Second Year LMD ___Phonetics Teacher : Mr.Aounali

1st Homework in Phonetics and Phonology

Exercise 1: Write the symbols for the vowels in the following words:

I.1- Friend / / -Bread/ / 2-Rough / / -Cough/ / 3-Foot / / -Pull / / 4-Damn / / -Mat/ / 5-Again / , /

-Offend / , / -Percent / , / 6-Many / , / -Fully / , / 7-Head / / -Dead / / -Henceforth / , /

II.1-Half / / -Passport / , / 2-Been / / -Team / / 3-Door / / -Broad / / 4-Soon / / 5-Bird / /

III.1-Tone / / -Boat / / 2-Say / / 3-Buy / / -Lie / / 4-Now / / -Out / / 5-Boy / / 6-Here / /

7-Chair / / Were / / -Square / / 8-Poor / / -Sure / / 8-Bough / / -Low / / 9- They / /

Exercise 2: Write the words for the transcribed utterances in the following instances:

1-/ðæt/ - /haʊˈevə/ - /əˈnʌðə/ -/ˈdɪfɪkəlt/ - /wɜ:ld/ - /ðeə/ -/ˈθʌrə/ - /wɪtʃ/ -/ˈeəriə/ - /kɔ:s/ -/ˈʌndə/ - /ʃʊd/ -/ˈnevə/ - /bɪˈtwi:n/ -/ˈsʌmθɪŋ/ - /pɔɪnt/ - /hɪə(r)/ - /prəˈvaɪd/ - /lɑ:dʒ/ -/ˈnʌmbə/ /ˈɔ:lweɪz/ -/ˈkwestʃən/ -/ˈpaʊə(r)/ - /tʃeɪndʒ/ -/ˈkʌlə(r)/ -/ˈdjʊərɪŋ/ - /jeə/ - /hu:/ - /ɪˈnʌf/ -/ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ/ -/ˈræðə/ - /wʌns/ - /mʌnθ/ - /vju:/ - /ɪgˈza:mpl/ - /rɪˈzʌlt/ - /mu:v/ -/ˈwɔ:tə/ - /əˈlaʊ/

Exercise 3: Transcribe the words phonetically (Allophonic or Narrow Transcription):

1–Drunk – Potato –Direction –Realm –Sword –Hanger – Appeared – Quantity -Able

2–Fallen – Hymn –Pertinent –Hasten –Target –Finger – Wrestled – Example –Tough

3–Muddle – Diesel –Keeper –Knight –Youngsters – You – Couples – Cattles –These

4-Historical –Muddles –Measures –Seven –Friction –Cupboard –Britain –Prison –Erosion

Exercise 4: Transcribe the following words phonemically (Broad Transcription):

1- Plays –Flees – Goes –News –Employees –Ours –Others –Stories –Eyes -Thighs –Theses

2-Grabs –Goods –Dogs –Loves –Breathes –Fails –Comes –Earns –Burns –Songs –Paintings

3-Stops –Pets –Maths –Coughs –Tricks –Weeks –Books –Intellects –Hurts –Topics –Attracts

4-Places –Houses –Story’s –Chooses –Sizes –Watches –Wishes –Pages –Measures –Equals

Exercise 5: Transcribe the following words phonemically (consider the final “ed’’):

1-Tried –Skied –Stayed –Lied –Hoed –Died –Buried –Hurried –Obeyed –Slowed down –Carried

2-Hono(u)red –Wailed –Clothed –Moved –Clubbed together –Hugged –Used –Pleased –Resumed - Banged –Messaged –Learned –Pulled –Bored –Sealed –Banged –Logged –Dared -Fired –I’d

3-Added –Decoded –Guarded –Assisted –Doubted –Wanted –Embedded –Warded –Naked

4-Stopped –Classed –Fixed –Pushed –Stuffed –Looked–Packed –Marched–Preached -Danced

Exercise 6: Split up words into syllables using slashes // (i.e: Geological /ge/ o/lo/gi/cal)

1-Unwavering –Evil –Privatization –Reanimation –Annoyance – Enter –Even –Apology

2-Creation –Affectation –Differentiate –Exploitation –Accurate –Emphasis –Circular

3-Moisturing –Opinionate –Nation –Caution –Present(noun) –Brighten –Reason –Manifest

Exercise 7: Convert the phonemic (Broad ~) transcription into English spelling:1- / ðə kaː siːt ɪz ˈbrəʊkən ɪn ðə ˈgærɑ:dʒ ænd ɪt niːdz rɪˈpeə(r) /

2- /aɪv siːn ˈpiːtə(r) ˈwɒndərɪŋ əˈkrɒs ðɪ ˈaʊtbɪldɪŋz əv pəˈli:s ˈsteɪʃņ/

3- /hi: ɪz maɪ ˈbest ’kɒli:g aɪ kæn rɪˈlaɪ ɒn hɪm weərˈevə aɪ wɒz ˈæbsənt/

4- /ˈhɪʃɑ:m laɪks ’trævlɪŋ hi: ˈwent tu: ’lʌndən θri: ˈtaɪmz bɪ’f ɔ:/

5- / ˈræwɪə ænd səˈheɪlə həʊp tu: ˈspend ən ˈɪntrəstɪŋ ˈməʊmənts ˈdjʊərɪŋ ðə ˌnjuːˌjɪəzˈdeɪz tu: ˈθaʊzņd ænd ɪˈlevņ wɪð hɜ: ˈfæməli ɔ: hɜ: ˈkləʊsest ˈmeɪts/

Recommandations :  For accurate transcription you should try to pronounce loudly the uterances then transcribe only the heard phonemes and omit the silent ones. You can refer to the book of Peter Roach in order to revise the pure vowels,diphthongs and triphthongs or to listen to the words recited,at the end read your the transcriptions ; thus practice as much as possible.

gʊd lʌk, ænd hæpi hɒlədeɪz. 

ɪndʒɔ: jɔ: taɪm !

N.B: To be rendered back after the holidays on the first week of the New Year 2011.

Second Year LMD ___Phonetics Teacher : Mr.Aounali

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difficult ˈdɪfɪkəlt another əˈnʌðəʳ

you ju: again əˈgen

which wɪtʃ world wɜ:ʳld

their ðeəʳ area ˈeəriə

about əˈbaʊt psychology saɪˈkɒlədʒi

photo ˈfoʊtoʊ course kɔ:ʳs

should ʃʊd company ˈkʌmpəni

people ˈpi:pəl under ˈʌndəʳ

also ˈɔ:lsoʊ problem ˈprɒbləm

between bɪˈtwi:n never ˈnevəʳ

many ˈmeni service ˈsɜ:ʳvɪs

thicker ˈθɪkəʳ something ˈsʌmθɪŋ

child tʃaɪld place pleɪs

hear hɪəʳ point pɔɪnt

system ˈsɪstəm provide prəˈvaɪd

group gru:p large lɑ:ʳdʒ

number ˈnʌmbəʳ general ˈdʒenərəl

always ˈɔ:lweɪz head Hed

next Nekst information ɪnfəʳ ˈmeɪʃən

quick kwɪk question ˈkwestʃən

nervous ˈnɜ:ʳvəs business ˈbɪznɪs

local ˈloʊkəl power ˈpaʊəʳ

during ˈdjʊərɪŋ change tʃeɪndʒ

although ɔ:lˈðoʊ move mu:v

who hu: book bʊk

example ɪgˈzæmpəl development dɪˈveləpmənt

rather ˈræðəʳ young jʌŋ

social ˈsoʊʃəl national ˈnæʃənəl

write raɪt water ˈwɔ:təʳ

percent pəʳ ˈsent yet Jet

guest Gest perhaps pəʳ ˈhæps

both boʊθ until ʌnˈtɪl

every ˈevri control kənˈtroʊl

Second Year LMD ___Phonetics Teacher : Mr.Aounali

month mʌnθ include ɪnˈklu:d

important ɪmˈpɔ:ʳtənt believe bɪˈli:v

allow əˈlaʊ person ˈpɜ:ʳsən

stand stænd once wʌns

idea aɪˈdi:ə police pəˈli:s

character ˈkærɪktəʳ lose lu:z

result rɪˈzʌlt position pəˈzɪʃən

happen ˈhæpən industry ˈɪndəstri

friend frend major ˈmeɪdʒəʳ

carry ˈkæri build bɪld

awful ˈɔ:fəl language ˈlæŋgwɪdʒ

early ˈɜ:ʳli international ɪntəʳ ˈnæʃənəl

view vju: else Els

himself hɪmˈself yeah jeə

xerox ˈzɪərɒks center ˈsentəʳ

report rɪˈpɔ:ʳt enough ɪˈnʌf

political pəˈlɪtɪkəl calm kɑ:m

law lɔ: color ˈkʌləʳ

ghost goʊst lure lʊəʳ

modest ˈmɒdɪst knifenaɪf

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