Phonetics and Phonology (eng507)
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| Further readings on this section - Chapter 2 of the textbook (A Course in Phonetics by Peter Ladefoged and Keith Johnson) - Introduction and chapter 1 of the additional reading book (Transcribing the Sound of English - Ab bPhonetics Workbook for Words and Discourse) by Paul Tench - Online sources: https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/ Copyright Virtual University of Pakistan Phonetics and Phonology (ENG) VU Lesson-08 PHONEMIC AND PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION-II At the end of this section, the students will be able to • EXPLAIN phonemic as well as phonetic transcription of the IPA story. Topic-043: Broad and Narrow Transcription Two main kinds of transcription are recognized broad (phonemic) and narrow (phonetic. Conventionally, square brackets enclose phonetic transcription k oblique lines enclose phonemic transcription k. In broad transcription, sounds are symbolized just on the basis of their linguistic functions (in a language) and without going into the detail of the physical features of an individual sound. Phonemic transcription looks the simplest of all. In phonemic transcription, only the units that account for differences of meaning are represented, e.g. pin, pen, /pæn/. On the other hand, in narrow transcription, the sounds are symbolized on the basis of their articulatory/auditory identity, regardless of their function in a language (sometimes called an impressionistic transcription. Ina phonetic transcription, the aim is not to judge the functional significance of sounds, in the context of some languages, but to identify the sounds as such (phonetic variation. Download 1.01 Mb. Share with your friends:
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