Reference no: EM132222576
Linguistics Phonology Assignment -
Problem 1: English spelling
Give the IPA symbol for the consonants represented orthographically by the underlined letters, and then provide the articulatory description for that sound. Your descriptions should include voicing, place, and manner. For example, vote would be [v]: voiced, labiodental, fricative.
1) rough
2) Thomas
3) think
4) pen
5) fact
6) stuff
7) cede
8) rise
9) Stephen
10) cage (2 sounds)
11) jaw
12) fission
13) station
14) chocolate
15) chaos
16) question
17) there
18) muscle
19) casual
20) causal
21) sugar (2 sounds)
22) spaghetti
23) bitter
24) kitten
In addition, please do the following:
(A) Describe the vowel [u] in phonetic terms, and give at least 4 examples of words which use different letters to spell this sound in English.
(B) Choose another sound of English, describe it in phonetic terms, and give at least 3 examples of words which use different letters to spell that sound in English.
Problem 2: Transcription
Transcribe each of the following words using the IPA. The transcription should correspond to your own pronunciation of these words, as spoken in more-or-less casual speech. You should also make a note about where you grew up. If you're not a native speaker of English, transcribe these words as they're spoken in the northern California area. Don't forget to mark stress and other phonetic detail.
1) easy
2) judge
3) pack
4) optic
5) yellow
6) coughs
7) teacher
8) hoarse
9) horse
10) genuine
11) through
12) Italy
13) filed
14) field
15) houses
16) bicycle
17) Mary
18) marry
19) merry
20) whether
21) arise
22) accept
23) often
24) orange
25) mountain
26) weather
27) children
28) doors
29) look
30) how
Problem 3: Phonetic similarity
Name the property shared by each segment in the following sets. Provide the most specific shared property that it is possible to give for each set. For example,
could be identified as 'nasal', but a better answer would be 'coronal nasals'.
