UNIT 3 - PHONOLOGY

This unit is totally about the study of sound features to communicate meaning, which is Phonology. These features are: phonemes, word/sentence stress and intonation. Jensen (1993) says that sound patterns are studied in the field of phonology. However, phonemes are represented in phonemic symbols. And, we can find these symbols, which help readers know the correct pronunciation, in a phonemic chart. Inside the phonemic chart sounds are grouped into vowels /I:/, diphthongs (two vowel sounds as one), consonants (air is partly stop), voiced sounds, there is vibration in the throat, and unvoiced sounds, there is no vibration. In addition, stress is important in phonology because it influences in how words are pronounced and it’s said with great energy. Sentence stress only happens on content words (carry meaning) such as: nouns, adjectives, pronouns. Finally, the study of articular mechanisms applied in connected stream of sounds it’s Phonology, Saussare (1966). All in all, I would employ interactive activities in which they’d be able to listen and practice sounds pronunciation. For instance: podcasts, discussions, lectures or music.

BIBLIOGRAPHY:

Spratt, M., Pulverness, A., & Williams, M. (2011). The TKT Teaching Knowledge Test Course Modules 1, 2 and 3. United Kingdom: Cambridge University Press.

Jensen, J. T. (1993, December 17). English Phonology. Retrieved from ProQuest Ebook Central: https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/uta-ebooks/reader.action?docID=793539

Saussare, (1996). Phonology. (2017). Google Books. Retrieved 14 April 2018, from https://books.google.com.ec/books?id=At4fC8cAfi4C&pg=PA51&lpg=PA51&dq=saussure+and+the+phonology&source=bl&ots=RXnZ6TjWVC&sig=5Z4K8IYPtU_5RJAku05141d9LWk&hl=es&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwid7Mf66ObTAhXGQCYKHYeuBMcQ6AEIXzAF#v=onepage&q=saussure%20and%20the%20phonology&f=false