PHONETICS OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Phonetic is an important part when someone wants to learn a foreign language. Firstly, because by learning the symbols which are used to represent the speech sound and how to identify the right are essential to produce sounds. Phonetic is an important medium to understand what you are saying and the articulation of your mouth has an important role too.
It is really necessary to find the means to learn phonetic and that´s why you can find important and interesting information about it.
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- THE VOCAL TRACT
It is really important to know the parts of speech that you have to use to produce sounds and how to manipulate the air.
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- PLACES AND MANNERS
Places and manners of articulation are important part in the production of the sounds. Manner of articulation refers to how the sound is produced and the way in which the airstream is modified and places refers to what part of the mouth is necessary to use.
This is the consonant chart which is very useful to learn all the consonants and the right way to produce them
These websites will help you a lot to learn manners and places of articulation
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- VOICED AND VOICELESS SOUNDS
Consonants are divided in two parts: voiced and voiceless. Consonants sounds are created when there is a blockage or constriction of air in the vocal tract.
The following websites will provide certain information about voiced and voiceless consonants and the differences between them
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It is really interesting the means that you have to learn English. Take this page in consideration, it is about exercises of phonetics.
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- RETROFLEX SOUNDS
Retroflex sound is produced where the tongue has a flat, concave, or even curled shape, and is articulated between the alveolar ridge and the hard palate.
This sound is a little difficult to explain,
that´s why here you have some websites and videos to understand it well.
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Here you have a link where you can find the definition
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- MONOPTHONGS, DIPTHONGS AND CONSONANTS
Monopthongs, dipthongs and consonants are an essential part of English because you form words with them and then you can make phrases to communicate.
Look the following images to know about them:
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Here you have some links to improve your knowledge
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- VOWELS
A vowel is pronounced with an open vocal tract so that there is no build-up of air pressure at any point above the glottis.
Vowels chart
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Well, that's all. I hope these phonetic resources are useful for your learning and I hope this blog interesting.
Remember that the best way to learn English is to practice and practice and also learn the correct way to pronounce sounds.
