First Year Classes
First Course
Pronunciation
Lecture No. 1
Title: English Fricative Consonants
Book: Better English Pronunciation by J D O Connor
Introduction:
We start with consonants rather than vowels for two reasons. The first is that the contribution of consonants in making English understood is more vital than that of vowels. The second reason is that consonants are generally produced by interference of the speech organs with the stream of air which has made the description of these consonants easier than vowels.
Friction Consonants:
English has nine friction consonants. They are called so because in their production there is friction which is the most important feature of these consonants. These are| f, v, , ,s, z, , , and h|.
|f| and |v|
|f|= is a strong, long, and voiceless fricative consonant.
|v|= is a weak, short, and voiced fricative consonant.
Examples:
Fast vast few view feel veal fear veer foal vole file vile ferry very fat vat fan van fail veil
Discussion:
Work in pairs. Answer the following questions:
1. Why do we start with consonants?
2. Why are they called friction consonants?
3. How many friction consonants are there in English?
4. Mention the friction consonants. Describe each of them, supplying enough examples and transcribe these examples.
Prof Hameed H Al-Mas udi, Ph D Lect. Hussain Hameed
المادة المعروضة اعلاه هي مدخل الى المحاضرة المرفوعة بواسطة استاذ(ة) المادة . وقد تبدو لك غير متكاملة . حيث يضع استاذ المادة في بعض الاحيان فقط الجزء الاول من المحاضرة من اجل الاطلاع على ما ستقوم بتحميله لاحقا . في نظام التعليم الالكتروني نوفر هذه الخدمة لكي نبقيك على اطلاع حول محتوى الملف الذي ستقوم بتحميله .
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