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Fontica y Fonologa del Ingls

Mock Exam_27-11-2013_Grupo de Maana

1 Transcribe the following sentences
1. A kilo of peaches and a litre of cream.
kil v pitz nd litr v krim
kilo v pitz nd lit v krim
kilo
BE kil AE -o kl
liter
lit lit , lit

r
t = rhotic t
= r-coloured schwa

2. Well, hes got a new job. Hes joined the police
wel hiz t nju db hiz dnd plis
wel hiz t nu db hiz dnd plis
got
BE t AE t
new
BE nju nu AE nu nju
Preference poll, American English: nu 86%, nju 14%.
nju nu
yod-dropping: /t , d, n / + /ju/ /u/
tune /tjun/ /tun/ due /dju/ /du/
job
BE db AE db


3. Would you like a biscuit with your coffee?
wd ju lak bskt w j k
wd ju lak bskt w jr kfi

d+j d
wd+ju wdu (fusing assimilation)
your
strong forms BE j , j AE jr, jr
weak fo rm j jr Learners of British English are advised not to use the weak form j,
which is fairly unusual in Received Pronunciation. yourey
coffee
BE k AE kf i k
Preference poll, American English: kf- 57%, kf- 6%; no distinction made between and
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, 37%.


4. We are always busy in the office
wi r lwez bzi n i fs
wi r lwez bzi n i fs
always
BE lwez l-, -wz, -wz AE l- , l-
office
BE f s -s AE fs f-


5. Its Tuesday the second of June.
ts tjuzde seknd v dun
ts tjuzde seknd v dun
Tuesday
BE tjuz de tuz-, -di AE tuz- tjuz-
t + j t (fusing assimilation)


6. We went to a large bar full of films stars.
wi went t ld b fl v flmz stz
wi went t lrd br fl v flmz strz
7. My brother is studying in London.
ma brr z stdi. n lndn
ma br z stdi. n lndn ( = r-coloured schwa )
8. Have you got a lot of shopping?
hv ju t lt v p
hv ju t lt v p
9. We always walk home from school
wi lwez wk hm frm skul
wi lwez wk hom frm skul
walk
BE wk AE wk, wk

10. I havent got any milk.
a hvnt t eni mlk
a hvnt t eni mlk
11. That was the worst journey in the world
t wz wst dni n wld
t wz wst dni n wld ( = r-coloured vowel )
12. The boys wearing a pair of shorts and a dirty shirt
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bz wer per v ts nd dti t
bz wer per v rts nd dt i t
13. Theres a man with a beard sitting in the square.
ez mn w bd st n skwe
erz mn w brd st n skwer
14. When nobodys there I dont care what I wear.
wen nbdiz e a dnt ke wt a we
wen nobdiz er a dont ker wt a wer
15. The plane left in the evening and arrived the next morning.
plen left n i ivn nd ravd nekst mn
plen left n i ivn nd ravd nekst mrn

2 Plurals, Genitives, Past Tenses
Transcribe the following words paying close attention to the pronunciation of
the plural, genitive, and past tense.
houses
hazzhazz
nurses
nsznsz
photos
ftz
Peter's book
pitz bk

Men's shoes
menz uz
cleans
klinz
marries
mriz
walks
wks
finished
fnt
changed
tendd
repeated
ripitdripitd
divided
dvadddvadd
earned
nd
rested
restdrestd
signed
sand
slammed
slmd
3 Dictation
1. dnr n ktn
2. lets mit t sks klk
3. huz t wmn
4. al bi redi sun
5. bn n tm


6. tel mi en
7. ks f k
8. iz t fe he
9. mek mstek
10. ma tz kld
4 Theory
1. What is a rhotic variety of English?. Illustrate your answer with examples.
2. Give some spelling variants of the vowel i:. Illustrate your answer with examples.
3. What vowel may occur with either of these spellings -ir, -ur, -er, -ear
4. Give examples of words with vowels showing a tenselax opposition.