Application of Linguistics of English Language

A. What are these words in normal English script?

Phonemic script English script

1. /naɪf / knife

2. / mɪɵɒləɗʒɪ / mythology

3. / aɪlənɗ / island

4. / kjʊə / cure

5. / Һjʊməres / humourous

6. / əkwaɪə / acquire

7. / krʌmz / crumbs

8. / ɪgzæmɪneɪʃən / examination

9. / juːniːk / unique

10. / Ɵættʃʃ / thatch

B. Write these words in a phonemic transcription:

English script Phonemic script

1. thumb / ɵʌm /

2. weather / weðə /

3. deserve / ɗɪzɜːv /

4. knights / naɪts /

5. walked / wɔːkt/

6. stupid / stjuːpɪɗ /

7. houses / haʊzɪz /

8. watching / wɒtʃɪŋ /

9. shoelace / ʃuːleɪs /

10. United States of America / jʊnaɪtɪd / / steɪts / / ǝv / / əmerɪkǝ /

C. Distinguish very briefly between what is phonetics and phonology.

Before we distinguish between phonetics and phonology, we must understand that, these two fields ( phonetics and phonology ) are two types of fields that can be categorised under pronunciation. Basically, pronunciation is how a word is articulated.

Phonetics

Phonetics, refer to how a speech can sound. It also means when a sound of a speech produced, is not specifically having a direct connection with the language spoken or written. Phonetics consists one or more of the following areas:-

1) Physiological phonetics – the anatomical, neurological, and physiological based speech.

2) Perceptual phonetics – how speech is perceived by the brain

3) Articulatory phonetics –