Основная литература

*Соколова, М.А. Теоретическая фонетика английского языка: Учеб. для студентов высш. учеб. заведений. 3-е изд., стереотип. / М.А. Соколова, К.П. Гинтовт, И.С. Тихонова и др. – М. Гуманитарный издательский центр ВЛАДОС, 2004. – С.215-221, 232-241.

Дополнительная литература

*Соколова, М.А. Практическая фонетика английского языка: Учеб. для студентов высш. учеб. заведений /М. А. Соколова, К.П. Гинтовт, Л.А. Кантер и др. – М.: Гуманитарный издательский центр ВЛАДОС, 2003. – С. 238-259.

A. Think about the following questions for class discussion.

• Why is the academic style viewed as a scientific style?

• What are the varieties of the language and the forms of communication relevant to the manifestation of the academic style?

• Outline the most important style-marking (segmental and prosodic) features of the academic lecture read aloud in public.

• In what way is the accentuation of semantic centres achieved, for example, in the sphere of discourse related to scientific talks and explanations at seminars?

• What are the markers of informality of conversational English?

• What types of stylistic modifications of sounds are characteristic of informal speech as opposed to formal speech?

• Are there also lexical and grammatical style-forming means typical of conversational style?

B. Find an informal conversational in a novel.

How does the novelist reflect the characteristic features of conversational? Are there graphic means to represent some of the prosodic features?

B. Examine the markers of informality of the following familiar conversation.

Which of the segmental and prosodic features have the most important stylistic function?

Jane: Well… maybe, but… take responsibility; the … the … you don’t need

as great a sense of responsibility for you… your kind of work as you do

in teaching – all those children, all those parents …

Brenda: No, but you do have your … your … your colleagues at work – you have a certain amount of responsibility to them.

(Sokolova et al. English Phonetics:

A Theoretical Course, 2004, p. 235)

B. How will the following phrases sound in informal speech?

• It wasn’t you turn.

• Did you get it?

• Not so light as it looks.

• He hasn’t come.

• Up and down.

B. Find some examples of assimilation, elision and reduction common to informal speech.

Семинар 7.

Publicistic Style and Declamatory Style

as Emotional and Expressive Phonostyles

1. Publicistic or oratorical style, its intonation contours.

2. The invariant of phonostylistic characteristics of publicistic speeches.

3. Declamatory style and its varieties.

4. The prosodic organization of prose reading and verse recitations.

Основная литература

* Соколова, М.А. Теоретическая фонетика английского языка: Учеб. для студентов высш. учеб. заведений. 3-е изд., стереотип. / М.А. Соколова, К.П. Гинтовт, И.С. Тихонова и др. – М. Гуманитарный издательский центр ВЛАДОС, 2004. – С.221-232.

Дополнительная литература

* Соколова, М.А. Практическая фонетика английского языка: Учеб. для студентов высш. учеб. заведений /М. А. Соколова, К.П. Гинтовт, Л.А. Кантер и др. – М.: Гуманитарный издательский центр ВЛАДОС, 2003. – С. 260-281.

A. Think about the following questions for class discussion.

• Why is the publicistic style called oratorical?

• What social spheres is this style manifested in?

• What function of intonation is predominant in publicistic discourse (against the background of other functions)?

• What are the most striking phonostylistic features of public political speeches?

• What function are of primary importance in the manifestation of the declamatory style?

• What registers of the declamatory style are essential for learning purposes?

• Define the functional role of rhythm in the artistic reading of literary prose and in verse recitations.

• Draw up a table presenting the invariant of phonostylistic characteristics of the declamatory prose reading.

• Compare the reading of literary prose and the reading of informational texts news coverage at the segmental and prosodic levels of analysis.

B. Imitate the presentation of the following public political speech, observing phonostylistic features common to the publicistic style. Show the proper balance between formality and informality in your speech performance.

A political Speech

Ladies and er … Gentlemen. I would like to talk to you for a moment about the current er … situation.

Never before has this country faced such a crisis point and what is needed is courage and honesty. Should we fail to deal with the situation firmly, the consequences could be er… absolutely disastrous for us all. It is at moments such as this that a true character of our nation shines through. But I seriously believe that the right action taken now will resolve the problems that have faced us so menacingly. (Applause). What we must all realize is that the way ahead is hard, and sacrifices must be made, but on no account and in no circumstances must our resolve be shaken…

(Leontyeva, S.F. A Theoretical Course

of English Phonetics, 2004, p. 260)

B. Recite the poem by Hilda I. Rostron, paying attention to the prosodic organization of poetic rhythm.

The Roster

Hilda I. Rostron

What would we do,

I’d like to know,

Without that bird

That loves to crow?

Who wakes him up,

I’d like to know,

To tell him when

It’s time to crow.

I’ll get up early

One day, too,

And shout out:

“Cock-a-doodle-doo-oo.”

(Leontyeva, S.F. A Theoretical Course

of English Phonetics, 2004, p. 256)

B. Read the short story aloud, observing phonostylistic characteristics of the declamatory prose reading.

Cutting off with a Shilling

Sheridan, the famous English playwright, wanted his son Tom to marry a young woman of a large fortune. The youth was in love with a penniless girl and refused pointblank to obey his father. Out of patience with his son, Sheridan threatened him: “If you don’t immediately obey me, I shall cut you off with a shilling.” “When you really make up your mind to cut me off with a shilling,” said the youth, “you will have to borrow it first, sir.” Sheridan burst out laughing and dropped the subject altogether.

(Leonyeva, S.F. A Theoretical Course

of English Phonetics, 2004, p. 255)

Cеминар 8

Pronunciation Varieties of British English

1. The orthoepic norm of British English (RP).

2. Local dialects.

3. The Northern regional type of English pronunciation.

4. The Scottish type of English pronunciation.