The production of speech sounds
First of
all, there was an explanation about
how a sound is produced. It says that the muscles that are located in the chest
that we use to breathe can help us to produce the flow of air that is needed
for producing the speech sounds. Also, in this chapter I was able to learn the
different parts of the vocal tract as for example: The pharynx, soft, hard
palate, alveolar ridge, tongue, and teeth. On the other hand, I learnt that
vowels and consonants can be a little difficult to define because a vowel is a
sound that does not have obstruction, however, when we pronounce a consonant we
can notice that there is an obstruction. Besides, in order to facilitate the
study of vowels and consonants it is necessary to study their distribution
because it can differ for each language.Furthemore; IPA (International Phonetic
Association) has designed a chart where cardinal vowels are located for a
better comprehension. According with the English short vowels should be
described in relation with the cardinal vowels and also we can find that the
schwa sound has one short vowel with the symbol / ə /.
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ReplyDeleteYour reflection about the production of speech sounds is correct, but you should add a brief explanation related with the short vowels because we are Spanish-speakers and we need learn about that to develop an excellent fluency in English.
ReplyDeleteYou have to remember that the short vowels sounds /æ ɛ ɪ ɒ ʌ/ are a derivation of the cardinal vowels that are (a-e-i-o-u). These sounds must be learned carefully to understand the idiom in a best way, because also we have to study and recognize the long vowel sounds and their respective differences.