13 Segments, divergences and phonetic transcription 2.3.1 Segments and divergences 2.3.2 Phonetic transcription
2.3 Segments, divergences and phonetic transcription 2.3.1 Segments and divergences 2.3.2 Phonetic transcription
2.3 1 Segments and divergences Segment-In the production of the word egg, we recognize 2 sound segments [e] and igl for e and g, the other g is silent; lake has 3 sound segments U [ei] and [k for l a, and k, the e is silent Divergence---The English spelling doesnt represent its pronunciation George Bernard Shaw pointed out the lack of precision in English orthography by spelling fish as ghoti, as gh is pronounced as [f in enough, o as u in women and ti as u] in nation
2.3.1 Segments and divergences ▪ Segment—In the production of the word egg, we recognize 2 sound segments [e] and [g] for e and g, the other g is silent; lake has 3 sound segments [l] [ei] and [k] for l, a, and k ,the e is silent. ▪ Divergence---The English spelling doesn’t represent its pronunciation. George Bernard Shaw pointed out the lack of precision in English orthography by spelling fish as ghoti, as gh is pronounced as [f] in enough, o as [i] in women and ti as [∫] in nation
Spelling and Speech AUTUMN: A TIME FOR REFLECTION N白 AUTUMN.工 ONDER WHY THEN IS SILENT. lEo Clou Drawing by Leo Cullum, copyright 1988 The New Yorker Collection. All rights reserved
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