Combined Studies P&P  MOCK TEST                                          November 28, 2014

1 Name at least 5 English phoneticians:

2 Match phonetic  terms and their definitions:

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

…..     A consonant in which the vocal tract is narrowed sufficiently to cause turbulent air flow.

…..    The central vowel /ə/, found in great abundance in casual English.

…..    The soft palate.

…..    A consonant that may be prolonged indefinitely rather than having the finite duration of a
stop.

…..     Linking, or, the strategy of using the final sound of one word to initiate the following.

…..    The relative musical tone of an utterance.

3 Transcribe the modern (innovated) EE pronunciations of the terms obscure ………………………

variety …………………..………………………. vodka or gin …………………………………………………………………

State with each one precisely which RP innovation it is an example of.

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


5 State what the urban accents spoken in the following towns are called: Birmingham=……….

Liverpool=……………………, Newcastle upon Tyne=…………………………, Glasgow=…………………………

6 State the main differences between RP and GenAm. Give examples.

7 Which is the only accent of English where schwa can be stressed? ……………………………………..

8 What is the main difference between Czech (Slovak) and English articulatory settings?

9 What does the Cockney diphthong shift consist in? Complete the chain:

/i:/ > /e__/ > /a__/ > /_____/

10 Which accent of English contains dark r´s, clear l´s, th-stopping and t-opening and /ʌ/ and /ɒ/
swapping places?

11 You shall hear a 5-minute mock queen´s Christmas speech. Which accent ……………………….,

actress …………………………………………………. is parodied? What is the expression Annus Horribilis  changed to by
erroneous pronunciation?



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

1 ………………………………
Camberley, Surrey

2 ………………………………
Leeds, W Yorkshire

3 ………………………………
Glasgow, Sc

4 ……………………………….
Strabane, NI

5 ………………………………
Kilkenny, Eire

C/20pts/

1 You shall hear a TV report on legal proceedings in detaining a runaway Czech gangster. 2minutes
twice, 12pts

a)      his name (spell or transcribe) : …………………………….……………………………………………………

b)      the expression used for  [accused of]   “running away“:


     ………………………………………………

      2 crimes he is accused of in the Czech Republic:


……………………………………………………..

c)      country in which he is being prosecuted now:  ………………………..

evidence of the country´s accent in the reporter´s speech:

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

d)      crimes committed in his new country of residence:

……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….

2 Graham Norton’s reaction to an accent. Listen especially to the beginning. Accent:

1:22, 6
pts
……………………………………………

3 A man speaking about politics in his country (explicitly stated). Accent: ………………………….

1.21 min., 6pts

4 2 minutes of a Sky News interview with the sister (Stephanie) and brother (his name? ……..)

   of Meredith Kercher, an English student murdered in Perugia, Italy in 2007. Localize their

   accent geographically and socially  (2mins,
6pts):