Essays on Phonetics

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This paper looks at the definition and classification of dyslexia by medical professionals and teachers. It looks at how the two relate and how it informs the discourse and actions on dyslexia. The paper also examines how the two relate and influence professional actions on dyslexia to support the learners with this challenge. The paper utilize previous research data sampled by various researchers to draw conclusions on the definition of dyslexia by the two groups and to draw a conclusion on what help is available for students with dyslexia and makes recommendations on what more can be done. The ...

Intro to Linguistics Midterm Essay

What is phonetics? Explain what the phonetic alphabet is and provide some examples. What advantage does the phonetic alphabet have over regular spelling? Why do linguists use it? The word phonetics describes the part of linguistics that involves studying how human speech sounds. The phonetic alphabet is designed to be a language-neutral way of expressing these sounds so that it can be applied to all languages, regardless of alphabet. For example, the vowel in the English “sit” can be written as /ɪ/, signifying that it is a short vowel. The vowels in the English “books” can be written ...

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Question #1 The three segments of spectrograms reflect three different sounds, the first one is consonant, the second is a vowel, and the last one is consonant as well. The first consonant is voiceless and the last one is voiced. The main evidence supporting this statement is that in the first case, F1 is below 2000 Hz, which characterizes the voiceless consonants that are formed without the utilization of the voice. Their pronunciation does not characterize with the vibration in the throat. The third consonant is voiced, which can be shown by its characteristics of the F1, which is ...