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Taken from Skandera, P. and Burleigh,P. (2005). A Manual of English Phonetics and Phonology. Germany. Gunter
Narr Verlag Tübingen. Pp. 19-20.

1. The following words have been extracted from this first part of the chapter. Can you
figure out what words they are and where they fit best?
a) /ˈkwɒləti/; /ˈkwɑːlət̬i/ n) /ˌfəʊnəˈlɒdʒɪkəli/;
b) /ˈspiːkə(r)z/ /ˌfoʊnəlˈɑːdʒɪkəli/
c) /ˈletə/; /ˈlet̬ər/ o) /ˈemfəsaɪz/
d) /ði:/ p) /ˈveəri/; /ˈveri/
e) /ˈɪnvəntr̩i/; /ˈɪnvəntɔːri/ q) /əbˈzɜː(r)vd/
f) /ɪˈreləvənt/ r) /ˈdɪfə(r)/
g) /ˈsʌmtaɪmz/ s) /ˈfəʊniːmz/; /ˈfoʊniːmz/
h) /ˈjuːʒuəli/ t) /spiːtʃ/
i) /aɪˈdɪəlaɪzd/; /aɪˈdiːəlaɪzd/ u) /ðət/
j) /ˌrepriˈzent/ v) /əv/
k) /riˈkɔː(r)d/ w) /tu/; /tə/
l) /ðə/
m) /ˈlæŋɡwɪdʒ/

2. Once you are ready to place them in the suitable blank, fill the spaces with their
orthographic version and remember to check their spelling. Could you provide their
grammatical category (verb, preposition, adverb, etc.)?

3. What key ideas are here presented regarding the PHONEME? Can you expand on them from
your own exploration on the topic? What connections can be made between the Phoneme,
IPA and Transcription?

4. Let’s go back to the transcribed words. What features of pronunciation can you identify?
How are they marked? Can you describe them?