Recap: Vowels & ConsonantsV central sound of the syllable C outer shell of the syllable(C) V (C)(C)(C)(C)V(C)(C)(C)

Recap: Vowels & ConsonantsV central sound of the syllable C outer shell of the syllable

Syllabic ConsonantsV central sound of the syllable C outer shell of the syllablebuttonlittleteacherLPD

Consonants3 features: Manner Place Voicing

How much constriction?plosive: completely blockedfricative: partly blockedapproximant: slightly hinderednasalizationDoes the air flow through both the nose and the mouth, or just the mouth?1 Manner of ArticulationConsonants: 3 phonetic featuresaffricate: plosive + fricative

Plosive (stop)FricativeAffricateNasalLateralApproximant1 Manner of ArticulationConsonants: 3 phonetic features

2 Place of ArticulationConsonants: 3 phonetic featuresWhere in the mouth does the constriction occur?

What parts of the mouth are involved (lips, teeth, tongue, roof of the mouth)?

bilabiallabiodentaldentalalveolarpalatalvelarglottal2 Place of ArticulationConsonants: 3 phonetic features

2 Place of ArticulationConsonants: 3 phonetic featuresPlosives:bilabialalveolarvelar(palatal)

Consonants:plosivesThe following slides were made using Daniel Currie Halls website athttp://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~danhall/phonetics/sammy.html

2 Place of ArticulationConsonants: 3 phonetic featuresPlosives:bilabialalveolarvelar(palatal)

2 Place of ArticulationConsonants: 3 phonetic featuresPlosives:bilabialalveolarvelar(palatal)

2 Place of ArticulationConsonants: 3 phonetic featuresPlosives:bilabialalveolarvelar(palatal)

2 Place of ArticulationConsonants: 3 phonetic featuresPlosives:bilabialalveolarvelar(palatal)

3 VoicingConsonants: 3 phonetic featuresAre the vocal chords vibrating or not?REMEMBER THE TERMSFORTIS and LENIS(at least until the next slideshow)

Features:unvoicedbilabialstoppThe six RP plosives

Features:voicedbilabialstopbThe six RP plosives

Features:unvoicedalveolarstoptThe six RP plosives

Features:voicedalveolarstopdThe six RP plosives

Features:unvoicedvelarstopkThe six RP plosives

Features:voicedvelarstopgThe six RP plosives

bilabialalveolarvelar(palatal)Recap: Plosives

labiodentaldentalalveolarpost-alveolarpalato-alveolarPlaces of articulation: fricatives

Features:unvoicedbilabialstopppipe

Features:voicedbilabialstopbbaby

(Features:unvoicedbilabialfricative)

(Features:voicedbilabialfricative)vamos

Features:unvoicedlabiodentalfricativeffine, life

Features:voicedlabiodentalfricativevvery clever

Features:unvoiceddentalfricativethink

Features:voiceddentalfricativethis

Features:unvoicedalveolarstopttart

Features:voicedalveolarstopddid

Features:unvoicedalveolarfricativessea

Features:voicedalveolarfricativezzero

Features:unvoicedpostalveolarfricativeshe, pressure

Features:voicedpostalveolarfricativemeasure

Features:unvoicedglottalfricativehhome

Wells, under Articulation

f,v

f,v

,=

AffricatesThere are no affricates in Icelandic, but if youve mastered the post-alveolar fricatives they should cause no problemschessJessfortislenis

Dont forget to make a clear distinction between the fortis and lenis forms: rich - ridge larch largesearch surgenot only with the voicing of , but also by clipping caused by Affricates

SIBILANTS

sea ship zero measure church judge

sea ship zero measure church judges sjipp ser mesjr tsrts dsds

Problems with sibilantsIcelandic has only 1 sibilant:

English has 4:

and two afficates:

Problems with sibilantsSpelling is a poor indication of which sibilant is used VOICING of s or z is particularly badly represented

base phase loose choose

rates clothes wages szsz

plural the dog gave two short barkspossessive the dogs bark, the dogs barks3rd person sg. this dog barksabbreviation for is his barks worse than his biteabbreviation for has his barks been recorded-s, -s, -s, -es

cats cats cats gets barks --s, -s, -s, -esdogs dogs dogs runs mews -fishes fishs fishes massescatches judges roses Rosesboxes Butchs

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NasalsThe following slides were made using Daniel Currie Halls website athttp://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~danhall/phonetics/sammy.html

Features:voicedbilabialstopbb

Features:voicedbilabialnasalm

Features:voicedalveolarstopd

Features:voicedalveolarnasaln

Features:voicedvelarstopg

Features:voicedvelarnasal

Features:voicedbilabialnasalm

Features:unvoicedbilabialnasalmo

Features:voicedalveolarnasaln

Features:unvoicedalveolarnasalno

Features:voicedvelarnasal

Features:unvoicedvelarnasalo

English: 3 nasalsIcelandic: 10 nasals

SHORTLONGUNVOICEDBILAB

ALV

PAL

VEL

ng?singer fingerhanger angersting stink

longer longestyounger youngeststronger strongestEXCEPTIONS:

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