EE Pronunciation Varieties MOCK TEST December 9, 2019 A/20pts/ 1a The author of Accents of English, 1982: ……………………………………………………………. 1b The author of Sociophonology, 1998: ……………………………………… 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 unlike a stop (plosive) or fricative. ….. 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 …………………..………………………. Buddha images …………………………………………………………… 4 Which English linguist propagates the inclusion of 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 Which accent in England has a Celtic substratum and gives a sing-song impression? …………. 7 Which is the only accent of English where schwa can be stressed? …………………………………….. What is the schwa here an allophone of? /……/. 8 What would you say are the biggest differences between Scottish and Northern Irish Eng.? ……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….. 9 What does the Cockney diphthong shift consist in? Complete the chain: /i:/ > /e__/ > /a__/ > /_____/ 10 Characterize the accent of Eire (Irish Republic). B/10pts/Match the origins of speakers with the numbers of their recordings reading “Please call Stella“. 1 ……………………………… Camberley, Surrey 2 ……………………………… Manchester, Lanc. 3 ……………………………… Glasgow, Sc 4 ………………………………. Strabane, NI 5 ……………………………… New Sth Wales, Aus C/20pts/ 1 2:46, played once, 5pts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PWSJH02krs A stand-up comedian recalls practising his father’s language. a) The comedian’s name (T.N.): b) Where he spent the first two decades of his life: c) The two official languages of that country: d) The political setup in that country while he was a child: e) The language of his father: 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: b) The kind of trauma she has suffered: 3 2:30, played once, 5 pts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qS7mBbXxJYA You‘ll hear the beginning of a TED talk about living in a cult. Decide what the young woman’s pronounced accent is. How long has she lived in the cult for? 4 1:36, played once, 5pts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsUvcjk8J5c A report on losses and strays on a sheep farm. Localize the accent and give evidence.