Theoretical phonetics seminar 1 phonetics as a linguistic discipline. Speech sounds

1. Give the general overview of phonetics as a scientific discipline; indicate its subject-matter, objectives and main branches.

2. Write the plural form of these words and transcribe them. On the basis of these examples try to define the discipline which phonetics is connected with.

judge	elf	trend	posture	phoneme
sound	theory	style	noise	tip
voice	crash	consonant	property	sculptress

3. Transcribe these words; underline the interchanging sounds in the corresponding parts of speech. On the basis of these examples try to define the discipline which phonetics is connected with.

nation – national	supreme – supremacy	use – to use
grave – gravity	occur – occurrence	loose – to lose
zeal - zealous	advice – to advise	close – to close

4. Read these words and word combinations. Translate them into your native language. On the basis of these examples try to define the discipline which phonetics is connected with.

'redbreast 'red 'breast	'bluebottle - 'blue 'bottle	'bird's-eye - 'bird's 'eye
'bluebell 'blue 'bell	'blackshirt - 'black 'shirt	'blue-stocking - 'blue 'stocking
'bluestone 'blue 'stone	'black-face - 'black 'face	'black-hole - 'black 'hole

5. Read the poem by an anonymous writer and state what phonetic expressive means the author uses to make it more impressive. Connection between which disciplines is illustrated by this example?

   Susan Simpson

Sudden swallows swiftly skimming.	Susan, seeming somewhat shyer,
Sunset's slowly spreading shade,	Showed submissiveness straightaway.
Silvery songsters sweetly singing	Summer's season slowly stretches,
Summer's soothing serenade.	Susan Simpson Slocum she —
Susan Simpson strolled sedately.	So she signed some simple sketches —
Stifling sobs, suppressing sighs.	Soul sought soul successfully.
Seeing Stephen Slocum, stately	Six September Susan swelters;
She stopped, showing some surprise.	Six sharp seasons snow supplies;
"Say," said Stephen, "sweetest sigher;	Susan's satin sofa shelters
Say, shall Stephen spouseless stay?"	Six small Slocums side by side.