TOPIC 2: INTRODUCTION TO PHONOLOGY

REFLECTION 2

            We were moving to the next topic entitled “Introduction to Phonology”. In this topic, we were expected to explain how sounds are produced in the English sound system. After that, we were also instructed to produce accurate English sounds in discourse.

            From this topic, I learned that children learn pronunciation by imitating their teachers. After that, I also learned about the phonetics. Phonetics is the study of sounds made by humans when they talk. English Language is bound to the phonetic script which is International Phonetic Association (IPA) method. Meanwhile, phonemes are the smallest unit of sound in a language which carries distinctive meaning such as /p/, /b/. /t/, /d/ and so on.

            We were also asked to identify the speech organs used in producing English sounds. Below are the images of the speech organs for producing sounds.

 

Next, we moved on the speech production. From what I had learned, there are three sound production processes which are initiation, phonation, and articulation.

            Initiation is the production of any speech sound requires the creation of an air stream in the vocal tract. Phonation occurs as the airstream passes through the larynx, it is modified by the vocal cords, through the introduction of voice.

 Articulation occurs as the airstream passes through the vocal tract, it may be modified by the movement of the articulators such as lips and tongue preventing its passage through the vocal tract.

Phonation

TONGUE TWISTER COMPETITION
Our team had claim the win in this game. below are some of the tongue twisters that we had chose.
I saw a saw that could out saw any other saw I ever saw
A good cook couldcook as much cookies as a good cook who could cook cookies
A big bug bit the little beetle but the little beetle bit the big bug back  
      In this topic, we were also learned about consonants and their types. There are voiced consonants and voiceless consonants. After that, we can classify them into several categories such as stops/plosives, fricatives, affricates, nasals, liquids and semi vowels. On the other hand, vowels will be categorized to two types which are simple vowels/monophthongs and diphthongs.