The aim of this lecture is to build a necessary foundation for the study of phonetics and phonology of English in the summer semester by getting the students acquainted with the essentials of general phonetics.In order to achieve this, the general IPA chart will be introduced and commented on with the main purpose being to see which articulatory organs are used in the production of different kinds of sounds in different languages of the world. In connection with all this, the anatomy of the human articulatory apparatus will be presented. Simultaneously, some guided phonemic transcription training will be offered to give the students a chance to see the specificity of the English phonological system,which will be covered thorougly in the summer semester.
Phonetics and phonology. Phoneme and sound IPA chart consonants I-plosives; IPA chart consonants II-fricatives; IPA chart consonants III-nasals and approximants IPA chart consonants IV-other sounds; IPA chart vowels I-primary cardinal vowels; IPA chart vowels II-secondary cardinal vowels. Phonemic transcription-basic principles and guided training with comments.