THE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG HKU SPACE Community College Associate Degree Programmes 2012-13 Course Document Course Title: English Phonetics and Phonology Course Code: C C 8 8 3 5 6 0 0 Aims and Objective This course will focus on articulatory phonetics and the classification of sounds in English. It will explain how English is pronounced in the context of a general theory about speech sounds and how they are organized in languages. Topics will include the speech production mechanism; the description
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Fitri Nurhandayani 2215120116 12 DAR English Phonetics and Phonology One Sound – Different Spelling 1. Vowels U = Cup /kʌp/ O = Done /dʌn/ Ou = Encourage /ɪn’kʌrɪd͡ʒ/ Oo = Flood /flʌd/ A = but U = Absolute /’æbsəu:t/ Ui = Nuisance /’nju:sns/ Ie = View /vju:/ Oo = Broom /bru:m/ Ue = Blue /blu:/ Ew = New /nju:/ OU = Oud /u:d/ A = Part /pɑ:t/ Au = Draught /drɑ:ft/ E = Eclair /eɪˈklɜ:/ A = Arid /ˈærɪd/ A = About /əˈbaʊt/ E = Broken / ‘brəʊkʌən/ O = Sofa /ˈsəʊfə/
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INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS COMDIS 210: Survey of Communication Disorders Definition of phonetics (Shriberg & Kent‚ 1982) • The study of the perception and production of speech sounds (phonemes). • The study of how speech sounds are produced and what their acoustic properties are. – Articulatory phonetics (concerned with how sounds are formed) – Acoustic phonetics (concerned with the acoustic properties of sounds) • Clinical phonetics involves the application
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2. Peculiarities of English modality 1. Modality 2. The linguistic expression of modality 3. Types of modality (according to Bybee) 4. Epistemic‚ deontic and dynamic modality 5. Flexibility of meaning 3. Practical part 3.1. English advertisements analysis 4. Conclusions 5. References 6. Summary in Lithuania 7. Appendix Introduction I chose “Modality in English Newspaper Advertisements”
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MORPHOSYNTAX Name: Eliška Židová CREDIT ESSAY (2): Categories and Verbs 1. CATEGORIES In every language‚ words can be divided into several groups with its own labels. These labels are generally called parts of speech or word categories. Words in each category share a number of properties according to various criteria. These criteria include semantic (or notional)‚ morphological‚ syntactic and phonetic ones. Providing relevant examples demonstrating similarities or distinctions‚
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essay on the impact of phonetics and phonology on oral communication. A reflective essay on the impact of morphology‚ syntax and semantics on English grammar Submitted to: zafor Mohammad Mahmud English department Submitted by: saima sultana mou Id: 2013-1-11-00 Submission date: 23rd December‚ 2013 Introduction: Phonetics and phonology are related‚ dependent fields for studying aspects of language. Phonetics is the study of sound
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conquests all over Europe and later‚ during the Enlightenment Period‚ it was French‚ at this moment English has this function. However‚ as English has become more and more popular‚ people of all cultures learn and speak the language around the whole world. We should ask ourselves‚ then‚ how much English language is influenced by other languages and how much of this influence is acceptable. Even being English the most spoken language in the world‚ its pronunciation is many times considered less important
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Laura Cristina Trejos Toro F3X Wednesday 6 a 9 p.mWhat we know about how to teach phonics. Since I start the text I thought it was an interesting topic to treat‚ sometimes while I was reading‚ I realized that‚ there was some things really useless to say them but anyway you can easily be caught for the real life examples in it. Something I really like from the text was the fact of the cognitive clarity‚ the approach you have for learn‚ and the ability to identify what are you trying to do‚ where
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Section 1 An IntroductiOn to English phonetics and phonology 1.1. Speech mechanism 1.1.1. Speech chain Speech as the main means of communication is the result of a complicated series of events‚ which involves the speaker and the listener. On the part of the speaker‚ speech activities involve the following stages. 1.1.1.1. Psychological stage: this is the process during which the concept is formed in the speaker’s brain. Then‚ through the nervous system this message (concept) is transmitted
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phrase in English such as: noun phrase‚ adjective phrase‚ prepositional phrase…especially verb phrase. The correct use of verb phrase is complex and difficult problem in English grammar. It requires learners to have a very good knowledge of verbs and how to use them effectively. Therefore‚ in my study‚ I describe research to verb phrase‚ especially modal verb‚ which one of the essential parts of a verb phrase in English‚ because I myself regard it as a very useful tool for the learners of English.
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