Семинарское занятие № 6 Тема: Phonological Analysis

Discussion Points:

1. What is the difference between the phonological and articulatory descriptions of speech sounds? Speak on the aims of the phonological analysis.

2. Describe the procedure of identifying the phonemes of a language.

3. Speak about the distributional method. Analyze the possible distributions of the sounds. Give the pros and cons of this method.

4. What is the semantic method based on? Describe the procedure of commutation test. Give the pros and cons of this method.

Семинарское занятие № 7 Тема: Consonants in Comparison with Vowels

Discussion Points:

1. The articulation basis of the language. The comparison of the two languages from the point of view of their articulation bases.

2. The general classification of speech sounds. Principles of articulation of speech sounds.

3. Speak about different approaches to the classification of English consonants and choose the one that you consider the most adequate.

4. Give the possible solutions to the problem of sonorants.

5. Explain the essence of

a. articulatory differences between V and C

b. acoustic differences between V and C

c. functional differences between V and C.

Семинарское занятие № 8 Тема: Classification of Consonants

Discussion Points:

1. What is the classification of English consonants according to the degree of noise?

2. What is the classification of English consonants according to the manner of articulation given by British scholars?

3. What is the classification of English consonants according to the degree of noise?

4. What is the classification of English consonants according to the place of articulation?

Семинарское занятие № 9 Тема: Modifications of Consonants

Discussion Points:

1. What does assimilation mean?

2. What modification process is opposite to assimilation?

3. What types of assimilations are distinguished?

4. What are the types of assimilation according to the place of articulation?

5. What are the types of assimilation according to the manner of articulation?

6. What are the types of assimilation according to the voicing value?

7. What are the types of assimilation according to the lip position?

8. What are the types of assimilation according to the position of the soft palate?

9. What are the cases of elision?

10. What are the types of epenthesis?

11. What are the examples of metathesis in children and adults speech?

Семинарское занятие № 10 Тема: The System of English Vowels

Discussion Points:

Analyze the articulatory constituents of quality of English vowels:

a. Classify English vowels according to the stability of articulation. What is the phonemic status of English diphthongs?

b. Characterize English vowels according to the horizontal and vertical movements of the tongue. Comment on different views on the number of classes of vowels in each aspect.

c. Characterize the nature of the principal of lip rounding in the classification of vowels.

d. Speak on the quality of checkness. Why is it important for Russian learners of English?

e. Point out and discuss the main problems that concern the length or quantity of English vowels.

f. Speak on the articulatory characteristic of tenseness. Define its significance for the classification of vowels.