Lecture 1 Introduction Outline Phonetics as a branch of linguistics Aspects and units of phonetics

Seminars

Martin Hewings “English Pronunciation in Use”

(Advanced level)

Seminar 1

Units 1-2
Seminar 2

Units 3-4
Seminar 3

Units 5-6
Seminar 4

Units 7-9

Seminar 5

Units 10-12
Seminar 6

Units 13-14
Seminar 7

Units 15-17
Seminar 8

Units 18-20
Seminar 9

Units 21-22
Seminar 10

Units 23-24
Seminar 11

Units 25
Seminar 12

Units 26-27
Seminar 13

Units 27-29
Seminar 14

Units 30-31
Seminar 15

Units 52-53
Seminar 16

Units 54-60

Примерные вопросы для контроля знаний

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   Phonetics as a branch of linguistics. Phonetics and other disciplines. Applications of phonetics.
   
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   Branches of phonetics.
   
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   Aspects of the sound matter of language.
   
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   Components of the phonetic system of language.
   
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   National and regional pronunciation variants in English.
   
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   British and American pronunciation models.
   
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   Most distinctive features of BBC English and Network English.
   
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   The articulatory classification of English vowels.
   
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   The articulatory classification of English consonants.
   
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    Phoneme as many-sided dialectic unity of language. Types of allophones. Distinctive and irrelevant features of the phoneme.
    
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    Main phonological schools.
    
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    The system of vowel phonemes in English. Problem of diphthongs.
    
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    The system of consonant phonemes in English. Problem of affricates.
    
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    Modifications of English consonants and vowels in speech.
    
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    Alternations of speech sounds in English.
    
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    Theories on syllable division and formation.
    
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    The structure and functions of syllable in English.
    
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    Word stress in English.
    
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    Intonation and prosody: definition, functions, components, spheres of application.
    
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    The structure of English tone-group.
    
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    The phonological level of intonation.
    
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    Methods of phonetic analysis.
    
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    Phonostylistics. Types and styles of pronunciation in English.
    
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    Phonetics of the spoken discourse.
    

1. 
   Phonetics as a branch of linguistics
   
2. 
   Aspects and units of phonetics
   
3. 
   Branches of phonetics
   

4Methods of phonetic analysis

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   Spoken and written language
   
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   Classification of pronunciation variants in English. British pronunciation model
   
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   Classification of pronunciation variants in English. American pronunciation model
   
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   Types and styles of pronunciation
   
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   Articulatory classification of English consonants
   
10. 
    Articulatory classification of English vowels
    

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   Definition of the phoneme and its functions
   
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   Types of allophones and main features of the phoneme
   
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   Methods of the phonemic analysis
   
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   Main phonological schools. Moscow phonological school.
   
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   Main phonological schools. St Petersburg (Leningrad) phonological school
   
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    Main phonological schools. Prague phonological school
    
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    The system of consonant phonemes. Problem of affricates
    
12. 
    The system of vowel phonemes. Problems of diphthongs and vowel length
    
13. 
    Theories on syllable formal ion and division.
    
14. 
    The structure and functions of syllables in English
    
15. 
    Theories on syllable formation and division
    
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    Intonation: definition, approaches, functions
    
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    Components of intonation and the structure of English tone-group
    
18. 
    The phonological aspect of intonation