TLI Phonology Flashcards
What should handouts contain?
Phonemic transcriptions of new words, plus marked features of connected speech.
What makes learners ‘sound’ proficient?
Their ability to use features of connected speech properly.
What do rhymes and chants help with?
Identifying and producing weak and strong syllables.
What is the difference between square brackets and slashes?
[phonetic transcript] /phonemic transcript/
What is an allophone?
One of different ways that a single phoneme may be pronounced.
What is free variation?
When there is acceptable variation between examples of phonemes because of regional differences.
Is pitch higher or lower on stressed syllables?
Higher
Why do learners find teen/ty numbers so difficult?
Because of ‘shifting stress’
Which regular verbs take /t/ to form the past simple?
Which take /d/?
Which take /id/?
Those ending with fortis, unvoiced consonants.
Those ending with lenis, voiced consonants.
Those ending in /t/ or /d/.
What happens to intonation at the tonic syllable?
It starts to fall.
