PHONETICS It concerns the concrete articulatory, acoustic and auditory characteristics of the sounds used in language PHONOLOGY How

sounds functions in a systemic way in a particular language The traditional approach to phonology is through Phonemics. PHONEMICS Analyzes the stream of speech into a sequence of contrastive segments Whereas phonetics is about the physical production, acoustic transmission and perception of the sounds of speech, phonology describes the way sounds function within a given language or across languages to encode meaning Phonetic analysis has often ignored the role of the listener THE SPEECH CHAIN 1 PSYCHOLOGICAL or PSYCHOLINGUISTIC Formulation of the concept in the brain 2 PHYSIOLOGICAL or ARTICULATORY The nervous system transmits this message to the organs of speech, wich will produce a particular pattern of sound 3 PHYSICAL or ACOUSTIC The movement of the organs of speech create disturbances in the air STAGES OF THE PRODUCTION OF A PLOSIVE 1 APPROACH The first is when the active articulator (that is the one that moves) is approaching the passive articulator (the one that stays where it is). 2 HOLD OR COMPRESSION The next stage is when the two articulators are in firm contact. During this stage the air pressure rises in the vocal tract. 3 RELEASE Finally, the active articulator breaks contact with the passive articulator and moves away. The compressed air is released with an explosive noise. CONSONANT CLASSIFICATION [l] Egressive, pulmonic, oral consonant Alveolar, lenis, voiced.