Sunday 15 July 2012

Notes-Topic:Phonetics and Phonology


IPA
The symbol from the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA), as used in phonetic transcriptions in modern dictionaries for English learners

PRIMARY WORD STRESS
the stronger degree of stress is called 'primary'.

SECONDARY WORD
is the weaker of two degrees of stress in the pronunciation of a word; The symbol for secondary stress is a short vertical line preceding and at the foot of the stressed syllable:


in·to·na·tion
1.The rise and fall of the voice in speaking.
2.The action of intoning or reciting in a singing voice

vow·el

 1 /ˈvaʊəl/ .(in English articulation) a speech sound produced without occluding, diverting, or obstructing the flow of air from the lungs ( opposed to consonant).
2. a letter representing or usually representing a vowel, as, in English, a, e, i, o, u,  and sometimes w  and y.


 
PHONOLOGY
study of the sound systems in language
SUPRASEGMENTAL FEATURES
The characteristics of supra-segmental of speech: speech sounds may also have length, intonation, tone, and stress.

ENGLISH SOUND SYSTEM
ENUNCIATION
1.To utter articulate sounds; the act of being very distinct in speech
2.To make a definite or systematic statement of; To announce, proclaim; To articulate, pronounce; To make sounds clearly
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

CONSONANTS
A basic speech sound in which the breath is at least partly obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel to form a syllable.
Consonant letters in the English alphabet are B, C, D, F, G, H, J, K, L, M, N, P, Q, R, S, T, V, X, Z,
diph·thong
A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as one vowel and moves toward another (as in coin, loud, and side)
A digraph representing the sound of a diphthong or single vowel (as in feat)
1.     A compound vowel character; a ligature (such as æ

RHYTHM
1.A strong, regular, repeated pattern of movement or sound.
2.The systematic arrangement of musical sounds, principally according to duration and periodic stress.


                  SENTENCE STRESS
 where word stress is the accent on one syllable in a word, sentence stress is accent on certain words within a sentence. Often considered to be the "rhythm" of English.

Sentences - two types of words
• Content words – the main words of a   sentence that have sense or meaning
• Structure words – these are small, simple, not very important words that make the sentence grammatically correct
DISCOURSE AND SPEECH PRODUCTION
Interaction
Mutual or reciprocal action or influence
The act or process of interacting
communication of any sort, for example two or more people talking to each other, or communication among groups, organizations, nations or states: trade, migration, foreign relations, transportation,
Communication
1.sharing of ideas or feelings with others.”
 2.Communication takes places when one person transmits information and understanding to another person.
3.The basic elements of communication process include communicator, communicatee, message, channel and feedback.

Social Conventions
language is a social practice. It is, at a deep if not the deepest level, a structure of social conventions, and in that sense thoroughly conventional
Language forms and Functions
the use to which language is put, the purpose of an utterance rather than the particular grammatical form an utterance takes
the instructional focus becomes less about form and more about the meaning of an utterance.
Registers
variety of a language used for a particular purpose or  particular social setting. For example, when speaking in a formal setting an English speaker may be more likely to adhere more closely to prescribed grammar, pronounce words ending in -ing with a velar nasal instead of an alveolar nasal (e.g. "walking", not "walkin'"), choose more formal words (e.g. father vs. dad, child vs. kid, etc.), and refrain from using the word ain't, than when speaking in an informal setting.

Non-Verbal Language
Uusually understood as the process of communication through sending  and receiving wordless (mostly visual) messages between people and can be communicated through gestures and touch,  body language or posture, facial expression and eye contact.and also through material exponential; meaning, objects or artifacts(such as clothing, hairstyles or architecture)
Verbal Language
The basis of communication is the interaction between people and one way for people to communicate face-to-face.  Some of the key components of verbal communication are sound, words, speaking, and language. 

Roles and Attitudes
Speakers vary their speech depending on an addressee and their attitudes toward the addressee play some role in the direction and degree of the shift.
Speech acts
A speech act is an act that a speaker performs when making an utterance, including the following:
1.uttering of words (utterance acts)
2.Making reference and predicating (propositional acts)
3.A particular intention in making the utterance (illocutionary force
 






















LISTENING COMPREHENSION SKILLS
(The purpose for listening).


sharing of ideas or feelings with others There are seven elements of communication:
1.Source idea is the process by which one formulates an idea to communicate to another party
2.Message is what will be communicated to another party. It is based on the source idea, but the message is crafted to meet the needs of the audience.
3.Encoding is how the message is transmitted to another party. The message is converted into a suitable form for transmission.
4.Channel
medium of the communication and must be able to transmit the message from one party to another without changing the content of the message.
5.Receiver
 is the party receiving the communication from the transmitter.
6.Decoding
is the process where the message is interpreted for its content
7.Feedback
is the final step in the communications process. This step conveys to the transmitter that the message is understood by the receiver

COMMUNICATION IN
 THE
 CLASSROOM

Asking questions is a fundamental part of finding information and for subtle (and otherwise) persuasion. Here are various pages on questioning:
1.Closed Questions: That seek short answers.
2.Chunking Questions: Chunk up and down for more or less detail.
3.Clear Questions: That are simple and unambiguous.
4.Columbo Technique: Asking stupid questions that get the answers you want.
5.Double Bind Questions: Whichever way you answer, the result is the same.
6.Echo Questions: Repeat what they say as a question.
7.Empowering Questions: That release limits on people.
8.Funnel Questioning: Seeking more detail or more general information.
9.Group Questioning: Tips for asking questions of many people at once.
10.Interrogation Questions: Questions that lead to answers.
11.Kipling Questions: Rudyard Kipling's six servants.
12.Leading Questions: That may or may not be a good thing for you.
13.Open Questions: For long and detailed answers.
14.Open and Closed Questions: yes/no or long answer.
15.Positive Questions: Deliberately leading the other person.
16.Probing: Digging for more detail.
17.Probing Questions: Specific questions for finding detail.
18.Rhetorical Questions: Questions without answers.
19.Socratic Questioning: Socrates' method of questioning in order to elicit learning.
20.Tag Questions: Some questions encourage agreement, don't they?
21.Control Answering of Questions: You do not have to answer directly.
22.Dodging the Question: How not to answer the question.
22.Questioning Traps: A few pitfalls you may like to avoid.
23.Responding to Questions: Turning questioning to your advantage.
24.Selling with Questions: how to sell by asking instead of telling.
25.The Power of Questions: How questions are just so very useful.



1.Information on how the recipient actions are perceived by the provider or others who have confided and lead to positive change for the recipient, and improve the effectiveness
2.Feedback in general may have a number of possible purposes:
i.To help individuals in their personal development
ii.To improve relationships between and among individuals and groups iii.To improve communication between and among individuals and groups
iv.To help individuals or groups improve their performance
v.To improve the climate within an organization
vi.To increase the effectiveness of an activity or initiative


Provide corrective feedback

Use of various questioning skills

Use elements of communication

 















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