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Phonetics 2 - Vowels

Season 1 Episode 9 | 11m 34s

In English, we have 5 (well, sometimes 6) vowel letters, but way more vowel sounds. That’s where the IPA can help us! We learn about vowels, those sounds you can sing with your mouth open, and how we can represent them clearly using the IPA.

Aired: 11/05/20
Extras
We learn about orthographies, the different components that make up a writing system.
We learn about the process of programming computers to process human language.
We explore factors to learn about world languages and linguistic diversity.
We learn about how and why languages change.
We learn about language acquisition and how the process differs for babies and adults.
We learn about psycholinguistics - the field of study of language and the brain.
We learn phonology and the different phonological systems we see in languages.
We begin our discussion of phonetics, the study of speech sounds.
Learn about the linguistic differences between languages based on various factors.
We cover Grice’s Maxims and the different types of conversational styles.
Latest Episodes
We learn about orthographies, the different components that make up a writing system.
We learn about the process of programming computers to process human language.
We explore factors to learn about world languages and linguistic diversity.
We learn about how and why languages change.
We learn about language acquisition and how the process differs for babies and adults.
We learn about psycholinguistics - the field of study of language and the brain.
We learn phonology and the different phonological systems we see in languages.
We begin our discussion of phonetics, the study of speech sounds.
Learn about the linguistic differences between languages based on various factors.
We cover Grice’s Maxims and the different types of conversational styles.