Практическое занятие № 6

Literature:

1. Borisova L.V., Metlyuk. Theoretical Phonetics. Minsk, 1980.

2. Karnevskaya E. Practical English Phonetics. Advanced course. Minsk, 2005

3. Sokolova M.A. and others. English Phonetics. A Theoretical Course. M., 2004

Topics for individual reports:

1. Dialects. p.109 (1)

2. RP as the Standard English accent. p.112-113 (1), p.254-255 (3), lectures

3. Differences between accents (phonetic and phonological). lectures

4. Current changes in RP. p.113-114 (1), p.255-262 (3), lectures

5. Pronunciation varieties of English. p.112-116 (1 - main points), p.252-253 (3)

6. Regional varieties of British English. The Northern accent. p.114-115 (1), p.268-269 (3)

7. Regional varieties of British English. The Scottish accent. p.115-116(1), p.271-274 (3)

8. American English pronunciation. p.116-121 (1), p.276-283 (3)

Questions to be answered by all the students:

1.Give the definition of a dialect.

2. What are the main characteristic features of a dialect?

3. Enumerate the most well-known dialects (at least 3).

4. What are the main regional types of English pronunciation?

5. What is RP?

6. Which 3 groups can be distinguished within RP?

7. Enumerate the main changes which take place in RP (at least 3). Give examples.

8. In which three groups can English speakers be divided according to the type of pronunciation they use?

9. What are the main differences of the Scottish type of English pronunciation as opposed to RP (at least 5)?

10. What are the main differences of the Northern type of English pronunciation as opposed to RP (at least 4)?

11. What are the main differences of the American type of English pronunciation as opposed to RP (at least 6)?

12. What do we call distributional/lexical/realizational/systemic differences? Give examples.

Практическое занятие №7

Literature:

1. Borisova L.V., Metlyuk. Theoretical Phonetics. Minsk, 1980.

2. Sokolova M.A. and others. English Phonetics. A Theoretical Course. M., 2004

Topics for individual reports:

1. Sociolinguistic issues of the British Isles. Social and regional variation. - lectures

2. Social dialects. Cockney. - lectures

3. Estuary English. Lectures

4. World dialects. Pidgins and creoles. Lectures

5. Types of transcription. p.42-44 (1)

6. Phonetic styles and their classification. p.122-125 (1), p.184-232 (2 - main points)

7. Phonetic style-forming means. p.126-128 (1), p.184-232 (2 - main points)

8. Bilingualism and prosodic interference. p.93-94 (1) Features of Russian-English and Belarusian-English interference. p.95-97 (1)

Questions to be answered by all the students:

Which variety of the English language is becoming very popular nowadays and why?

What is Estuary English?

What are the main features of Estuary English pronunciation (at least 4)?

What is a Pidgin (English) and what are its main peculiarities (at least 3)?

When do Pidgins become Creole languages?

Enumerate the main extralinguistic factors which cause phonetic modifications in speech (at least 3).