voice is called Intonation.Some degree of intonation is brought about by every person when he/she speaks because the pitch of voice keep on changing. FUNCTION OF INTONATION: Actually‚ Intonation is a very difficult area of phonetics investigation. When a foreign learner tries to observe intonation‚ it is after difficult for him to recognize‚ what falling tone is‚ what rising tone is. Q: Describe the
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Explore Some of the Ways in which Your Speech Changes according to the Context you are In In this essay I shall explore the ways in which my speech changes according to the context I am in. Most people change the way they speak without knowing it and only realise it when they consciously try to listen for differences in their idiolect‚ such as their pitch‚ intonation‚ pronunciation‚ speed‚ lexis and length of their utterances. One aspect of speech which changes is my pitch. I use sarcasm occasionally
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Onomatopoeia Abstract 象声词在语言里属于比较不受重视的一类语言，因其口语的意味比较浓重，因而研究的人很少。本文只是对象声词的一个小议，从概念，从作用，通过举例子来解读象声词。通过猜想和论证，阐释了象声词的起源，以及象声词词性的改变。 Key words: Onomatopoeia‚ Function‚ Origin‚ Nature of Onomatopoeia. Introduction Onomatopoeia is very important not only in our oral language but in our literary language like poets. It is not easy to have a study on them because of its tremendous number and complex pronunciation system. This small article mainly focus on the origin of onomatopoeia‚ the
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Code-switching and Code-mixing : A Case Study of Child Bilingualism in Iraq By Juliana D. Yousif MA. In TEFL Department of English College of Arts Basrah University May‚ 1992 Code-switching and Code-mixing: A Case Study of Child Bilingualism in Iraq by: Juliana D. Yousif‚University of Basra Theoretical Background Code-switching is a very interesting aspect of bilingualism that has recently
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PREPARED BY DEPT. OF ENGLISH JOGINPALLY B.R ENGINEERING COLLEGE Yenkapally (v)‚ moinabad (m)‚ R.R. Dist UNIT-I PHONETICS INTRODUCTION: Language has a very important social purpose‚ because it is mainly used for linguistic communication. Linguistics is a systematic study of language. Phonetics is a branch of linguistics and it is the branch dealing with the medium of speech. It deals with the production‚ transmission and reception of the sounds of
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The guitar is a very well known instrument and is a staple of western music. From acoustic to electric and even bass‚ with so many different guitars that have minor variations between them it is hard to imagine what would have led to such developments‚ since the predecessors of the guitar only marginally resemble current guitars. A large factor in the evolution of the instrument was society. Social influence ultimately led to the guitars we have today with guitars adapting to be able to fit the timbre
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As we said in our October Newsletter We are delighted to announce that we have been collaborating with renowned fiddle player Harry Bolick to bring you the complete recorded works of Narmour and Smith. This is the first time that all their recordings have been collected together. Each CD contains the following info: William Thomas Narmour‚ fiddle. Shellie Walton Smith‚ guitar. Old Timey‚ String Band‚ Mississippi country fiddle. Informative booklet notes by Harry Bolick. Detailed discography.
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1 TOPIC 12 (Abridged) EARLY MODERN ENGLISH PHONOLOGY AND SPELLING 1. INTRODUCTION The 15th c.‚ following the death of Chaucer‚ marks a turning point in the history of English‚ for during this period the language underwent greater and more important phonological changes than in any other century before or since. Despite these changes in pronunciation‚ the old spelling was maintained and stereotyped. Generally speaking‚ Caxton and the printers who followed him based their spelling not on
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Chapter 3: The Sounds of English. Consonants and Vowels. An Articu-latory Classification and Description. Acoustic Correlates 3.1. Consonants and Vowels. Traditional distinctions. Chomsky and Halle’s SPE definition 3.2. Criteria for consonant classification. Vocal cord vibration. Sonority 3.3. Manner of articulation. Plosives. Fricatives. Affricates 3.4. Sonorants. The Approximants: glides and liquids 3.5. Oral and nasal articulation 3.6. Force of articulation 3.7. Place of articulation 3.8. The
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THE PEOPLE’S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF ALGERIA MINISTRY OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH MENTOURI UNIVERSITY‚ CONSTANTINE FACULTY OF LETTERS AND LANGUAGES DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES Code-Variation among Algerian University Students Thesis Submitted to the Department of Foreign Languages in Candidacy for the Degree of Doctorat d’Etat in Linguistics By Mr. AHMED SID Haouès Supervisor: Prof. HAROUNI Zahri Board of Examiners: Chairman: Dr. MOUMENE Ahmed‚ M.C.(Mentouri
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