RESUMEN PHONOLOGY PARCIAL 1

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RESUMEN PHONOLOGY PARCIAL 1 COMMUNACATION  SPEECH: ability to communicate complicated messages . It is achieved by two types of sensory stimulation: auditory and visual .  WRITING: conventional visual representation of speech.  LANGUAGE: system of conventional signals used for communication by a whole community. It includes:  Phonemes: system of sound units.  Inflection and arrangement of words.  Association of meaning with words.  REDUNDANCY: an utterance will provide a large complex of signals for the listener to interpret. However, a great deal of the information will be redundant , which means the repetition of words that are not important to the meaning of the sentence. THINGS THAT INFLUENCE THE PRONUNCIATION  Younger and older generations / men and women.  Locality.  Educated and uneducated speech.  Childish mispronunciation or physical defects. STYLES OF PRONUNCIATION They depend on a series of features (phonetic adjustments) which help us adapt to the situation:  TEMPO: speed of delivery.  RHYTHM: use of prominent syllables or word.  CONTINUITY: place and length of pauses.  MUSCULAR TENSION: articulato...