Theoretical Phonetics of the English language — Лекционные занятия
- Тематический план лекций
- Задания к лекционным занятиям
LECTURE 2
Coarticulation
1.Speech production
2.Modifications of consonants in connected speech
3.Modifications of vowels in connected speech
LECTURE 3 - 4 (4 часа)
The functional aspect of the speech sounds
1. The phoneme theory. Definitions of the phoneme and its functions.
2. Types of allophones and main features of the phoneme.
3. Methods of the phonemic analysis. Phonological opposition.
4. Main phonological schools
5. The notion of neutralization (Moscow and Leningrad phonological school).
6. The notion of archiphoneme (the Prague linguistic circle).
7. Phonemic and phonetic transcription.
8. The allophonic variation of consonants in RP and GA.
9. The vowels of RP and GA and their transcription.
Lecture 5
The syllabic structure in English
1. Theories on syllable formation and division.
2. The structure and functions of syllables in English
LECTURE 6
Word stress in English
1. Nature of word stress
2. Place of word stress in English. Degrees of stress
3. Functions and tendencies of the English stress
4. Typology of accentual structures
Lecture 7- 8 (4 часа)
Intonation in English
Outline
1. Prosody vs. Intonation
2. Components of intonation.
3. Approaches to describe the pitch of voice
4. The structure of Intonation Pattern
4.1 The form of Nuclear tones
4.2 The form of Prenuclear parts. The variety of scales.
5. Pitch register and pitch range
Lecture 9 (2
Regional and stylistic varieties of English pronunciation
Outline
1.Pronunciation varieties of British English.
2. The national variants of the language. The orthoepic norm and the literary norm of pronunciation.
3. Dialects of Great Britain. Changes in the pronunciation.
4. American English Pronunciation.
5. Types and styles of pronunciation