PRACTICAL (ASPECTS OF CONNECTED SPEECH)

What type of assimilation is this?

good night = /gʊdnaɪt/ - /ˈgʊnaɪt/

• Assimilation of manner

• Assimilation of place

• Assimilation of voicing

• Assimilation of articulation

How is 'news' in 'newspaper' transcribed?

• njuːz

• nuːs

• njuːs

• nuːz

How is 'have to' transcribed in connected speech?

• /haf tuː/

• /hæv tuː/

• /hæf tuː/

How is 'could you' transcribed in connected speech?

• kʊd juː

• kʊd ʤuː

What manner of assimilation is this?

get them = /gɛt ðɛm/ - /gɛt tɛm/

• fricative ---> affricate

• plosive ---> fricative

• bilabial---> fricative

• fricative---> plosive

Bob ate some corn (4 syllables)

How many stressed syllables are there?

• 4

• 1

• 3

Kenny has gone to France and back (8 syllables)

How many stressed syllables are there?

• 7

• 5

• 2

• 4

The Americans are buying some souvenirs and posters (15 syllables) How many stressed syllables are there?

How is 'twenty' pronounced in connected speech?

• /ˈtwɛnti/

• /twɛ'nti/

• /twɛnˈti/

How is 'compact' pronounced in connected speech?

• /ˈkəmpækt/

• /kəmˈpkæt/

• /kə' mpækt/