics. We shall then proceed to look at vowels in more detail, taking a constrastive view of the vowel systems of English and German. Finally, we shall return to consonants, doing a contrastive study of the consonant systems of English and German. 3.3

8 The human vocal tract (after Catford) Figure: The vocal tract as a machine (J.C. Catford, Fundamental Problems of Phonetics, Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1977) 3.4

9 Consonants (dt. Mitlaute) can be looked at in terms of their, their acoustics, or their auditory perception 3.5

10 Consonants (dt. Mitlaute) can be looked at in terms of their, their acoustics, or their auditory perception Their can be described in terms of: 3.5

11 Consonants (dt. Mitlaute) can be looked at in terms of their, their acoustics, or their auditory perception Their can be described in terms of: PLACE of (the horizontal dimension) specifying upper (passive) and (if necessary, also:) lower (active) articulators 3.5

12 Consonants (dt. Mitlaute) can be looked at in terms of their, their acoustics, or their auditory perception Their can be described in terms of: PLACE of (the horizontal dimension) specifying upper (passive) and (if necessary, also:) lower (active) articulators bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, postalveolar, retroflex, palatal, velar, uvular, pharyngeal, glottal 3.5

13 Consonants (dt. Mitlaute) can be looked at in terms of their, their acoustics, or their auditory perception Their can be described in terms of: PLACE of (the horizontal dimension) specifying upper (passive) and (if necessary, also:) lower (active) articulators bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, postalveolar, retroflex, palatal, velar, uvular, pharyngeal, glottal more delicately: apico-alveolar, lamino-alveolar, (antero)dorsal-palatal, (postero)dorsal-velar, etc. 3.5

14 Consonants (dt. Mitlaute) can be looked at in terms of their, their acoustics, or their auditory perception Their can be described in terms of: PLACE of (the horizontal dimension) specifying upper (passive) and (if necessary, also:) lower (active) articulators bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, postalveolar, retroflex, palatal, velar, uvular, pharyngeal, glottal more delicately: apico-alveolar, lamino-alveolar, (antero)dorsal-palatal, (postero)dorsal-velar, etc. MANNER of (the vertical ) dimension 3.5

15 Consonants (dt. Mitlaute) can be looked at in terms of their, their acoustics, or their auditory perception Their can be described in terms of: PLACE of (the horizontal dimension) specifying upper (passive) and (if necessary, also:) lower (active) articulators bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, postalveolar, retroflex, palatal, velar, uvular, pharyngeal, glottal more delicately: apico-alveolar, lamino-alveolar, (antero)dorsal-palatal, (postero)dorsal-velar, etc. MANNER of (the vertical ) dimension plosive, nasal, trill, tap or flap, fricative, lateral fricative, approximant, lateral approximant (and note Eckert and Barry s way of classifying these into obstruents and sonorants ) 3.5

16 Consonants (dt. Mitlaute) can be looked at in terms of their, their acoustics, or their auditory perception Their can be described in terms of: PLACE of (the horizontal dimension) specifying upper (passive) and (if necessary, also:) lower (active) articulators bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, postalveolar, retroflex, palatal, velar, uvular, pharyngeal, glottal more delicately: apico-alveolar, lamino-alveolar, (antero)dorsal-palatal, (postero)dorsal-velar, etc. MANNER of (the vertical ) dimension plosive, nasal, trill, tap or flap, fricative, lateral fricative, approximant, lateral approximant (and note Eckert and Barry s way of classifying these into obstruents and sonorants ) VOICING 3.5

17 Consonants (dt. Mitlaute) can be looked at in terms of their, their acoustics, or their auditory perception Their can be described in terms of: PLACE of (the horizontal dimension) specifying upper (passive) and (if necessary, also:) lower (active) articulators bilabial, labiodental, dental, alveolar, postalveolar, retroflex, palatal, velar, uvular, pharyngeal, glottal more delicately: apico-alveolar, lamino-alveolar, (antero)dorsal-palatal, (postero)dorsal-velar, etc. MANNER of (the vertical ) dimension plosive, nasal, trill, tap or flap, fricative, lateral fricative, approximant, lateral approximant (and note Eckert and Barry s way of classifying these into obstruents and sonorants ) VOICING voiceless [stimmlos] or voiced [stimmhaft] 3.5

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20 Can you make the following sounds? 3.8

21 Can you make the following sounds? a voiceless velar fricative 3.8

22 Can you make the following sounds? a voiceless velar fricative a voiceless uvular fricative 3.8

23 Can you make the following sounds? a voiceless velar fricative a voiceless uvular fricative a voiceless uvular plosive 3.8

24 Can you make the following sounds? a voiceless velar fricative a voiceless uvular fricative a voiceless uvular plosive a voiced velar nasal 3.8

25 Can you make the following sounds? a voiceless velar fricative a voiceless uvular fricative a voiceless uvular plosive a voiced velar nasal a voiced bilabial fricative 3.8

26 Can you make the following sounds? a voiceless velar fricative a voiceless uvular fricative a voiceless uvular plosive a voiced velar nasal a voiced bilabial fricative a voiced palatal approximant 3.8

27 Can you make the following sounds? a voiceless velar fricative a voiceless uvular fricative a voiceless uvular plosive a voiced velar nasal a voiced bilabial fricative a voiced palatal approximant a voiced labiodental approximant 3.8

28 Use voicing as well as place and manner of to describe the consonant sounds indicated by the framed graphemes or by the framed IPA symbols: 3.9

29 Use voicing as well as place and manner of to describe the consonant sounds indicated by the framed graphemes or by the framed IPA symbols: < th is na ti on has enou gh f i sh to feed itself > 3.9

30 Use voicing as well as place and manner of to describe the consonant sounds indicated by the framed graphemes or by the framed IPA symbols: < th is na ti on has enou gh f i sh to feed itself > [ ɪn m eməɹi ə v ɔːl wɪmɪn ɹeɪ p t ɪn ɔːl w ɔːz ] 3.9

31 Use voicing as well as place and manner of to describe the consonant sounds indicated by the framed graphemes or by the framed IPA symbols: < th is na ti on has enou gh f i sh to feed itself > [ ɪn m eməɹi ə v ɔːl wɪmɪn ɹeɪ p t ɪn ɔːl w ɔːz ] Read Eckert and Barry pp on manner of and on the voiceless/voiced opposition 3.9

32 Use voicing as well as place and manner of to describe the consonant sounds indicated by the framed graphemes or by the framed IPA symbols: < th is na ti on has enou gh f i sh to feed itself > [ ɪn m eməɹi ə v ɔːl wɪmɪn ɹeɪ p t ɪn ɔːl w ɔːz ] Read Eckert and Barry pp on manner of and on the voiceless/voiced opposition We ll follow Eckert and Barry in talking about fortis consonants (stronger, like [p]) and lenis consonants (weaker, like [b]) 3.9

33 Language Initial (e.g.) Final (e.g.) What happens if you get it wrong? Dutch dark lekker dark wel you sound foreign German light liegen light Milch you sound foreign English light leaf dark milk you sound foreign Russian dark лук dark угол you risk being ( Zwiebel ) ( Ecke ) totally or or and light люк light уголь utterly ( Luk(e) ) ( Kohle ) misunderstood 3.10