LINGUIS 101 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Phonetics
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How does perception argue for linguistic units: know what the critical period is. Phonetics : know the what and why of our transcription system. Be able to transcribe words written in american english orthography, or write a transcribed word in orthography. Are there any diacritics we"ve used in class that seem to be of some importance: what are the differences between the three subtypes of phonetics, know how abercrombie"s questions can help in a phonetician"s task. What are the answers for those: know what the term voicing" refers to, identify and describe the places of articulation, know how the consonant and vowel ipa charts relate to articulation. Be able to describe each sound by three (consonants) or four (vowels) characteristics: be able to go between the ipa and english orthography as you did for the homework and discussion section problems.
