- •Phonetics. It’s nature and use
- •2. Phonetics and other branches of linguistics
- •3. The theory of the phoneme in its historical development
- •4. The theory of the phoneme in foreign phonological schools
- •5. The dialectical-materialistic conception of the phoneme
- •6. Phonetics and phonology
- •7. Speech sounds and Phonemes
- •8. The phoneme alternations
- •9. Methods of phonological analysis
- •10. The distinctive and constitutive functions of segmental phonemes
- •11. Classification of Eng. Vowels
- •12. Phonological analysis of English vowels
- •13. The articulatory aspect of Eng. Vowels
- •14. Classification of Eng. Cons-s
- •15. Phonological analysis of English consonants.
- •16. The articulatory aspect of Eng. Cons-s
- •17. Assimilation
- •18. Reduction in English.
- •19. A syllable as a phonetic unit.
- •20. The principle theories of syllable formation
- •21. The syllable construction in English
- •22. Word stress in English
- •23. Place of word stress, degrees and types of word stress
- •24. Sentence-stress in English.
- •25. Three principal functions of sentence stress in English
- •26. Sentence stress and a sense group
- •27. Logic and emphatic stress in English
- •28. Intonation in English
- •29. Widened and narrowed ranges of int. Level tone
- •30. Speech melody
- •31. Two basic functions of speech melody
- •32. Tempo and timbre of speech in English
- •33. Rhythm of speech
- •34. Means of emphasis in English
- •35. Stylistic use of intonation
- •36. The main ways of notation (запись, усл. Знаки) of intonation patterns
- •37. British Received Pronunciation
- •38. American pronunciation standard
- •39. Regional variants of received pronunciation in England
- •40. Local dialects of English in g. B.
11. Classification of Eng. Vowels
Vowels are speech sounds produced without obstructing the flow of air from the lungs, so that the breath stream passes freely through the mouth.
On the articulatory level there are several classifications, according to
1. THE STABILITY OF ARTICULATION
Vowel sounds are divided into monophthongs, diphthongs, and triphthongs.
A monophthong consists of only one vowel sound that does not change during its articulation (i, e, 96, u)
A diphthong is a complex vowel sound that consists of two components (ei, ai, oi, au)
A triphthong is a complex vowel sound that consists of three components (our, fire, player)
2. THE TONGUE POSITION
- When the tongue moves forward and backward
front – when the tongue is in the front part of the mouth and the front part of it is raised to the hard palate – i:, e, 96
front-retracted - the tongue is in the front part of the mouth but slightly retracted (втянут) and the part of the tongue nearer to centre than to front is raised – i
central – the front of the tongue is raised towards the back part of the hard palate – v, з:, з
back – the tongue is in the back part of the mouth and the back of it is raised towards the soft palate – a:, o, o:, u:
back-advanced – the tongue is in the back part of the mouth but is slightly advanced - u
- When the tongue moves up and down
close – the front or the back of the tongue is raised high towards the palate – i:, i, u, u:
open – the front or the back of the tongue is as low as possible in the mouth – 96, a:, o. o:
mid – the highest part of the tongue occupies the position intermediate between the close and the open one – e, v, з:, з
3. LIP POSITION
unrounded – i:, i, e, 96, a:, v, з:, з
rounded – o, o:, u, u:
4. CHARACTER OF VOWEL END
checked – if a vowel is followed by a strong voiceless cons-t – ex, better, cart
free – if a vowel is followed by a weak voiced cons-t – before, begger
5. Vowel length
long – i:, a:, o:, u:, з:
short – i, e, o, u, v, з
12. Phonological analysis of English vowels
There 20 vowel phonemes in English: i, i:, e, 96, u, u:, v, a:, з, з:, o, o:, iз, uз, ai, oi, зu, eз, ou, au. These phonemes are distinguished from one another by
1. THE STABILITY OF ARTICULATION
Vowel sounds are divided into monophthongs, diphthongs, and triphthongs.
A monophthong consists of only one vowel sound that does not change during its articulation (i, e, 96, u)
A diphthong is a complex vowel sound that consists of two components (ei, ai, oi, au)
A triphthong is a complex vowel sound that consists of three components (our, fire, player)
2. THE TONGUE POSITION
- When the tongue moves forward and backward
front – when the tongue is in the front part of the mouth and the front part of it is raised to the hard palate – i:, e, 96
front-retracted - the tongue is in the front part of the mouth but slightly retracted (втянут) and the part of the tongue nearer to centre than to front is raised – i
central – the front of the tongue is raised towards the back part of the hard palate – v, з:, з
back – the tongue is in the back part of the mouth and the back of it is raised towards the soft palate – a:, o, o:, u:
back-advanced – the tongue is in the back part of the mouth but is slightly advanced - u
- When the tongue moves up and down
close – the front or the back of the tongue is raised high towards the palate – i:, i, u, u:
open – the front or the back of the tongue is as low as possible in the mouth – 96, a:, o. o:
mid – the highest part of the tongue occupies the position intermediate between the close and the open one – e, v, з:, з
3. LIP POSITION
unrounded – i:, i, e, 96, a:, v, з:, з
rounded – o, o:, u, u:
4. CHARACTER OF VOWEL END
checked – if a vowel is followed by a strong voiceless cons-t – ex, better, cart
free – if a vowel is followed by a weak voiced cons-t – before, begger
5. Vowel length
long – i:, a:, o:, u:, з:
short – i, e, o, u, v, з