An Introduction to Phonetics with Tengwar and Hangeul Will Monroe - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

An Introduction to Phonetics with Tengwar and Hangeul Will Monroe Splash! Teaching Program April 18, 2010 Image credit: user “Eruhildo,” from commons.wikimedia.org

A Disclaimer

The Tengwar Image credit: (left) Lee, Alan, from tolkienlibrary.com; (right) Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel, The Return of the King , from books.google.com

How Tengwar Are Written  Each of the main consonants has two parts: a stem and a bow .  The stem can be short , extend above the bow, or extend below the bow.  The bow can be single or doubled , face up or down , and be open or closed .  Every main letter is a consonant; vowels are added as small marks ( tehtar ) above (or below) the letters.

Letters and Sounds of Tengwar Image credit: Måns Björkman, from ambar-eldaron.com

But Wait: There's More!

Dn't frgt bt th vwls...

A Few More Miscellaneous Rules... Image credit: Måns Björkman, from at.mansbjorkman.net

Making Sense of the One Ring Image credit: Tolkien, John Ronald Reuel, The Fellowship of the Ring , from 2lincolns.com

Hangeul ( Hangul , Han'gŭl , Chosŏn'gŭl , Jeongeum...) Image credit: (left) David Hepworth, from commons.wikimedia.org; (right) unknown source, from commons.wikimedia.org

“A wise man can acquaint himself with them before the morning is over; a stupid man can learn them in the space of ten days.” 정인지 / Jeong Inji, 1443

The Consonants of Hangeul ㅎ ㅊ ㅋ ㅌ ㅍ h ch k t p ( ㆆ ) ㅈ ㄱ ㄷ ㅂ j g d b ㅉ ㄲ ㄸ ㅃ jj kk tt pp ㅇ ㅅ ㄴ ㅁ -/ng s(h) n m ㅆ ㄹ ss r/l

... and (Why Not?) The Vowels wa weo ㅘ ㅝ ㅏ ㅓ a eo ya yeo ㅑ ㅕ yo yu ㅙ ㅞ wae we ㅐ ㅔ ae e ㅒ ㅖ yae ye ㅗ ㅜ o u ㅛ ㅠ ㅢ ㅟ ㅡ ㅣ ui wi eu i

Putting Syllables Together ㅅ ㅣ = 심 ㅁ ㄱ ㅘ = 관 ㄴ ㅇ = 요 ㅛ

The Only Korean I Know 안녕하세요 .

Break time!

The Phonology of English Consonants Source: Wikipedia (Don't use this for your research, kids.)

IPA in All Its Glory Don't worry, this won't be on the test. Source: Peter Ladefoged, UCLA Phonetics Lab (phonetics.ucla.edu). Now that 's a good source.

The Phonology of English Vowels Source: University of Texas, Department of Linguistics

Vowels of the World Source: Peter Ladefoged, UCLA Phonetics Lab

Is That It? • Vowels • Consonants • Diphthongs • Other places of articulation • Length • Gemination • Nasals • Airstream • Voicing • clicks and pops • Tone • ejectives • ... • implosives • ...