Uzbekistan state world languages university

Exercise#l. Brainstorming. Give your own understanding and opinions concerning to following terms. Discuss it in 10 or 12 minutes.








Phonetic
typology





Phonological
typology


Exercise#2. Answer the questions:

1. 
   What isthe theoretical foundation of phonetic and phonological typologies?
   
2. 
   What kind of differences do phonetics and phonology have?
   
3. 
   What is the typological comparison of vowel and consonant phonemes?
   
4. 
   Stress, intonation, assimilation, dissimilation, reduction, accent, rhythm and pause.
   

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|i',xn’cise#3. Complete a cluster "Phonology":





1 Iome activities
l',XiTcise#l. Write 4 main aspects of PHONETICS and match them with the paragraphs below:


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...₄ PHONETICS _k

1. 
   , investigates the functioning of one's speech
   

npparatus and mechanism. It i3 based on profound knowledge of physiology and Iho structure of one’s speech apparatus. While investigating the articulatory aspect ul speech sounds both subjective and objective methods are employed: the method of direct observation (concerning the lips & the tongue movements) - subjective method and X-ray photography and X-ray cinematography (objective methods).

2. 
   studies the acoustic properties of sounds
   

(quantity, timber/voice quality, intensity, the pitch of the voice and temporal factor) in terms of the frequency of vibration and the amplitude of vibration in I elation to time. The analysis begins with a microphone, which converts the air


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movement into corresponding electrical activity. While investigating the acoustic aspect of speech sounds special laboratory equipment is employed: spectrograph, intonograph, sound analyzing & sound synthesizing machines.

3. 
   is aimed at investigating the hearing
   

process which is the brain activity. Auditory Phonetics and Acoustic Phonetics are very closely connected.

4. 
   presupposes investigating the
   

discriminatory (distinctive) function of speech sounds.