Week: 23 November - 29 November | Fonetika angličtiny | DL 1

DL 1

Section outline

- Select activity w8 - Transcription reading
  
  w8 - Transcription reading File PDF
  
  Learn to read the transcribed text fluently.
- Select activity w8 - solution to song - fortis,lenis allophones
  
  w8 - solution to song - fortis,lenis allophones File PDF
  
  Check your homework - aspiration, devoicing, pre-fortis shortening.
- Select activity w8 - Seminar work (OPT)
  
  w8 - Seminar work (OPT) Assignment
  
  Choose 20 plosives (10 fortis, 10 lenis). You can ignore assimilation of voicing for the moment, so we suggest to focus on simple contexts. Listen carefully: the differences are subtle!
  
  Is the sound fortis (F) or lenis (L) in native pronunciation?
  
  How do you pronounce it? If fortis, is it aspirated or unaspirated? If lenis, do you pronounce it fully voiced or devoiced?
  
  Is your pronunciation correct?
  
  Examples: F-aspirated (correct/incorrect); F-unaspirated (correct/incorrect); L-voiced (correct/incorrect); L-devoiced (correct/incorrect); L-voiceless (=incorrect)
  
  Note: if you are lost in the terms fortis, lenis, voiced, voiceless, study the topic (or consult it with us) as soon as possible!