Syllable division

Main Theoretical Concepts:

I. Syllable division is effected by an increase in the force of utterance including an increase in muscular tension and in the force of exhalation or the onset of a fresh breath pulse at the beginning of a syllable. E.g. without

1) [wIðαut] An increase of the force of utterance takes place at the beginning of the consonant [ð]. The point of syllable division is between the vowel [I] and the consonant [ð]

2) [wIð-αut] - an increase of the force of utterance takes place at the beginning of the diphthong [αu]

II. Correct syllable division at the junction of words may be of great importance because the wrong syllable division may lead to the confusion or to a mistake

E.g. She saw them eat [∫I so: ð∂m i:t]

She saw the meat [∫I so: ð∂ mi:t]

III. Phonetic syllables do not coincide with the graphic ones: writ-ing [rαI-tIŋ], bet-ter [be-t∂], mak-er [meI-k∂]

IV. The division of English words into syllables is governed by the following principle rules.

V. Functions of syllables:

1. constructive - syllables form words, phrases, sentences

2. distinctive: a nice house[∂ nαıs hαus]

an ice house [∂n αıs hαus]

I scream [αI skri:m]

ice - cream ['αIskri:m]

an ocean [∂n '∂u∫n]

a notion [∂ 'n∂u∫n]

Practical Tasks:

Sound [αı]

The kite went higher and higher into the bright blue sky.

There was a young lady of Niger who smiled as she rode on a tiger. By the end of the ride was a lady inside and smile - on the face of the tiger.

Graphic equivalent of the sound [αı]

[αı] is pronounced when spelt

i time [tαım]

igh night [nαıt]

eigh height [hαıt]

y my [mαı]

buy [bαı]

guide [gαıd]

eye [αı]

Sound [ ɔɪ ]

Boys often talk at the top of voices

Graphical equivalent of the sound [ɔɪ]

[ ı] is pronounced when spelt

oi point [pɔɪnt]

boil [bɔɪl]

oy boy [bɔɪl]

joy [dɔɪl]

Sound [αu]

Do not burn your house to get rid of the mouse

Out of sight out of mind

Graphic equivalent of the sound [αu]

[αu] is pronounced when spelt

ou house [hαus]

ough plough [plαu]

ow how [hαu]

Sound [ ǝʊ ]

Don't go home alone because nobody knows how lonely the road is

Sound [ ɪǝ ]

By the end of the year he left fearfully weary

Sound [ eǝ ]

The square was carefully prepared for the parade

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