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MINISTRY OF JUSTICE
HANOI LAW UNIVERSITY

ASSIGNMENT
COURSE: ENGLISH PHONETICS AND
PHOLOLOGY

FULL NAME : ĐÀO DUY HẢO

STUDENT ID : 453228
CLASS : A.NNBB01-2-21 (N03)

Hà Nội, 2022.
PART 1: THEORY
Question 1: Describe the phoneme of the underlined part in the following
sentences (10 points)
1. Where: /eə/; vacation: /v/
2. Problem: /ɒ/; space : /s/
3. Reading: /ŋ/; now: /ɒ/
4. Study: / ʌ /; year: / j /
5. See: / i: /; message / dʒ /
6. About / ʌ /; smartphone / ɑː /
7. Father / ð /; one / wʌ /
8. Left / e /; goodbye / ʊ /
9. Tricked / t /; way / e /
10. Have / h /; long / l /

Question 2: Identify aspects of connected speech in the underlined parts of the

following sentences and show your understandings of that aspect as much as
possible (10 points)
1. She’s a good girl in the class.
2. It’s the most popular route to lead to the summit of Mt. Everest.
3. There are | ten bikes more | in the store.
4. He | acts as if | he was my father.
5. Analyze the rhythm units of the following sentence and give reasons for your
rhythm division:
I think that he wants us to go.

1. Liaison: She’s a good girl in (linking final consonant to initial vowel)

Good girl: Assimilation of voicing (Cf + Ci -> Cf devoiced)
She’s a | good girl in | the class.
2. Assimilation of places (Cf->Ci): most popular (Alveolar + bilabial 
bilabial)
Liaison: summit of (linking final consonant to an initial vowel)
 It’s the most popular route | to lead | to the summit of | Mt. Everest.

3. Assimilation of places (Assimilation of place: Cf  Ci):

ten bikes (/n/ becomes [m] before bilabials)
in the (/n/ becomes [m] before bilabials)
There are | ten bikes more | in the store.

4. Liaison: : acts as if /æktsæzɪf/

/s/ (final consonant) + /æ/ (initial vowel)
/z/ (final consonant) + /ɪ/ (initial vowel)

5. I ‘think that | he ‘wants us | to ‘go.

+ The first rule is: Any unstressed syllable at the beginning of a word group
must go together with the following stress group. Base on this rule, I put “I” in
the rhythm unit “I ‘think that” and I also put “he” in the rhythm unit “he
‘wants us”
+ The second rule is: If the unstressed syllable is closely connected
grammatically to other stressed word, although not a part of that word, they
belong to the same foot. Base on this rule, I put “to” in the rhythm unit “to ‘go”
+ The third rule is: Whether you are in doubt as to which rhythm unit
unstressed syllables belong to, put them after a stressed syllable, rather than
before it. Base on this rule, I put “that” in the rhythm unit “I ‘think that” and I
also put “us” in the rhythm unit “he ‘wants us”.

PART 2: PRACTICE

Task 1: Read the following text and find out: (15 points)
1. Treating, blithe, brilliants, closed, degree.
2. Mind, most, husband, early, Poland.
3. Physics, scientists, element, helped, learned.
4. Treating /triːtɪŋ/
/tr/ (onset) + /iː/ (vowel) + Zero termination
/t/ (onset) + /ɪ/ + /ŋ/ (coda)
Blithe /blaɪð/
/bl/ (onset) + /aɪ/ (vowel) + /ð/ (coda)

Closed /kləʊzd/
/kl/ (onset) + /əʊ/ (vowel) + zd (coda)
Degree /dɪɡriː/
/d/ (onset) /ɪ/ (vowel) + Zero termination
/gr/ (onset) + /iː/ (vowel) + Zero termination
Mind /maɪnd/
/m/ (onset) + /aɪ/ (vowel) + nd (coda)
Most /moʊst/
/m/ (onset) + /oʊ/ (vowel) + /st/ (Coda)

Poland /poʊlənd/
/p/ (onset) + /oʊ/ (vowel) + Zero termination
/l/ (onset) + /ə/ (vowel) + /nd/ (coda)
Physics /fɪzɪks/
/f/ (onset) + (vowel) + /z/ (coda)
Zero onset + /ɪ/ (vowel) + /ks/ (coda)
Scientists /saɪəntɪsts/
/s/ (coda) + /aɪ/ vowel + Zero termination
Zero onset + /ə/ (vowel) + /n/ (coda)
/t/ (onset) + /ɪ/ (vowel) + sts (coda)
Element /eləmənt/
Zero onset + /e/ (vowel) + Zero termination
/l/ (onset) + /ə/ (vowel) + Zero termination
/m/ (onset) + /ə/ (vowel) + /nt/ (coda)
Helped /helpt/
/h/ (onset) + /e/ (vowel) + /lpt/ (coda)
Learned /lɜːnd/
/l/ (onset) + /ɜː/ (vowel) + /nd/ (coda)

Task 2: Write a paragraph of 100 words about one topic you are the most
interested in. Based on the text, you are required to
In life, besides the sacred feelings of flesh and blood, friendship is also an
indispensable spiritual value. Friendship is understood as a feeling of attachment
and love from strangers, formed when they have the same interests, views, and
ideals... Friendship is extremely important, because it is the source of motivation
helps us to overcome difficulties and challenges. However, not all friendships carry
that sacred meaning. A beautiful friendship is a friendship that comes up from pure
emotions, grows together, regardless of age, gender, status, rich or poor,... An
unflattering friendship is a friendship that exists based on incidents, profit,
selfishness, going down together, even falling together in evils and causing serious
consequences. So how to build a beautiful friendship? This needs to come from
trust and understanding from both sides, always consciously building friendships
based on positive views and lifestyles, avoiding selfish thoughts, more than losing,
and hating. Only then, will we have good friends and be loved, respected by
everyone.

- Transcribe 3 sentences phonemically. (5 points)

+ ɪn laɪf, bɪˈsaɪdz ðiː skeəd ˈfiːlɪŋs əv fleʃ ənd blʌd ˈfrendʃɪp ɪz ən ˌɪndɪˈspensəbl
ˈspɪrɪtʃuəl ˈvæljuː
+ ˈfrendʃɪp ɪz ɪkˈstriːmli ɪmˈpɔːtnt bɪˈkəz ɪt ɪz ðiː sɔːs əv ˌməʊtɪˈveɪʃn helps əs tə
ˌəʊvəˈkʌm ˈdɪfɪkəltiz ənd ˈtʃælɪndʒiz
+ ˈəʊnli ðen wɪl wi həv ɡʊd frends ənd bi lʌvd rɪˈspektid baɪ ˈevriwʌn

(1)
As the newest report from CNN |➘ a’bout the Ukraine Invasion ➚ | by Russian
Military, |➚ ‘Putin said that everything |➚ ‘he and his government doing is right on

track, |➘ a’longside the fact that |➚ many other governments |➘ such as Canadian,
American government | is ➚ sickening | by the Russian Invasion to Ukraine. (2)
Beside the fact that Putin has assured to his military | by giving a medical insurance
| range from $45-60k and said it himself here | as he is helping for the reunion of
Ukraine to Russia | as one | from the old Nazi’s nationalistic propaganda, | the UN
officials are both | in frustration and temper, | neither they cannot help more than |
rescuing the people, | especially the women and children from the crossfire. (3) This
is no longer | a warning attack at all, this is an alert | for an upcoming WW3 if the
war still goes on | for a longer time period as it shouldn’t be. 

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