CONCLUSION VS LONG VOWELS (ENGLISH& SPANISH)

 

In this part of the lesson I studied the long vowels in English a vowel is a type of sound for which there is no closure of the throat or mouth. However, vowels can be contrasted with consonants because the air is stopped. While a word can be formed without any consonants – such as the English words I or way – no word may consist of only consonants, without a vowel.The main difference of long vowels between English and Spanish is that the English language has six vowels: a, e, i, o, u and, in some instances, y, but in Spanish are 5vowels. However, the English language has many more vowel sounds. In conclusion, long vowel sounds require the speaker to move the mouth from a closed position to an open one or vice-versa. The speaker's tongue glides into position during pronunciation and is often tense. When pronounced, long vowel sounds share the same pronunciation as vowels when they are pronounced as part of the alphabet.

PLOSIVES SOUNDS

PLOSIVES SOUNDS

A stop consonant, also known as a plosive, is an oral occlusive, a consonant in which the vocal tract is blockedin the mouth and then suddenly releases in other words so that all airflow ceases. Sounds are formed by the air being completely blocked. The occlusion may be done with the tongue (blade [t], [d], or body [k], [ɡ]), lips ([b], [p]), or glottis ([ʔ]). Stops contrast with nasals, where the vocal tract is blocked but airflow continues through the nose, as in /m/ and /n/, and with fricatives, where partial occlusion impedes but does not block airflow in the vocal tract. In addition, we have six Plosive sounds in English: /p/b/t/d/k/g/ all six plosives can occur initially, medially and finally.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IPwg5qQmQmI

DIPHTHONG AND TRIPHTHONG

 

In this part of the chapter I studied the diphthong and diphthong. First, a Diphthong is two vowels combined together to produce one sound. The different vowel combinations create a binding of the two vowels. When “u” combines with another vowel, a “w” sound is produced. The "i” followed by another vowel, produces a consonant “y” sound for example in the word “year”. The “ai” or “ay” combination is pronounced like the word “eye”. Second,Triphthong is the combination of three vowels in the same syllable: A strong vowel in between two weak vowels. "a", "e" and "o" are strong vowels. They never form diphthongs together. They may form diphthongs and diphthongs only in combination with "I" and "U."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f4Q1QN-SFCM

LONG VOWELS

LONG VOWELS

In this chapter I learnt about the long vowel sounds have more complicated spelling patterns and more exceptions than short vowel sounds. Words that end with a silent e, such as bake, lone or mule, often produce longer sounds. Another common spelling pattern for long vowel sounds is two vowel sounds placed together, for example: root, oaf or through. I believe many long vowel sounds also occur when there is one vowel at the end of words, such as do, why or go. Many o or i sounds followed by two or more vowels, such as cold or might, also produce long vowel sounds.

THE PRODUCTION OF SPEECH SOUNDS

THE PRODUCTION OF SPEECH SOUNDS

In this chapter I studied about the production of speech sounds and their production. It deals with the vocal tract used to produce speech sounds. Now, I going to describe the speech sounds,it meansthat is the movements of the vocal organs that produce them. Also, the main structures that are important in the production of speech such as; the lungs and the respiratory system with the vocal organs because the airstream from the lungs passes between the vocal cords, which are two small muscular folds located in the larynx at the top of the trachea.Also, larynx is a special part of the body that functions as an airway to the lungs as well as providing us with a way of vocalizing, the space between the vocal cords is known as the glottis. If the vocal cords are apart, as they are normally when breathing out, the air from the lungs will have a relatively free passage into the pharynx and the mouth.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khB6vwiTOq8&feature=related