English Phonology Hosiana Dominggus (N1D219012)

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NAME : Hosiana Dominggus

STUDENT REG : N1D219012

CLASS : English Literature 019 B (Genap)

SUBJECT : English Phonology

Lesson 1 Phonhology

1. Give the correct technical terms for the sounds made in the following ways:
a) Both lips coming together : bilabial
b) The bottom lip and top teeth coming together : labiodental
c) The tongue touching the upper teeth ridge : alueolar
d) The tongue touching the hard palate : palatal
e) The tongue touching the soft palate : velar

2. Give the correct technical terms for the sounds resulting from the following closure:
a) Complete closure followed by slow release of air (Affricate)
b) Complete closure of the oral cavity with the air diverted through the nose (Nasal)
c) Partial closure where the air stream is blocked by the tip of the tongue but allowed to
escape round the sides of the tongue (Lateral)
d) Complete closure followed by a sudden release of air (plosive)

3. Give the symbol for each of the following sounds and give an example of its use in an English
word:
a) Voiced bilabial plosive: [b] “back”, “bad”
b) Bilabial nasal : [m] “may”, “man”
c) Voiceless labiodental fricative : [f] “fan”, “fun”
d) Alveolar lateral : [l] “lay”, “lady”
e) High front unrounded vowel : [i] “spead”
f) High back rounded vowel : [v] “have”
g) Voiced alveolar fricative : [z] “jazz”
h) Voiced bilabial nasal : [m] “rum”
i) Voiceless velar plosive : [k] “key”, “kite”
j) Voiced dental fricative : [ð] (eth) “father”

Lesson 2 Introduction to speech sound

1. Find the phonetic symbol for the first sound in each of the following words:
a) This : [ð]
b) Usual : [j]
c) Church : [tʃ]
d) Christian : [tʃ]
e) Thousand : [ð]
f) Psychology : [s]
g) Knee : [k]
h) Hear : [h]
i) Phonetics : [f]
j) Giant : [d3]
k) One : [w]

2. Find the phonetics symbol for the last sound in each of the following words:
a) Tough : [f]
b) Kicked : [t]
c) Loved : [d]
d) Health : [θ]
e) Dog : [g]
f) Shapes : [s]
g) Bones : [z]
h) Parking : [ŋ]
i) Wave : [v]
j) Large : [d3]

3. Put the following words into the corresponding colums


I i
sit Seat
Ill Eel
Nil Kneel
Will Wheel
Filled Field
Bin Bean
Sick Seek

Lesson 3 Speech production

1. Write the symbol for the long words in the following words:
a) Broad: /ↄ:/
b) Wand: /ↄ:/
c) Calf: /a:/ƆƱ
d) Learn: /3:/
e) Cool: /u:/
f) Team: /i:/
g) Err: /3:/
h) Seal: /I:/
i) Curl: /3:/

2. Write the symbol for the diphthongs in the following words:


a) Tone: /əƱ/
b) Style: /aI/
c) Out: /aƱ/
d) Way: /eI
e) Beer: /Iə/
f) Coil: /ↄI/
g) Hair: /eə/
h) Why: /aI/
i) Pray: /eI/

3. Supply pairs of English words which can be distinguished by the following sets of consonanta.
a) /p/ and /b/ : “pat” & “bat”
b) /t/ and /d/ : “town” & “down”
c) /k/ and /g/ : “came” & “game”
d) /s/ and /z/ : “sown” & “zone”
e) /s/ and /tʃ/ : “ship” & “chip”
f) /n/ and /ŋ/ : “thin” & “thing”
g) /m/ and /p/: “mall” & “pail”
h) /n/ and /d/ : “nip” & “dip”
i) /t/ and /l/ : “road” & “load”

Lesson 4 Sound and Voice

1. Add one of these sounds to the start of these words to make other words: /h/, /j/, /w/. think of
sounds, not spelling!
a) Earth : worth
b) Ear : hear
c) Or : wore
d) In : win
e) Eight : weight
f) Eyes : wise
g) All : hall
h) Aid : wait
i) Ill : hill
j) Art : heart
k) I’ll : while
l) Eat : heat
m) Ache : hake
n) Eye : why
o) Old : hold

Lesson 5 British English VS American English

1. Find some more words for the following chart about change of vowel BrE [ɒ] to AmE [ɒ] or [ↄ:].

Words British English American English


What [whɒt] [wa:t]
Hot [hɒt] [ha:t]
Got [gɒt] [ga:t]
Off [ɒff] [ↄ:f]
Want [wɒnt] [wa:nt]
Stop [stɒp] [sta:p]
Not [nɒt] [na:t]
Clock [klɒk] [kla:k]
Job [d3ɒb] [d3a:b]
Lot [lɒt] [la:t]

2. Find some more words for the following chart about change of vowel BrE /a:/ to Ame /ӕ/

word British English American English


Aunt [a:nt] [ӕnt]
Answer [a:nsә] [ӕnsәr]
Ask [a:sk] [ӕsk]
Last [la:st] [lӕst]
Past [pa:st] [pӕst]
Dance [da:ns] [dӕns]
Bath [ba:θ] [bӕθ]
Draft [dra:ft] [drӕft]
Can’t [ka:nt] [kӕnt]
Fast [fa:st] [fӕst

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