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Understanding Romance Languages: Structures, Dialects, and Speech Functions

Join our engaging class where we explore the intricate world of Romance languages. We'll cover norms and standards, the evolution of dialects, and the dynamics of language change. Delve into internal grammar and phonetics, examining words from English and Spanish, while practicing pronunciation. Additionally, we'll discuss the survival and function of speech and analyze the components of speech production, including phonemes and allophones. Your perseverance and enthusiasm make this learning experience valuable and rewarding!

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Understanding Romance Languages: Structures, Dialects, and Speech Functions

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  1. SPAN 186 - CLASS 3 Good news - class is being taught! Thanks for your perseverance!

  2. 186-2 Resumiendo de la última vez 2/8 • What is the norm/standard (refer to Romance)? • Why are there different Romance dialects / languages? • What is language change (bad, normal, physiological, “childish”, fashionable, social factors, historical depth)?

  3. Maps of romance languages: to the overhead please !

  4. 186- 2 Internal grammar 4/8 • prasp i) trosta • flib ii) esparto • traf iii) moña • *psapr iv) *trost • *bfli v) *sparto • *ftra vi) *ñoma Pronounce them for me and tell me which are possible words of English/Spanish and why?

  5. 186-2 Internal grammar bis 5/8 • hunted • slipped • buzzed what about flib? • pint *paynk i) ancla iv) *amcla • fiend *fiemp ii) empeorar v) *enpeorar • wronged *wrongv iii) antaño vi) *amtaño • glimpse *glimpk Pronounce them for me and tell me which are possible words of English / Spanish and why?

  6. Survival versus speech Organ Survival function Speech function Lungs Exchange CO2, O Supply air for speech Vocal folds Create sealed over Produce voice for speech sounds passage to lungs Tongue Move food to teeth Articulate vowels and consonants & back to throat Teeth Break up food Provide place of articulation for C’s Lips Seal oral cavity Articulate vowels and consonants Nasal cavities Breathing Provide nasal resonance

  7. Overhead of speech production

  8. Revision of phonetics / phonology • Difference between phoneme / allophone • Nasal / stop • Voiced / voiceless • Fricative / affricate • Feature in common /I/ and /i/ • Features in common /k/ and /g/ • Write the appropriate phonetic symbol for each: • Voiced alveolar stop • Bilabial nasal • Lax high back vowel • Low front vowel • Voiceless alveopalatal affricate • Voiced velar fricative

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