Белорусский государственный

E 
Elision
– the apparent disappearance of a speech sound where it would be expected to occur; 
this is usually the result of a fast speech rate. For example: 
’tis
instead of 
it is
, 
th’ eternal
instead of 
the eternal
. 
Emphasis
– combination of the expressive means of the language to single out emphatic 
words, groups of words or whole sentences. 
Enclitic
– unstressed words or syllables which refer to the preceding stressed word or 
syllable. Together with the stressed word enclitics form one phonetic unit. 
Epenthesis
– the insertion of one or more sounds in the middle of a word, such as the 
pronunciation of 
sense
as /sents/. 
Estuary English
– a variety of modified regional speech, a mixture of non-regional and 
local south-eastern English pronunciation and intonation. Estuary English speakers place 
themselves “between Cockney and the Queen”. 
Experimental Phonetics
– a branch of phonetics which deals with research work carried 
out with the help of different technical devices for measurements and for instrumental analysis. 
Expiratory
, or 
chest pulse theory
– it defines the syllable as a sound or a group of sounds 
that are pronounced in one chest pulse, accompanied by increases in air pressure. According to this 
definition, there are as many syllables in a word as there are chest pulses (expirations) made during 
the utterance of the word. 
Explosion
– noise made by the air, when it is suddenly released through a complete 
obstruction. The sounds /p, t, k/ are pronounced with a plosion, or explosion. 
Extra-linguistic factors
– non-linguistic factors, the circumstances of reality that cause 
phonetic modifications in speech. They are: 1) the aim of speech; 2) the extent of spontaneity of 
speech; 3) the nature of interchange, i.e. the use of a form of speech which may either suggest only 
listening, or both listening and an exchange of remarks; 4) socially and psychological factors, which 
determine the extent of formality of speech and the attitudes expressed.