EE Pronunciation Varieties MOCK TEST Answer Sheet A/20pts/1a The author of Accents of English, 1982: J.C. Wells 1b The author of Sociophonology, 1998: John Honey 2 Match phonetic terms and their definitions: A continuant, B liaison, C fricative, D pitch, E schwa, F velum. C A consonant in which the vocal tract is narrowed sufficiently to cause turbulent air flow. E The central vowel /ə/, found in great abundance in casual English. F The soft palate. A A consonant that may be prolonged indefinitely rather than having the finite duration of a stop. B Linking, or, the strategy of using the final sound of one word to initiate the following. D The relative musical tone of an utterance. 3 Transcribe the modern (innovated) EE pronunciations of the terms obscure [ɒpsˈkjɔː] variety [vəˈraːəti] vodka or gin [vɒdkəʳɔːˈdʒɪn] 4 Which English linguist propagates the inclusion of innovations into official transcriptions of RP? Who is his follower at this department? Professor clive Upton at Leeds University; Miroslav Ježek 5 State what the urban accents spoken in the following towns are called: Birmingham=Brummie, Liverpool=Scouse or Liverpudlian, Newcastle upon Tyne=Geordie, Glasgow=Glaswegian 6 Which accent in England has a Celtic substratum and gives a sing-song impression? Welsh 7 Which is the only accent of English where schwa can be stressed? That of New Zealand 8 What would you say are the biggest differences between Scottish and Northern Irish English? A special rising whining tone; a more rounded /r/, sometimes clear /l/, slovenliness. 9 What does the Cockney diphthong shift consist in? Complete the chain: /i:/ > /eɪ/ > /aɪ/ > /ɔɪ/ 10 Characterize the accent of Eire (Irish Republic). /ɒ/=/ʌ/ and vice-versa, clear /l/, dark /r/, t-opening, th-stopping. B/10pts/Match the origins of speakers with the numbers of their recordings reading “Please call Stella“. 1 Glasgow, Sc 2 Kilkenny, Eire 3 Strabane, NI 4 Leeds, W Yorkshire 5 Camberley, Surrey C/20pts/ 1 2:32, played once, 5pts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnaaPQz1xJM You will hear reactions to the recent Paris attacks in a certain EE country (mentioned 3 times). a) Country Australia b) Town of the TV station: Perth (mentioned twice) c) 3 examples (words, pronunciations of this accent): Australia (vowel shift), closed vowels, /ɜː/ rounded in PERTH, flapping. 2 2:04, played once, 5 pts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pkmUktJ94jg You´ll hear a professional recording of a monologue in which a woman speaks about a trauma she has suffered, in quite a pronounced accent. a) Localize her accent: North of England, Yorkshire b) The kind of trauma she has suffered: she was raped 3 0:20, played 3 times, 5 pts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LQV2QwaqwAs Part of a sketch with Harry Enfield, Kathy Burke and Naomi Campbell. Wayne gets his partner Waynetta the long-desired brown baby by impregnating Naomi Campbell. Place their accent geographically and socially, give evidence. London (Cockney) working class, /eɪ/ > /aɪ/ in their names and the word ESTATE, frequent glottalizations. 4 2:39, played once, 5pts https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wuEJRSmRx0c An introduction of a rising TV star, Ruairí McSorley. a) The pronunciation of his name Ruairí: [ˈruːri] b) Where is he from? Northern Ireland