Why do you find pronunciation difficult in English? 1. The number of sounds in English is more than the no. of letters 1. Tamil alphabet/ sound English alphabet / sound 247 247 26 44 1. the letter “o” produces multiple sound J position‚ police‚ politician x podium‚ portico‚ ponytail‚ police A possible‚ positive‚ popular B horlicks‚ hospital‚ hostel E book‚ look‚ took F boon‚ boost‚ boot
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Phonetics (pronounced /fəˈnɛtɪks/‚ from the Greek:φωνή‚ phōnē‚ ’sound‚ voice’) is a branch oflinguistics that comprises the study of the sounds of human speech‚ or—in the case of sign languages—the equivalent aspects of sign.[1] It is concerned with the physical properties of speech sounds or signs (phones): their physiological production‚ acoustic properties‚ auditory perception‚ and neurophysiological status. Phonology‚ on the other hand‚ is concerned with the abstract‚ grammatical characterization
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STYLES OF PRONUNCIATION The pronunciation of one and the same person may be different on different occasions. For instance‚ when the speaker is delivering a lecture‚ speaking over the radio‚ giving a dictation exercise‚ or when he is talking to official people he wants to be clearly understood that’s why he should sound explicit and his pronunciation may be characterized as correct or even super-correct. In informal situations where the speakers are more relaxed less attention is given to the
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linguistics .The word phonetics is derived from the Greek word phone such means sound and is used in two different meanings: a. to some authors usually non phoneticians phonetics is that part of grammar which deals with special sounds. b. To phoneticians however phonetics is an independent branch of linguistics which is concerned with the phonetic structure of language. On the one hand phonetics is quite independent and develops according to its own laws. Today the sphere of phonetics is wilder and
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Features‚ Function and Importance of Received Pronunciation (RP) Date: 06.06.2013 Word Count: 1000 Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction ...................................................................................................... 3 2. History of RP ..................................................................................................... 3 3. Function and Social Importance of RP ............................................................. 4 4. Special Features of RP
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END-OF-TERM TEST ON ENGLISH PHONETICS & PHONOLOGY Time allotted: 30 minutes Please read the questions provided with four choices‚ marked A‚ B‚ C‚ and D in this reading paper. Then‚ on your answer sheet‚ tick the correct box for the letter that corresponds to the answer you have chosen. ** ** Please do not write anything in this reading paper. 1. Which of the following groups contains a segment that differs in voicing from the other segments ? A. [z‚ d ‚ ð‚ b ] B. [ m‚ n‚ ŋ
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Stress By: Noha Wafa’i Moussa Diab Under supervision of: Prof. Afaf Abduel Hamied * Stress definition: In phonetics‚ stress is defined as an intensity given to a syllable of speech by a special effort in utterance‚ resulting in relative loudness. This emphasis in pronunciation may be merely phonetic (i.e. noticeable to the listener but not meaningful). For example‚ stress differentiates the noun from the verb as in ’present’ or ’permit’. * The characteristics of stressed syllables:
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of a language that differs not only in pronunciation but in vocabulary‚ grammar and word-order‚ too. The term accent refers to pronunciation differences only. Pronunciation can be studied from two points of view: the phonetic and the phonological.1 Phonetics is a linguistic science which studies and describes the sounds of speech in a language‚ the way humans make‚ transmit and receive speech sounds. Phonetics can be divided into articulatory phonetics which studies the way the vocal organs
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Chinglish‚ which appears in learners’ pronunciation‚ writing and translation. This term is familiar to every Chinese student. However‚ students don’t know the origin of Chinglish—the pidgin‚ let alone the difference between Chinglish and China English. Although there are several aspects which should be addressed to analyze the Chinglish and China English‚ such as phonetic‚ phonological‚ lexical‚ semantical‚ and syntactical aspect‚ the writer will only focus on phonetic aspect in this term paper. When the
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Understanding Phonetics Understanding Language series Series editors: Bernard Comrie‚ Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology‚ Leipzig‚ Germany Greville Corbett‚ Surrey Morphology Group‚ University of Surrey‚ UK The Understanding Language series provides approachable‚ yet authoritative‚ introductions to major topics in linguistics. Ideal for students with little or no prior knowledge of linguistics‚ each book carefully explains the basics‚ emphasising understanding of the
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