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The document provides an overview of pronunciation features in English, including phonemes, consonants, vowels, and suprasegmental features. It discusses voiced and voiceless consonants, single/long/short vowels, and diphthongs and triphthongs. Examples are given of words to transcribe phonemically. Reasons for teaching pronunciation are outlined, such as English not being phonetic and pronunciation aiding communication and confidence. Exercises are included to transcribe phonemic symbols into words and read them aloud.

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Week 4 - Sound System PDF

The document provides an overview of pronunciation features in English, including phonemes, consonants, vowels, and suprasegmental features. It discusses voiced and voiceless consonants, single/long/short vowels, and diphthongs and triphthongs. Examples are given of words to transcribe phonemically. Reasons for teaching pronunciation are outlined, such as English not being phonetic and pronunciation aiding communication and confidence. Exercises are included to transcribe phonemic symbols into words and read them aloud.

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ELE3033E English for Language Teachers

WEEK 4:

English Sound System: Pronunciation and Enunciation


Features of Pronunciation
Phonemes

Consonants

Voiced

Vowels

Single
vowels

Voiceless

Short

Diphthongs

Long

Triphthongs

Suprasegmental Feature

Intonation

Rising

Falling

Stress

Word

Sentence

Phonology
Phonology is the study of the sound system of a language.
Study the two charts below:

Exercise
Transcribe these words

mother

island

teacher

correct

pencil

police

table

stop

ELE3033E English for Language Teachers

lower lip

Fig. 1: Speech Organs

Fig. 2: Chart of the consonants used in English (R.P.), showing degree of voicing, place
and manner of articulation. Notice that the symbols for voiceless sounds are always
placed on the left side of the box and voiced sounds on the right.
(Bogle, 1996)
Why teach pronunciation?
i.
English is not pronounced as it is written.
ii.
Vowels and Consonants can often be pronounced in different ways.
iii.
Incorrect pronunciation is one of the main reasons for breakdown in
communication.
iv.
Pronunciation helps students to be more confident when they speak.

ELE3033E English for Language Teachers

Task: List other reasons why pronunciation is taught.

Phonemes are the different sounds within a language. In English, they comprise of two
categories:
i.
vowels all vowel sounds are voiced
may be single;
1.
there are five long vowel sounds; and
/ i: /
/ u:/
/ /
/ /
/ : /
2.
seven short vowel sounds
/ / / u / // / / / e / / / / /
1.
2.

may be a combination of two vowels (diphthong);


there are eight diphthongs
/e/ /a/ // // /a/ /e/ // //

3.
4.

may be a combination of three vowels (triphthong)


Three most common three triphthongs
/a/ fire , riot
/a/ power, shower
// employer, foyer

ii.

consonants

can be either voiced or voiceless (Figure 2)

Exercise 1
Transcribe the phonemic symbols into orthography. Read the words aloud.
bjutf()l

kl

bskt

pknk

lv

lwd

metf(r)

snt

eks(r)saz

ptri

pm

im

feb()l

fla(r)

darm

klnd(r)

mn

tmr

frez

fzk

mdestk

med(r)

ntrst

kns(r)t

hns()m

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