Points common to Tema 7: the vowels:
1 phonetics and phonology
2 speech organs
3 vowels and consonants.
4 classification
According to the use of voice:
Voiced, the vocal chords being vibrated: b, d, g, v, z, ʒ, dʒ, l, m, n, ŋ, j, ð, w
Voiceless, or breathed, there´s no vibration of the vocal chords: p, t, k, θ, s, r, f, h, ʃ, tʃ.
According to the organs of articulation / manner of articulation
According to the manner of articulation |
According to the organs of articulation |
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labial |
dental |
alveolar |
Post alveolar |
Palato alveolar |
Palatal |
velar |
Glottal or laryngeal |
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Bilabial |
labiodental |
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Plosive |
P b |
T d |
K g |
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Affricate |
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Nasal |
M |
n |
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Lateral |
l |
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fricative |
F v |
S z |
r |
H |
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semivowel |
W |
j |
5 COMPARISON WITH SPANISH CONSONANTS
6 CONCLUSIONS APLICABLE TO LANGUAGE TEACHING
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Minimal pairs
Shorts shots
SPELLING OF ENGLISH CONSONANTS
B
θ th
ð th they them the with
K k,c,q,christmas,character,x (ks)
tʃ Picture, church, cello, concerto, czesch
dʒ jelly, judge, village, shortage
d d
f f, cough, laugh, tough, rough, Philip, phone
g g
h h
l l
m m
n n
ŋ nk ng
p p
r r
s s cecil nice eczema ritzy waltz
ʃ sh, session, version, tension, fiction, schedule, fucsia
ʒ camouflage, collage, espionage, rouge, genre (french) usure, usual
z z dessert, dissolve, possess, scissors, xylophone, Xerox, busy, close
t t thames, Thomas –ed jumped stopped talked wached walked
v v
w one once, chamoir, reservoir, choir, language, quick
j y tedious, companion, hideous, before u uniform