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Italian Diction
an overview of how to pronounce Italian words in Arias, Art Songs, etc
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Language - Italian
Undergraduate 3
12/14/2010

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Term
E/Ed
Definition
[e]/[ed]
Term
é
Definition
[ε]
Term
eh
Definition
[ε]
Term
del, della, pello, etc.
Definition
[ε] and [ɔ]
Term
o
Definition
[o]
Term
o and od
Definition
[o]/[od]
Term
oh
Definition
[ɔ]
Term
ho
Definition
[ɔ]
Term
dental consonants
Definition
l, n, d, t, r
produced with the tip of the tongue on/near the teeth
Term
voiced consonants
Definition
must carry pitch
b, d, m, n, g
Term
Un voiced consonants
Definition
t, p, k
unaspirated
no pitch
Term
[λ]
Definition
spelled "gli"
-when initial
-when following "n"
-when used in negligere, negligenza, etc
Term
[л]
[ŋ]
Definition
[л]-like the ñ in spanish, spelled "gn"
[ŋ]-n followed by [k] or [g]
Term
[j]
Definition
semi consonant
-if a word ends with "i" and is followed by a word that starts with a vowel
-when in a polysyllabic word and "i" shares a notes with another vowel
-when NOT a diphthong/triphthong
Term
[w]
Definition
semi consonant
letter "u"
-when not a diphthong/triphthong and sharing a not with another vowel that follows it
-"qu" or "gu"
Term
semi consonants
Definition
[j]/[w]
a voiced sound, uttered neither with as open a breath passage as required by a vowel nor with the constriction characteristic of a consonant. It partakes of the characteristics of both vowels and consonants.
Term
diphthongs
Definition
-falling [a:ŭгa]-two sounds
-rising ['fjorε]-semiconsonantal
-one of the vowels bears the length and stress
Term
triphthong
Definition
-3 vowel sounds
-formed mostly by a rising diphthong to which a final "i" is added
Term
Italian "r"/English "r"
Definition
flipped or rolled/"r" invades vowel
Term
Italian tongue/English tongue
Definition
tongue at rest in the floor of the mouth behind teeth/tongue humped in the back of the mouth with teeth clenched
Term
Italian consonants/english consonants
Definition
farther forward in mouth, more precise/farther back
Term
Italian articulations/English articulations
Definition
quick and forward/slow
Term
Italian double consonants/English double consonants
Definition
contrast between length of single and double/no contrast
Term
Italian vowels/English vowels
Definition
long/short
Term
Italian Syllables/English Syllables
Definition
consonants between vowels belong to following syllable/consonants between vowels belong to previous syllable
Term
Italian pronunciation/English pronunciation
Definition
phonetic, monophthongs/unphonetic, diphthongs and triphthongs
Term
Italian sound/English sound
Definition
legato, vowel to vowel/consonant to consonant
Term
flipped "r"
Definition
-between vowels
-final "r" in a word but followed by a vowel in the next word
Term
rolled "r"
Definition
-initial
-final "r" and not followed by a vowel in the next word
-next to another consonant
-doubled
Term
double consonants
Definition
-shorten the preceding vowel
-stop the flow of sound
Term
accents
Definition
signify where the stress is
Term
apostrophes
Definition
signify appocopations and do not affect pronunciation
Term
voiced "s"
Definition
[z]
-preceding a voiced consonant
-single between vowels
Term
unvoiced "s"
Definition
[s]
-initial and followed by a vowel
-preceding an unvoiced consonant
-doubled
-final
Term
voiced and unvoiced "z"
Definition
look it up
[dz]/[ts]
Term
"hardening" vowels
Definition
a, o, u
Term
softening vowels
Definition
e, i
Term
hardening consonant
Definition
"h"
Term
hard and soft "g"
Definition
[ga], [gɔ], [gu]/[dζi], [dζe]
Term
hard and soft "c"
Definition
[ka], [kɔ], [ku]/ [t∫i], [t∫e]
Term
hard and soft "sc"
Definition
[ska], [skɔ], [sku]/[∫i], [∫e]
Term
phrasal doubling
Definition
doubling a consonant if it's not written that way, according to where it lies in the phrase
Term
dividing syllables
(consecutive vowels)
Definition
-two strong=separate syllables
-weak and strong=combine to same syllable
Term
dividing syllables
(intervocalic consonants)
Definition
-single=placed w/ following syllable
-double=separated between syllables
-two=MERLIN
=or both on second syllable
-three=1st on previous syllable, others on second
=or "s" rule
Term
syllabic stress
Definition
-penultimate
-accented
-appoccopated-final
Term
Open vs. Closed "e" and "o"
Definition
unstressed=open
stressed=look it up
Term
closed final "e" exeptions
Definition
-ché
-tré
-3 personal pronouns
me
te

-other
re

mercé

é
e
ed
Term
consonant
Definition
speech sounds characterized by a constriction or stoppage of the flow of breath by the organs of speech
Term
vowel
Definition
continuous speech sounds produced without constriction or obstruction in the pharynx and mouth
Term
palatal consonant
Definition
produced with the blade of the tongue and the hard palate
Term
Velar consonant
Definition
formed with the back of the tongue and the soft palate [k]
Term
Glottal consonant
Definition
the glottis is closed [h]
Term
phoneme
Definition
a single phonetic unit of sound
Term
allophones
Definition
variants of phoneme pronunciation
Term
front vowels
Definition
[i], [I], [e], [ε], [æ], [a]
Term
central vowels
Definition
[Λ], [б]
Term
back vowels
Definition
[u], [U], [o], [ɔ], [α]
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