Phonetics

1.-Why is the basic English alphabet of 26 letters inadequate to describe how people actually pronounce words? Give three examples of some problems from the text or of your own
There areonly 26 basic letters in our English alphabet, but there are over forty basic sounds (or 'phonemes'). E.g. it uses the same letter or letters for different sounds, as in the many ways in which theough combination can be pronounced; and it gives the same sound aIl sorts of different speIlings - the same vowel // appears in sit, women, village, busy and enough, for example.

2.-On page1, Crystal describes some differences in pronunciation between dialects in Britain (a Cockney and a Welshman). Do differences of this type occur in Mexico? Give two examples from your ownexperience.
The name word XOCHITL. In oaxaca the people say SOCHIL And the word CHAMACO. In Oaxaca the people say shamaco.

3.-Match the information in Column A with that in column B. MODE | VIEWPOINT |
Articulatory phonetics | How people perceive sounds |
Acoustic phonetics | Study of sound waves |
Auditory phonetics | Study of vocal organs |
 
4.- Acousticphonetics----- how people perceive sounds
Articulatory phonetics----study of vocals organs
Auditory phonetics-----study of sounds waves

5.-
MANNER OF ARTICULATION | PLACE OFARTICULATION | OTHER |
 Plosives |  Bilabial | Voiced |
 Nasal | Labio-dental |  Voiceless and Voiced |
Fricative |  Dental sounds | XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX |

1. He also describes two otherterms we have seen in class on page 3 but without actually naming them. Can you supply the correct terms?
a)    "  ... generally pronounced with the tip of the tongue against the gum behindthe top teeth and not against the teeth themselves". Articulation name STOP
b)     "... the tongue touching the roof of the mouth /k/".     Articulation name___AFFRICATIVE________________