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Vowels and consonants are called segmentals - individual sounds into which words can be segmented. We focus on the phonemes, that is, general sound categories that are distinctive in the language. For example, the /b/ and /p/ are considered different sounds in English - ''bat'' is a distinctly different word from ''pat'' - but this sound contrast may not be true in other languages. Learners will have difficulty with how English phonemes sound in particular contexts, which is where phonetics knowledge will be helpful for teachers.  
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Vowels and consonants are called segmentals - individual sounds into which words can be segmented. Phonemes are general sound categories that are distinctive in the language; e.g., /b/ and /p/ are considered different sounds in English, since ''bat'' is a distinctly different word from ''pat''.  
  
 
==  Phonemes  ==  
 
==  Phonemes  ==  

Revision as of 05:58, 10 June 2016

Vowels and consonants are called segmentals - individual sounds into which words can be segmented. Phonemes are general sound categories that are distinctive in the language; e.g., /b/ and /p/ are considered different sounds in English, since bat is a distinctly different word from pat.

1 Phonemes

1.1 Links / PDFs

1.2 Wiki pages

2 Consonants

2.1 Links / PDFs

2.2 Pages

3 Vowels

3.1 Links / PDFs

3.2 Pages

4 Consonant - vowel interactions and morphology

Morphology refers to word formation, e.g., by means of prefixes and suffixes; these often involve pronunciation changes and variant forms, such as multiple pronunciations of -ed and plural -s.


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