11 Semester 2. Lesson n°1
11.1 Syllabus
- Syllables, stress, and vowel reduction
- Stress and vowel reduction in disyllabic nouns, verbs, and adjectives
- Stress-neutral endings
- Stress-imposing endings
- Rhythm and weak/strong forms
11.2 Admin
Mid-terms: February 21
Finals: April 11
Final mark = 0.35*(midterms) + 0.65*(finals)
All info:
11.3 Reminders
11.3.1 Transcription rules
Transcriptions should never feature “c o q x y”, or capital letters.
No ornaments.
11.3.2 Fundamental chart
11.3.2.1 Spelling
| V C-r C/# | V C-r V | V <r> C/# | V <r> V | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <a> | hat | hate | car | care |
| <e> | pet | Pete | her | here |
| <i> | sit | site | fir | fire |
| <o> | not | note | or | ore |
| <u> | cut | cute | purr | pure |
| <u2> | put |
Vowels not present in this chart:
- /ɔɪ/
- /aʊ/
- /ə/
11.3.3 Exercises
| IPA | Word |
|---|---|
| /mɪə/ | mere |
| /ʃeɪks/ | shakes |
| /pʊʃ/ | push |
| /ʃeə/ | share |
| /tʃɔː/ | chore |
| /θraɪv/ | thrive |
| /strɒŋ/ | strong |
| /ruːn/ | rune |
| /fɜːn/ | fern |
| /’taɪ.ə/ | tire |
| Word | Stress Pattern | IPA (RP) | Received Pronunciation | General American |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| shard | /1/ | /ʃɑːd/ | /ʃɑːrd/ | |
| gem | /1/ | /dʒem/ | /dʒem/ | |
| shirt | /1/ | /ʃɜːt/ | /ʃɜ˞ːt/ | |
| chat | /1/ | /tʃæt/ | /tʃæt/ | |
| curt | /1/ | /kɜːt/ | /kɜ˞ːt/ | |
| jug | /1/ | /dʒʌg/ | /dʒʌg/ | |
| this | /1/ | /ðɪs/ | /ðɪs/ | |
| scheme | /1/ | /skiːm/ | /skiːm/ | |
| sworn | /1/ | /swɔːn/ | /swɔːrn/ | |
| gnome | /1/ | /nəʊm/ | /noʊmz/ |