TKT book module 1 unit three is about Phonology. Phonology
is a subject that I took in third level. Phonology is the study of the sound features. Those
features are for example phonemes,
word stress,
sentences stress,
and intonation. According to the module, “a phoneme is the
smallest unit of sound that can make a difference to meaning in a
language”. Each phonemic symbol
represents only one phoneme. You can study with the phonemic chart with is adapted from Sound Foundations by Adrian Underhill,
Macmillan 1994. The phonetic symbols could be voiced sound if they have a vibration in the
throat like /b/, /g/, and unvoiced
sound if they do not have a vibration like /p/, /t/. I also learned
about stress. There are word
stress, main
and secondary stress, sentence stress, and contractive stress. The latter was that call
my attention because I did not know about it. It is used to clarify a piece of
information in a sentence.
Bibliography:
Spratt, M. Pulverness, A. Williams, M. (2012). Language and background
to language learning and teaching. The
TKT Course. (2nd ed.) Cambridge University Press
Roach, P. (2007) English
Phonetics and Phonology articles.
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