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Igesticu'lation gesticulation

There are exceptions:

GA RP

a'ristojcratic (aristocratic

The major differences in the accentual types of compound words in GA and RP are the following:

i) In RP compounds with two primary stresses are more common than in GA:

GA RP

New I York iNew 'York1

1 Exceptions are RP: \rainproof, Westminster, \midsummer.

2) Tertiary stress differences comprise compound place names end­ing in -borough, -burgh, -bury, -ehester, -gate, -ham, -moor, -shire4 -stead, -heath, -land, -mouth, -wood, -worth, e.g.

GA RP

IBirraing|ham 'Birmingham

Tertiary stress^differences also comprise words with the second component -berry,"**-body, -land, -penny, e.g.

GA RP

lanyibody 'anybody 'Sunday 'Sunday

INTONATION IN AMERICAN ENGLISH

American English intonation differs from British English intona­tion mainly in tmemphatJc, or emotionally neutral speech. Pretenni-nal pitch contour in RP is gradually descending stepping, in GA it is mid-level or mid-wavy-level. The unstressed syllables in GA fall' to a lower pitch, inRP unstressed syllables gradually descend. Ameri­can English intonation produces an impression of level or monotonous melody. The GA and RP differences in the direction of the voice pitch may lead to functional or attitudinal differences. For example, "low head" in RP conveys detached, reserved, dispassionate, unsympathet­ic, unemotional, sometimes cold or dull attitude oti the part of the speaker. In GA sentences like: Go out, Sit down, etc. pronounced with a low head and lowfall would sound quite normal. - The GA general questions take a falling tone, in RP they are pronounced with the rising tone. The rising tone'in'GA general ques­tions is used to show politeness, e. g.

usual form Ars you | Veady? polite form

The monotony of GA intonation is explained by the following fac­tors: 1) pitch characteristics, 2) narrow range of the utterance, 3) slow tempo, 4) more complicated than RP rhythmical structure of intona­tion (RP unstressed vowels are characterized by qualitative reduction,, in GA sounds in unstressed syllables are lengthened).

The differences between GA and RP sound, accentual structure-■and intonation do not affect the main language structures, therefore-GA is only a variety of the English language and cannot be considered. "American language" as some of the American linguists claim,

Given below are the diagrams in which vowel phonemes in Cana­dian English, General American and RP are summarized.1

The norms of GA and RP pronunciation are^highly variable. The-Variability of standard pronunciation should be taken into consider­ation when teaching spoken language.

1 For details see: Shakhbagova D. A. Op. eit. 222

Table 10

Comparative Chart of Vowel Phonemes in Canadian English, General American and RP

CE

GA

RP

Examples

i

i

к

Seat

e, e

e

e, e

set

ж

&

sat

i

i

i

sit

зг

3r

a:

bird, Hurry

эг, a

Э

э

centre, data

a

a

и

dot

a, &

(ar)ae

а:

dance

э

0

э:

sort, shawl

Ц

и

boot

л

л

л

but

V

и

и

book

ei

er

ei

bake

SI

ai

ai

bike

ли

au

au

now

ou

ou

ou

go

DI

01

boy

(ir)

(ir)1

here

(er)

(6Г)

еэ

there

(or)

(ar)

ээ

more

(иг)

(or)

иэ

sure