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Demoi - DNNAAV assignment Dai tra - CẬP NHẬT 200820
Demoi - DNNAAV assignment Dai tra - CẬP NHẬT 200820
Họ tên: Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Giang Cán bộ coi thi 1 Cán bộ coi thi 2 Số phách
Lớp: 19CNA05
Phòng thi:
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Mã SV: 411190067
Số báo danh: …………...
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Điểm (số) Điểm (chữ) Cán bộ chấm thi 1 Cán bộ chấm thi 2 Số phách
Ghi chú: Sinh viên làm bài trực tiếp trên đề thi.
Họ tên: Nguyễn Thị Quỳnh Giang Cán bộ coi thi 1 Cán bộ coi thi 2 Số phách
Lớp: 19CNA05
Phòng thi:
…………………………
Mã SV: 411190067
Số báo danh: …………...
………….
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2. Description of consonants
Give the IPA symbol corresponding to the consonants underlined in the following words and
provide the appropriate description for them. The first two have been done for you.
IPA Voiced or Place of Manner of
symbol voiceless articulation articulation
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Peter /p/ voiceless bilabial stop
oven /n/ voiced alveolar nasal
singing /N/ voiced velar nasal
this /D/ voiced dental fricative
chew /Í/ voiceless palato- alveolar affricate
hall /l/ voiced alveolar lateral
haggis /g/ voiced velar stop
funny /f/ voiceless labio- dental fricative
hedge /Ù/ voiced palato- alveolar affricate
rough /r/ voiced alveolar appro- ximant
fines /z/ voiced alveolar fricative
behind /h/ voiceless glottal fricative
seizure /Z/ voiced palato- alveolar fricative
3. Phonetic description
Work out the vowel sound associated with each of the following descriptions. Supply its correct
phonetic symbol and illustrate the vowel with a word in English.
a) long (tense) high front unrounded [ I: ] heat
b) short low central unrounded [ V ] love
c) short high back rounded [ U ] good
d) long mid-high back rounded [ O: ] hall
e) long mid central (slightly) rounded [ 3: ] bird
4. Assimilation
Provide two phonetic transcriptions for each of the following examples, one which reflects the way
you would say it in formal or careful speech style, the other the way you would say it in more rapid,
casual speech style. Identify the assimilation process that occurs in the sound sequence.
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1. last year
Careful style: [ la:st ji@(r) ]
Casual style: [ la:stSi@(r) ]
Assimilation process: mutual assimilation
2. red carpet
Careful style: [red ‘ka:pit ]
Casual style: [reg ‘ka:pit ]
Assimilation process: regressive assimilation ( velarization )
3. the green belt
Careful style: [ Di: gri:n belt ]
Casual style: [ Di: gri:m belt ]
Assimilation process: regressive assimilation ( labialization )
5. Stress
Stress in a sentence is used to emphasize important information in a sentence, usually Noun, Verb,
Adjective & Adverb.
Look at the underlined word that receives the stress in each sentence and tell what the speaker
means. One example has been done for you.
Word stressed in sentence What the speaker means
1. Sophie adored her gorgeous new motorbike. e.g. It was Sophie – not Delia or Nigella or
anybody else
2. Sophie adored her gorgeous new motorbike. Sophie did adore her gorgeous new motorbike.
She did not hate her gorgeous new motorbike.
3. Sophie adored her gorgeous new motorbike. It was Sophie’s gorgeous new motorbike - not
Delia’s or Nigella’s or anyone else’s.
4. Sophie adored her gorgeous new motorbike. Sophie’s new motorbike was gorgeous - not
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Consider the distribution of [p] and [pʰ] in the following words. Are they two different
phonemes or are they allophones of the same phoneme? State your reasons.
spat [sp&t] pat [pʰ&t] lap [l&p]
spool [spu:l] pool [pʰu:l] stop [stQp]
speak [spi:k] peak [pʰi:k] steep [sti:p]
Are [r] and [l] allophones of one or two phonemes? State your reasons.
7. Analyze the syllable structure of the words: spy, apple, delight, convict.
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8. What is Received Pronunciation in English? What is the difference between an accent and a
dialect? Give examples to illustrate the points you make.
Received pronunciation (RP) is the standard accent of Standard English in Great Britain, with a
relationship to regional accents similar to the relationship in other European languages between their
standard varieties and their regional forms.
The difference between an accent and a dialect:
Definition:
- Accent is a way of pronouncing words that occurs among the people in a particular region or
country.
- Dialect is a variety of a language spoken in a particular geographical area or by a particular group of
people.
Pronunciation:
- Accent is the variations in pronunciation.
- Dialect is characterized by variations in grammar, syntax,pronunciation, or vocabulary
Order:
- Accent is a part of a dialect.
- Dialect is a variety of a language.