LAS Input Session 3: Pronunciation (Phonology 101)
One of the smallest units of speech that make one word different from another word:
The difference between “pin” and “pan” depends on the vowel,
i.e. the different phonemes /ɪ/ and /æ/.
Phonology 101: Task 1
- Say the word ‘close‘ from each sentence. What difference in pronunciation do you notice?
- Which of the letters is not pronounced at all?
- Try separating out the individual sounds of the two words. How many sounds are there?
Phonology 101: Task 2
- How many monophthongs are there?
- How many diphthongs?
- How many consonants?
- How many voiceless consonants are there?
- Find five phonemes that may represent more than one letter in English
Decipher these film names using the chart.
/bætmæn/
/kɪŋ kɒŋ/
/eəpleɪn/
/ʤɔːz/
/saɪkəʊ/
/ʃɪˈkɑːgəʊ/
/ðə bɜːdz/
Phonology 101: Word Stress
In English there are four important factors in word stress:
Loudness
The stressed syllable may be louder.
Length
The stressed syllable may be longer.
Pitch
The stressed syllable may be either higher or lower.
Vowel Quality
One sound never occurs in stressed syllables: /ə/
Phonology 101: Task 3
Put the word in the correct column according to their stress pattern:
Jeans – Unique – Monkey – Trousers – Photograph – Calculate – Detective – Abroad – Computer
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Sentence Stress and Intonation
No! You should’ve told Anna.
No! You should’ve told Anna.
No! You should’ve told Anna.
Connected Speech
(a) The Last Picture Show
(b) My Big Fat Greek Wedding
(c) The Great Dictator
(d) The Green Mile
(e) Stand by your Man
(f) The War of the Worlds
(g) We are Family
