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Questions:
1. How do you prove that phonetics is an independent branch of linguistics?
2. What are the four components of the pronunciation of a language?
3. What are the aspects of speech sounds?
4. What are the branches and divisions of phonetics?
5. What are the methods and devices of phonetic investigation?
6. How is phonetics connected with other sciences?
7. What is the practical application of phonetics?
8. What is the theoretical significance of phonetics?
Task №2
The Role of Sound Phenomena in Communication. Phonetics as a Science.
Variant 1
1. Phonetics is a branch of __________
2. ___________ investigates the connection between the sound form and the meaning.
3. ___________ ___________ studies the correlation between the phonetic systems of
two or more languages
4. The branch of phonetics investigating the perception process is known as ___________
___________.
Task №2
The Role of Sound Phenomena in Communication. Phonetics as a Science.
Variant 2
1. Phonetics studies ___________ ___________
2. __________ __________ studies the way in which the air vibrates between the
speaker’s mouth and the listener’s ear
3. ___________ studies the material form of phonetic phenomena in relation to meaning.
4. Main methods of research are _____________________________________________
Task №2
The Role of Sound Phenomena in Communication. Phonetics as a Science.
Variant 3
1. Speech sounds have four aspects: ___________, ___________, ___________, and
functional.
2. ___________ investigates sounds as units that serve communicative purposes
3. ___________ studies phonetic phenomena and processes from the stylistic point of view
4. Special phonetics is subdivided into ___________and ___________.
Task №2
The Role of Sound Phenomena in Communication. Phonetics as a Science.
Variant 4
1. The word “________" is derived from the Greek “φωνη” (________).
2. ___________ ___________ is mainly concerned with the functioning of phonetic units
in the language.
3. The branch of phonetics which is concerned with the study, description and
classification of speech sounds is called __________ __________.
4. Phonetics is closely connected to _____________________________________________