Семинарское занятие № 23 Тема: Territorial and Social Varieties of English Pronunciation.

Discussion Points:

1. Explain how language interacts with society. Give examples. What science studies this interaction?

2. Speak on the national pronunciation standard. Give the definition of the standard. What pronunciation is standard in Britain? Describe its historical background. Enumerate and characterize its types.

3. Define social dialects. What are the two plans of socially conditioned variability?

4. Describe British English accents:

- southern, northern and midland accents of England;

- Welsh English;

- Scottish English;

- Northern Ireland English.

Семинарское занятие № 24

Тема: American-Based Pronunciation Standards of English

Discussion Points:

1. Describe the American variant of English.

2. Enumerate and characterize types of educated American speech.

3. What pronunciation is the pronunciation standard of the USA? Compare it with RP. Point out differences in the sound systems, stress and intonation.

4. General American (Standard American English).

5. Black American English.

Семинарское занятие № 25

Тема: Accents of English Outside UK and USA

Discussion Points:

1. Australian English.

2. New Zealand English.

3. South African English.

4. Canadian English.

5. Newfoundland English.