Eepronunciationvarieties MOCK TEST Answersheet

EEPronunciationVarieties MOCK TEST AnswerSheet

A/20pts/1a TheauthorofAccentsofEnglish, 1982: J.C. Wells

1b TheauthorofSociophonology, 1998: John Honey

2 Match phonetic terms and their definitions:

A continuant, B liaison, C fricative, D pitch, E schwa, F velum.

C A consonant in whichthe vocal tractisnarrowedsufficientlyto cause turbulent air flow.

EThecentralvowel /ə/, found in great abundance in casualEnglish.

FThesoft palate.

AAconsonantthatmay be prolonged indefinitely rather than having the finite duration of a stop.

BLinking, or, thestrategy of using the final sound of one word to initiate the following.

DTherelative musical tone of an utterance.

3 Transcribe the modern (innovated) EE pronunciationsofthetermsobscure[ɒpsˈkjɔː]

variety [vəˈraːəti] vodka or gin[vɒdkəʳɔːˈdʒɪn] Buddha images [ˈbʊdəʳɪmɪdʒɪz]

4 Which English linguist propagates the inclusion of innovations into official transcriptions of RP? Who is his follower at this department?

ProfessorcliveUptonat Leeds University; Miroslav Ježek

5 Statewhattheurbanaccentsspoken in thefollowingtowns are called: Birmingham=Brummie, Liverpool=ScouseorLiverpudlian, Newcastle uponTyne=Geordie, Glasgow=Glaswegian

6 Which accent in England has a Celtic substratum and gives a sing-song impression?Welsh

7 Which is the only accent of English where schwa can be stressed?Thatof New Zealand

Whatistheschwahereanallophoneof? Ofthe/ɪ/

8 What would you say are the biggest differences between Scottish and Northern Irish English?

A specialrisingwhining tone; a more rounded /r/, sometimesclear /l/, slovenliness.

9 WhatdoestheCockney diphthong shift consist in? Complete the chain:

/i://eɪ//aɪ//ɔɪ/

10 CharacterizetheaccentofEire (Irish Republic).

/ɒ/=/ʌ/ and vice-versa,clear /l/, dark /r/, t-opening, th-stopping.

B/10pts/Match the origins of speakers with the numbers of their recordings reading “Please call Stella“.

1Glasgow, Sc

2Kilkenny, Eire

3 Strabane, NI

4Leeds, W Yorkshire

5Camberley, Surrey

C/20pts/

12:46, playedonce, 5pts:

A stand-up comedianrecallspractising his father’slanguage.

a)Thecomedian’sname (T.N.):TrevorNoah

b)Where he spentthefirsttwodecadesof his life:SouthAfrica

c)Thetwoofficiallanguagesofthat country:English, Africaans

d)Thelanguageof his father:German

22:04, playedonce, 5 pts:

You´llhear a professionalrecordingof a monologue in which a womanspeaksabout a trauma she has suffered, in quite a pronouncedaccent.

a)Localize her accent:Yorkshire

b)Thekindof trauma she has suffered:rape

31:54, playedonce, 5 pts:

You’llhear a commercialadvertizinganoutdoorwoodenfloormaintenanceproduct. Decideabouttheaccent and givereasons.Whatisthekeyexpressionfor “terracefloor“?

New Zealand. Extremelyclosevowes, /e/ becoming /ɪ/ and /ɪ/ becoming a schwa.

41:36, playedonce, 5pts:

A report on losses and strays on a sheepfarm. Localizetheaccent and give evidence.

NI. ThecountyofDerryis in NorthernIreland. Specificintonation, clearL’s, rhotic but not like in theScottishaccent and neitherlike in Eire.