PHONETICS AND
ABSTRACT
Phonetics and
Pronunciation
Overview – Theory
PRONUNCIATION
Reader 1 and 2
Pien Brekelmans
4966651
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences
,Contents
Information.................................................................................................................. 3
Labels – Organs of speech........................................................................................... 4
/e/ - TEN MEN /’ten ‘men/......................................................................................... 9
/æ/ - MAD JACK /’mæd ʤæk/................................................................................... 9
/i:/ - BBC /’bi: ‘bi: ‘si:/............................................................................................... 9
/ɪ/ - BIG CITY /’bɪg ‘sɪti/........................................................................................... 10
/u:/ - BLUE SHOES /’blu: ʃu:z/.................................................................................. 10
/ʊ/ - GOOD COOK /’gʊd ‘kʊk/.................................................................................. 10
/ᴐ:/ - PAUL’S TALL /’pᴐ:lz /tᴐ:l/................................................................................. 11
/ɒ/ - LONG DROP /’lɒŋ ‘drɒp/.................................................................................. 11
/ʌ/ - TOUGH LUCK /tʌf ‘lʌk/..................................................................................... 12
/ɜ:/ - CIRCUS GIRL /’sɜ:kəs gɜ:l/.............................................................................. 12
/ɑ:/ - HARD HEARTED /’hɑ:d ‘hɑ:tɪd/.......................................................................13
/ə/ - THE BAHAMAS /ðə bə’hɑ:məz/........................................................................13
Glides........................................................................................................................ 15
/ɪə/ - HEAR, HEAR /’hɪə ‘hɪə/................................................................................... 16
/eə/ - FAIR HAIR /’feə ‘heə/..................................................................................... 16
/ʊə/ - PURE TOURIST /’pjʊə ‘tʊərɪst/.......................................................................16
/aɪ/ - HIGH LIFE /’haɪ ‘laɪf/....................................................................................... 17
/ᴐɪ/ - TOY BOY /’tᴐɪ bᴐɪ/........................................................................................... 17
/eɪ/ MAY DAY /’meɪ deɪ/.......................................................................................... 17
/əʊ/ - NO HOPE /’nəʊ ‘həʊp/................................................................................... 18
/aʊ/ - BROWN COW /’braʊn ‘kaʊ/............................................................................18
Weak forms............................................................................................................... 20
Words in Company – Word groups and Stress........................................................20
Stressed and unstressed words............................................................................. 22
Fricative /’frɪkətɪvz/................................................................................................... 23
/f/ and /v/ FIVE FLAVOURS – /‘faɪv ‘fleɪvəz/.............................................................23
/θ/ and /ð/ THROW THESE – /‘θrəʊ ‘ði:z/.................................................................24
/s/ and /z/ SAFETY ZONE - /’seɪfti zəʊn/..................................................................25
/ʃ/ and /ʒ/ SHORT PLEASURE - /’ʃᴐ:t ‘pleʒə/.............................................................26
/h/ HIGH HO! - /’haɪ ‘həʊ/....................................................................................... 27
,Affricates /’æfrɪkəts/.................................................................................................. 28
/tʃ/ and /ʤ/ CHERRY JAM - /’tʃeri ‘ʤæm/................................................................28
Approximants /ə’prɒksɪmənts/.................................................................................. 29
/j/ UNIFORMED YOUTHS - /’ju:nɪfᴐ:md ‘ju:ðz/..........................................................29
/w/ WHITE WATER - /’waɪt ‘wᴐ:tə/...........................................................................30
/r/ RED ROSES – /’red ‘rəʊzɪz/................................................................................. 31
Lateral /’lætərəl/........................................................................................................ 32
/l/ LADY LUCK - /’leɪdi ‘lʌk/...................................................................................... 32
Plosives /’pləʊsɪvz/.................................................................................................... 33
Aspiration............................................................................................................... 33
Glottal Stop............................................................................................................... 34
/p/ and /b/ PUBLIC BAR - /’pʌblɪk ‘bɑ:/....................................................................35
/t/ and /d/ TIE-DYED - /’taɪ daɪd/............................................................................. 36
/k/ and /g/ COOL GUYS - /’ku:l gaɪz/.......................................................................37
Nasals /’neɪzəlz/........................................................................................................ 38
/m/ MIGHTY MOUSE - /’maɪti ‘maʊs/.......................................................................38
/n/ NOBODY KNOWS - /’nəʊbədi ‘nəʊz/..................................................................38
/ŋ/ SINGLE THING - /’sɪŋgl ‘θɪŋ/.............................................................................. 38
Liaison /lɪ’eɪzn/.......................................................................................................... 39
Gemination /ʤemɪ’neɪʃn/.......................................................................................... 39
Minimal Pairs............................................................................................................. 40
Final ‘s’ Prediction..................................................................................................... 40
Different Weak Forms................................................................................................ 40
Vowel Sound & Context............................................................................................. 40
, Information
You get two attempts per year
1. Test period 3 in one of the two test weeks at the end of term 3
2. Test period 4 in the second test week at the end of term 4
1 summative test after two terms of classes
Component 1: active transcription 50 points
- 5 sentences read out loud which must be put in transcription
- Proctoring via laptop/tablet + headphones (bring your own)
Component 2: multiple choice question about the Theory Reader 100 points
- There will be a separate answer sheet to write down your answers
- All questions are based on RP English
70% = sufficient
70% = 105 points
ABSTRACT
Phonetics and
Pronunciation
Overview – Theory
PRONUNCIATION
Reader 1 and 2
Pien Brekelmans
4966651
NHL Stenden University of Applied Sciences
,Contents
Information.................................................................................................................. 3
Labels – Organs of speech........................................................................................... 4
/e/ - TEN MEN /’ten ‘men/......................................................................................... 9
/æ/ - MAD JACK /’mæd ʤæk/................................................................................... 9
/i:/ - BBC /’bi: ‘bi: ‘si:/............................................................................................... 9
/ɪ/ - BIG CITY /’bɪg ‘sɪti/........................................................................................... 10
/u:/ - BLUE SHOES /’blu: ʃu:z/.................................................................................. 10
/ʊ/ - GOOD COOK /’gʊd ‘kʊk/.................................................................................. 10
/ᴐ:/ - PAUL’S TALL /’pᴐ:lz /tᴐ:l/................................................................................. 11
/ɒ/ - LONG DROP /’lɒŋ ‘drɒp/.................................................................................. 11
/ʌ/ - TOUGH LUCK /tʌf ‘lʌk/..................................................................................... 12
/ɜ:/ - CIRCUS GIRL /’sɜ:kəs gɜ:l/.............................................................................. 12
/ɑ:/ - HARD HEARTED /’hɑ:d ‘hɑ:tɪd/.......................................................................13
/ə/ - THE BAHAMAS /ðə bə’hɑ:məz/........................................................................13
Glides........................................................................................................................ 15
/ɪə/ - HEAR, HEAR /’hɪə ‘hɪə/................................................................................... 16
/eə/ - FAIR HAIR /’feə ‘heə/..................................................................................... 16
/ʊə/ - PURE TOURIST /’pjʊə ‘tʊərɪst/.......................................................................16
/aɪ/ - HIGH LIFE /’haɪ ‘laɪf/....................................................................................... 17
/ᴐɪ/ - TOY BOY /’tᴐɪ bᴐɪ/........................................................................................... 17
/eɪ/ MAY DAY /’meɪ deɪ/.......................................................................................... 17
/əʊ/ - NO HOPE /’nəʊ ‘həʊp/................................................................................... 18
/aʊ/ - BROWN COW /’braʊn ‘kaʊ/............................................................................18
Weak forms............................................................................................................... 20
Words in Company – Word groups and Stress........................................................20
Stressed and unstressed words............................................................................. 22
Fricative /’frɪkətɪvz/................................................................................................... 23
/f/ and /v/ FIVE FLAVOURS – /‘faɪv ‘fleɪvəz/.............................................................23
/θ/ and /ð/ THROW THESE – /‘θrəʊ ‘ði:z/.................................................................24
/s/ and /z/ SAFETY ZONE - /’seɪfti zəʊn/..................................................................25
/ʃ/ and /ʒ/ SHORT PLEASURE - /’ʃᴐ:t ‘pleʒə/.............................................................26
/h/ HIGH HO! - /’haɪ ‘həʊ/....................................................................................... 27
,Affricates /’æfrɪkəts/.................................................................................................. 28
/tʃ/ and /ʤ/ CHERRY JAM - /’tʃeri ‘ʤæm/................................................................28
Approximants /ə’prɒksɪmənts/.................................................................................. 29
/j/ UNIFORMED YOUTHS - /’ju:nɪfᴐ:md ‘ju:ðz/..........................................................29
/w/ WHITE WATER - /’waɪt ‘wᴐ:tə/...........................................................................30
/r/ RED ROSES – /’red ‘rəʊzɪz/................................................................................. 31
Lateral /’lætərəl/........................................................................................................ 32
/l/ LADY LUCK - /’leɪdi ‘lʌk/...................................................................................... 32
Plosives /’pləʊsɪvz/.................................................................................................... 33
Aspiration............................................................................................................... 33
Glottal Stop............................................................................................................... 34
/p/ and /b/ PUBLIC BAR - /’pʌblɪk ‘bɑ:/....................................................................35
/t/ and /d/ TIE-DYED - /’taɪ daɪd/............................................................................. 36
/k/ and /g/ COOL GUYS - /’ku:l gaɪz/.......................................................................37
Nasals /’neɪzəlz/........................................................................................................ 38
/m/ MIGHTY MOUSE - /’maɪti ‘maʊs/.......................................................................38
/n/ NOBODY KNOWS - /’nəʊbədi ‘nəʊz/..................................................................38
/ŋ/ SINGLE THING - /’sɪŋgl ‘θɪŋ/.............................................................................. 38
Liaison /lɪ’eɪzn/.......................................................................................................... 39
Gemination /ʤemɪ’neɪʃn/.......................................................................................... 39
Minimal Pairs............................................................................................................. 40
Final ‘s’ Prediction..................................................................................................... 40
Different Weak Forms................................................................................................ 40
Vowel Sound & Context............................................................................................. 40
, Information
You get two attempts per year
1. Test period 3 in one of the two test weeks at the end of term 3
2. Test period 4 in the second test week at the end of term 4
1 summative test after two terms of classes
Component 1: active transcription 50 points
- 5 sentences read out loud which must be put in transcription
- Proctoring via laptop/tablet + headphones (bring your own)
Component 2: multiple choice question about the Theory Reader 100 points
- There will be a separate answer sheet to write down your answers
- All questions are based on RP English
70% = sufficient
70% = 105 points
