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THEORETICAL PHONETICS OF ENGLISH TEST-PAPER
1. Describe the syllabic and accentual structure of English words. Follow the plan:
■ Syllable formation in English.
■ The problem of syllable division in English.
■ The nature of word stress.
■ The typology of accentual structure of English words.
■ The functional aspect of word stress.
2. Give different approaches to the definition of intonation.
3. Give the definitions and peculiar features of the prosodic constituents of intonation: pitch,
loudness, tempo, rhythm.
4. Make up a table of the ways of representing intonation in the text:
The author | Way of representing | Example | Advantages | Disadvantages |
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5. Enumerate the functions of intonation. Give the characteristic of each function.
6. Make up a table about territorial varieties of English pronunciation.
Variety of English | vowels | consonants | stress | intonation |
Southern English accents |
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Northern accents |
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Midlands accents |
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Welsh English |
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Scottish English |
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Northern Ireland English |
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American English |
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