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Theory of phonetics. Лабораторные работы по курсу «Теоретическая фонетика английского языка»

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4. Transcribe the words and put down stress marks in these verbs and nouns. Translate them into Russian
conduct n________________—conductv_________________ compressn_______________—compressv________________ producen________________—producev_________________ combinen_______________—combinev_________________ concertn________________—concertv__________________ desertn_________________—desertv___________________ outlayn_________________—outlayv__________________
. Put down stress marks in the sentences below. Translate them
into Russian
1.Readthecontractcarefullybeforeyousignit.
____________________________________________ Shecontractedpneumonia. ____________________________________________ HecontractedamarriagewithLucy. _____________________________________________ 
2.Shetookpartinabeautycontest.
_____________________________________________ Hisbrothersarecontestingthewill. ______________________________________________ Theyarecontestingaseatonthecouncil. ______________________________________________  
3.Thereisaconictbetweentraditionandinnovation.
_____________________________________________ Thisconictswiththepoliceevidence. _____________________________________________ Still,theyconict. _____________________________________________
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4. Theaccentisontherstsyllable.
______________________________________________ TomspokePortuguesewithaBrazilianaccent. ______________________________________________ Heaccentstheword. ______________________________________________
6. Transcribe and intone the sentences below. Pay attention to the differentiatory function of stress in the italicized words
1.a)Hespokewithnotraceofaccent.
b)Thewayyouaccentthesewordstellsmeyouwerebornnotin
England.
2.a)“That’swhatIcallasilver tip”thetaxi-driversaidcontentedly.
b)This obviously a silver tip, no othermetal would havebeen
strongenoughforthejob.
3.a)Whoisgoingtorefundourlosses?
b)Therefund did notamountto toomuch butitwas extremely
welcome.
7. Prove the semantic importance of the correct syllable boundary. Mark close juncture by pluses
/@naIshaVs//D@tþlbÁIz//aIsþD@mÖt//maItreIn/
Iscream,
Youscream, Weallscream, Foricecream.
8. Match the sentences with the stress patterns:
●_● A piece of cake. _●_ Where do you live?
●●_ Please tell me.
●_●_ I think so. _●_● Come and look.
●_ _● Come and see us.
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

1. Stress and tone-mark the responses in accordance with the intonation pattern suggested. Transcribe the sentences in the re­sponse and dene the speaker’s attitude expressed in it. Draw the staves

WhatshallIdowiththesegures? Rememberthem.___________ [_____________] ____________

Itwasn’taseriouserror. Thenwhyareyousoangry? [____________________] __________________________ __________________________

Ihaven’tgotadecenthattowear. Thenweartheoneyouwore  atEaster. [____________________] __________________________ __________________________

Butwhywashesorudetoyou? Itwasn’tmyfault. _____________________  [______________] _____________________
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
Howfunny,youslippingontheice. Itwasnothingtolaughat. [_____________________] ______________________ ______________________ 

IwenttothecinemawithPaulParsons. Withwhom? ____________________ [____________] ____________________
2. a) Transcribe and intone the sentences. б) Draw the staves.
Mind different types of statements and questions.

1. AlotofpeoplegotoCamdenMarketforalivelyatmosphere. [________________________________________________] ___________________________________________ ___________________________________________
2. Doyouwanttobuyanewpairofsunglasses? _____________________ [___________________________________________]
3. ArethemostpopularitemsfortouristsinTurkeythebeautifulcar­petsorcups? [______________________________________________________] _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
4. InThailandpeoplesellfreshtropicalfruitandvegetablesfrom theirboats,don’tthey? [______________________________________________________] _________________________________________ _________________________________________
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5. Whatisthehomeofthecolourfulowermarket? ______________________ ______________________ [_______________________________________]
3. Intone the sentences according to the attitudes given paying attention to the difference in the nuclear tone
1.Whenareyoucomingtoseeus? (youwanttoshowasmuchinterestintheotherpersonasinthesubject).
2.Whydidyouchangeyourmind? (youwantthequestiontosoundmorebusiness-likeandinterestedin thesubject).
3.Whendidyougo? (whenyouwanttheotherpersontorepeatthequestion).
4.I’llcallyoutomorrow. (youwanttosounddetachedanduninterested).
5.Youwanttojoinus. (youwanttoencouragethefurtherconversation)
4. Listen to the recording. Identify the attitude expressed by the speakers. State what type of intonation is used. Imitate the sentences
_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
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

1. In which situations are the following styles used?
For example,:spontaneouseverydayspeech.
 :___________________________________________________
a :___________________________________________________
 :___________________________________________________
  :___________________________________________________
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2. Characterize each of the styles from the following points of view: loudness (low, normal, increased, varied), terminal tones (fall, rise, fall-rise), rhythm (properly organized, undulating), tempo (slow, normal, fast, varied), pauses (short, long, varied, hesitation pauses)
loudness terminal tones rhythm tempo pauses
conversational style
informational style
academicstyle
publicistic style
declamatory style
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



1. Look at the map of the world and name at least ve countries where English is spoken as a native language
_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
2. Complete the chart, describing English dialects and accents
Welsh Bristol NorthernIreland Yorkshire RP thesoutheastofEngland EstuaryEnglish England Scottish
1)BritishEnglishPronunciationStandardsandaccentscomprise: English English, ____________ English, ______________ English and_______________English.
2)_________ is theaccent ofEnglish Englishwith thehighest statusandistotallynon-regional.
3)RPhasitsoriginsin_________________________________.
4)_____________________isavarietyofEnglish,basedonac­centsthatwerecentredaroundGreaterLondon.
5) It’susuallypossibletotellwhichbroadregionofthecountry middle-classspeakerscomefrom.Thus,unskilledworkermayberec­ognisableascomingfrom___________,atraditionalEnglishfarmer ascomingfromsomewherein______________,andanuppermiddle classRPspeakerascomingsimplyfrom_____________.
3. Name at least three typical features of English at the end of the XX- th century
_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
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_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
4. Name at least three typical features of American English vowels
_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
5. Name at least three typical features of American English con­sonants
_______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________
6. Listen to the native speakers of English
– match the types of the dialect they speak with the speaker. – Identify as closely as possible the main pronunciation features
of each dialect.
– Try to imitate their speech.
Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Speaker 5
Speaker 6
Speaker 7
Speaker 8
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7. Match Cockney rhyming slang with its meaning
COCKNEY ENGLISH
1.AprilShowers sister
2.SorryandSad street
3.Aristotle song
4.MickeyMouse owers
5.DogandBone bottle
6.SkinandBlister phone
7.DingDong bad
8.FieldofWheat house
8. Transcribe the following sentences the way they would be pro­nounced in Cockney
1).Surelyenduringanothertourtothemoorsispurehell. _______________________________________________________
2).Don’tthrowstonesintolonelyholes,withnoknowingwhere they’regoing. _______________________________________________________
3).Paceandfacialspacemakeverbalgraceonadailybasis. _______________________________________________________
4).Pleasebepeacefulanddiscreet,byleavingtheteamimmedi­ately. _______________________________________________________
5).Hotwaterbottle! _______________________________________________________
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