syllabus correspondence 2year 1term 2012-13

2^nd Year 1^st Term 2012/2013

Syllabus in Practical Phonetics.

Correspondence Department

Rules for Learning for the Winter Examination

I.Topics for revision. (Практическая фонетика английского языка. 1 курс. Main Course)

1. Section I. Consonant clusters. Loss of plosion. Nasal plosion. Lateral plosion.

The Intonation of non-final parts of utterances.

2. Section II. Combination of plosive and fricative consonants.

Alveolar consonants before [, ].

Combinations of consonants with [w].

Intonation of parenthesis.

3. Section III. Linking [r].

Intonation of reporting phrases and reported speech.

4. Section IV. Combinations of voiceless consonants with [r].

Combinations of alveolar and interdental consonants with [r].

5. Section V. Absence of assimilation in some consonant clusters.

Intonation of conversational formulas.

6. Section VI. Elision of [t, d, h].

Intonation of Statements.

7. Section VII. Intonation of Questions. General, special, alternative and disjunctive questions.

8. Section VIII. Reduction of function words in English.

Intonation of Imperatives.

9. Word-Stress in English. Derivative and Compound words. (Практическая фонетика английского языка. 1 курс. Вводно-коррективный курс)

Урок 10 (p.101-112);

Урок 20 (p.198-201).

II. Topics for self-study preparation. (Practical English Phonetics. Advanced Course)

Topic 1. Intonation and its Functions.

Topic 2. Components of Intonation. Utterance-Stress.

1. The Structure and Functions of Utterance-stress. Peculiarities of English Utterance-Stress.

2. Types and Degrees of Utterance-Stress.

Topic 3. English Rhythm.

1. Peculiarities of English Rhythm.

2. The Influence of Rhythm on Word-Stress and Utterance-Stress.

Topic 4. The Pitch Components of Intonation.

1. General Analysis of the Pitch Components.

2. Static and Kinetic Tones.

Topic 5. Basic Nuclear Tones.

1. Rising and Falling Tones in English.

2. Falling-Rising and Rising-Falling Tones in English.

Developing Practical Pronunciation Skills.

Reading for Imitation:

Obligatory:

Prose: “Sunflowers”, p.77

“Paperwork”, p.91^, p.99^

“Peter Parker”, p.101

Conversation: “Good English”, p. 76

“Linguistic Talent”, p. 89

“A Sobering Thought”, p. 99

“Oh, There You are, Peter”, p. 155*, p.157**

By heart: “She Is not Fair” by H.Coleridge, p. 122*, p.123**

“Love’s Philosophy” by P.B.Shelly, p. 133*, p.134**

Additional:

“Fashions”, p. 90*, 91**

“Georgie Robbins is a happy man”, p.131*; p133**;

“Wrong Pronunciation”, p.156*; p.159**

Practice Material on Reading an Unmarked Text.

Texts in each unit under the letter C.

 Karnevskaya E. et al. Practical English Phonetics. Advanced Course. Minsk, 2003, 2007. (CDs and cassettes are available in room A314 and on sale)

^ Karnevskaya E. et al. Practical English Phonetics. Advanced Course. Minsk, 2011.