université de savoie ufr-llsh lce1 ue 103 lecture: phonetics & phonology
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Université de Savoie UFR-LLSH LCE1 UE 103 Lecture: Phonetics & Phonology. Alice Henderson [email protected] Office 812. Contents of the 5 lectures. 1) Introduction, Phonemes 2) Sounds in context, « connected speech » 3) Stress, accent & rhythm 4) Intonation 5) Conclusion. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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Université de Savoie UFR-LLSH LCE1 UE 103
Lecture: Phonetics & Phonology
Alice Henderson
Office 812
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Contents of the 5 lectures
1) Introduction, Phonemes
2) Sounds in context, « connected speech »
3) Stress, accent & rhythm
4) Intonation
5) Conclusion
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Outline of the lecture
Finish up & review last week’s material Suprasegmental aspects Pitch Full & reduced syllables Rhythm Stress & Accent Intonation: breath groups, basic tunes Conclusion Bibliography
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Review
Assimilation Tom and Patricia
(n becomes m)
Elision Time and again
(final /d/disappears)
Compression/
smoothing
It took an hour.
This peak is higher than that one.
Liaison/ linking Chester and Liverpool
Time and again
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Review
Assimilation A sound changes because of another sound
Elision A sound disappears
Compression/ smoothing
Usually refers to diphthongs which lose an element
Liaison/
linking
Smooth glide or movement from one sound to another (C+V, V+V, C+C)
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Assimilation
Two types:– Anticipatory assimilation = a sound changes to
become more like the next sound– Coalescent assimilation= two sounds join together
to become a third sound (coalesce= to become one) /d/ or /t/ + /j/ become jam or child /s/ or /z/ /j/ become shoe or measure
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Anticipatory assimilation of /n t d /
/n/ becomes /m/ or « then go then » /d/ can become
– /b/ (before /b/ or /p/) – /g/ (before /g/ or /k/)
/t/ can become – /p/ (before /b/ or /p/)– /k/ (before /g/ or /k/)
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Coalescence
/d/ or /t/ + /j/ become jam or child Extremely common in ordinary speech
Where dja wanna go? Whatcha wanna do?
Doncha wanna go ta town?Couldntcha tell me right away?Where dja wanna meet?Wontcha tell me where?Didja tell the others?Whatcha like ta drink?I’ letcha know.
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Coalescence
/s/ and /z/ can also coalesce with /j/ /s/ + /j/ = shop, she, ship, dish /z/ + /j/ = pleasure, television, camouflage
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Elision of /t/ and /d/
At the end of word Between two other consonants
The morning was perfect.It was a perfect morning.It was a perfectly marvellous morning.What does she want ?She wants ten pounds of butter.I just love baked potatoes.He finds it really boring.
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Elision of /t/ and /d/
At the end of word Between two other consonants
The morning was perfect.
It was a perfect morning.
It was a perfectly marvellous morning.
What does she want ?
She wants ten pounds of butter.
I just love baked potatoes.
He finds it really boring.
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Word stress review
a) the place names are either monosyllables OR are stressed on the first syllable (normal for 2-syllable nouns)
b) the verbs are either monosyllables OR are stressed on the second syllable (normal for many 2-syllable verbs)
c) all the 3-syllable nouns at the end of lines are stressed on the 2nd syllable either because they derive from verbs which are stressed on the 2nd syllable OR because they are loan words ending in a vowel sound
d) the two loan words with 4 syllables have primary stress on the 3rd syllable and secondary stress on the 1st syllable
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Stress in compounds
If the compound is a noun, stress 1st part– GREENhouse, BLACKbird
If the compound is an adjective, stress the 2nd part:– Bad-TEMPERED, old-FASHIONED
If the compound is a verb, stress the 2nd part:– underSTAND, overLOOK, drop OUT
** WHY?? He wanted to DROP out of SCHOOL.
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Two-word verbs
Definition: a verb + preposition/ particle/ adverb, not a literal translation of the two elements
Two simple cases– Two words separated: stress both words– Two words together: behave like one word, so lose one
stress, *rhythm plays a role Stress the second element at the end of a breath group
– You’d better look out. His dog was run over. IF a noun object follows, either element may be stressed,
depending on the overall rhythm of the sentence– I’ve put away my books already. - I’ve just put away my books.
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Try ….
Wake them up before it’s too late. She tried them on at the store. I won’t let her put you down like that! I wouldn’t turn that job offer down. If you talk back, you’ll be in trouble! The plane’s about to take off! She should stand up for herself more. Turn off the lights before you leave. I could really do with a bit of chocolate.
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Try ….
Wake them up before it’s too late. She tried them on at the store. I won’t let her put you down like that! I wouldn’t turn that job offer down. If you talk back // you’ll be in trouble! The plane’s about to take off! She should stand up // for herself more. Turn off the lights before you leave. I could really do with a bit of chocolate.
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Four basic rules for learners
1) You have to stress the correct syllables and the reduced syllables should never be toooooo long. The schwa esp. is very short.
2) Link individual words to keep rhythm flowing.3) Linking is easier if you elide, esp. /d/ and /t/
between consonants.4) Use anticipatory & coalescent assimilation-
they’re natural.
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Outline of the lecture
Finish up & review last week’s material Suprasegmental aspects Pitch Full & reduced syllables Rhythm Stress & Accent Intonation: breath groups, basic tunes Conclusion Bibliography
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Suprasegmental aspects
Stress, rhythm and intonation Refer to entire syllables or groups of
syllables and NOT to individual phonemes Involve variations of loudness, of length, of
pitch Also called prosodic aspects
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Pitch
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Pitch
A dimension of our perception of the vibration of the vocal folds (cords)
High, low, middle- a different range for each speaker
We automatically adapt to this range
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Pitch
Drawn as in music = a stave « une portée »
I can’t remember his telephone number. _________________________________
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Outline of the lecture
Suprasegmental aspects Pitch Full & reduced syllables Rhythm Stress & Accent Intonation: breath groups, basic tunes Conclusion Bibliography
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Full & reduced syllables
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Unequal syllables
Syllables in English are not equal Not the same degree of « noticeability »,
prominence
Syllables
Full Reduced
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Full v reduced
Reduced syllable: contains one of these vowelsabout, thank you, happy
OR contains a syllabic consonant– suddenly, middle
Full syllable: contains one or more of the other vowels
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Full syllables
Like a pulsation A louder element A more prominent element
– *almost always consists of a vowel but may include consonants before & after
cat, water, tomorrow, anybody
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Outline of the lecture
Suprasegmental aspects Pitch Full & reduced syllables Rhythm Stress & Accent Intonation: breath groups, basic tunes Conclusion Bibliography
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Rhythm
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Rhythm
The beat of English is carried by more “noticeable” syllables
– Longer– Louder– Higher pitch
Reduced syllables are inserted between these
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Regular rhythm of a limerick:
There was a young man of Devizes
Whose ears were of different sizes
One was so small
It was no use at all
But the other won several prizes
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Regular rhythm of music
Paul Simon songs: The Obvious Child
– Keeping the same beat but inserting more or fewer syllables
I Can’t Run– Layering instruments, all the different « voices »
merge into one dominant rhythm
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Less regular rhythm
I 'can’t remember his 'telephone number. _________________________________
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Replace les mots with and imitate the tune. What happens to ?
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Advice for learners
Frequent problem: too many full syllables Advice: emphasize
– syllables which carry tonic stress (word stress)– lexical words– « laisser faire » grammatical/function words
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Try …
Arrive Chicago Tuesday Invite all friends Forgotten post letter Invite friends party Hire car week August Visit sister hospital London
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A few possibilities:
I’m arriving in Chicago on Tuesday. I’m going to invite all of my friends. I’ve forgotten to post your letter. We could invite your friends to our party. You should hire a car for a week in August. You should visit your sister while she’s in
hospital in London.
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What’s missing?
Have ___ drink. ___ course What ___ ___ for? __ sorry __ want __ know. ___ cold ___ night. ___ used ___ go ___bed ___ nine. ___ must __ back __ six __ ‘clock
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Rhythm practice
1) Hit the main stressed syllables (shown in bold in the first three verses).
2) Watch out for the weak syllables in the names ; many of them start with an reduced syllable containing schwa.
3) Also watch out for the weak forms of short grammatical words such as to, and, that, of.
4) Make the links between words where necessary5) Don’t be afraid to leave out (elide) the occasional sound.
For example, and often loses its final /d/ especially when followed by a consonant.
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A few words about … Clipping
Clipping = shortening, chopping
Two types:– Rhythmic clipping– Pre-fortis clipping
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Rhythmic clipping
Rhythmic clipping (shortening, borrowing) When a full syllable is followed by one or
more reduced syllables, the full syllable is shortened/ chopped
man / manage / management
rye /awry / arriving
go / going
got / forgotten
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Pre-fortis clipping
Compare the length of the vowel :god / got
bag / backkim/ kip
head / het
*Fortis sounds: *Lenis sounds:
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Outline of the lecture
Suprasegmental aspects Pitch Full & reduced syllables Rhythm Stress & Accent Intonation: breath groups, basic tunes Conclusion Bibliography
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Stress & Accent
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Stress? Accent?
Full syllable
Unstressed syllable
Stressed syllable
Unaccented syllable
Accented syllable
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Stressed
Syllables which carry the rhythm, the beat– Longer– Louder
More general term than accent
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Accented
A syllable that is more prominent because of a change in pitch
Syllables which indicate variations of pitch
(prominence = the degree of noticeability)
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Stress? Accent?
I 'can’t remember his 'telephone number.
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• • • •• •• •• • • 4 stresses 2 accented syllables = variations of tone
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Regular rhythm in music: stress
•••••••••••• // •••••••••••• 4 stresses per breath group
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Regular rhythm in music: accent
• • • •
•••••••••• // •••••••••• 5 stresses 2 accents
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What’s the difference?
Stressed Accented
The same phenomenon at two levels? Two distinct phenomena?
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Remember:
An accented syllable = a stressed syllable made prominent either by– a higher pitch– a change in pitch (higher, lower)
Focus attention on important words
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Outline of the lecture
Suprasegmental aspects Pitch Full & reduced syllables Rhythm Stress & Accent Intonation: breath groups, basic tunes Conclusion Bibliography
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Intonation
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Groups
Breath group, meaning group Serve to divide speech stream into chunks Each group has a melody or « tune » Easy to hear the start & finish of a tune
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Divide into intonation groups:
– Mary missed the bus.– Mary left early but missed the bus.– Unfortunately Mary missed the bus.– Although she left early Mary missed the bus.– Mary left early ran all the way but missed the bus.
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– Mary missed the bus.– Mary left early // but missed the bus.– Unfortunately // Mary missed the bus.– Although she left early // Mary missed the bus.– Mary left early // ran all the way // but missed the
bus.
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Basic tunes
French: Rising tendency English: falling tendency
– **Australian English: rising tendency
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Guess the tunes:
– Mary missed the bus.– Mary left early // but missed the bus.– Unfortunately // Mary missed the bus.– Although she left early // Mary missed the bus.– Mary left early // ran all the way // but missed the
bus.
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– Mary missed the bus.– Mary left early // but missed the bus.– Unfortunately // Mary missed the bus.– Although she left early // Mary missed the bus.– Mary left early // ran all the way // but missed
the bus.
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More examples …
A: What did you get when you went shopping?B: I got some shoes, a shirt and some new shorts.A: What colour’s the shirt?A: Blue, I think.B: Blue?! That’s green!A: You’re sure, aren’t you. B: Yes, I certainly am.A: Oh, I really must be colour-blind then.
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A: What did you get when you went shopping?B: I got some shoes // a shirt // and some new
shorts.A: What colour’s the shirt?A: Blue, I think.B: Blue // That’s green!A: You’re sure, aren’t you. B: Yes // I certainly am.A: Oh // I really must be colour-blind then.
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Outline of the lecture
Suprasegmental aspects Pitch Full & reduced syllables Rhythm Stress & Accent Intonation: breath groups, basic tunes Conclusion Bibliography
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Conclusion
What we do Why we do it
Speech is divided into chunks/blocks
To highlight units of meaning
Spoken English = full & reduced syllables
Maintain the rhythm of English
Certain syllables are made prominent by pitch
Highlight the most important information
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Bibliography
Cruttenden, A., Gimson’s Pronunciation of English, 6th ed., Arnold, 2001
Vaughan-Rees, M., 1994, Rhymes & rhythm : a poem-based course for English pronunciation, Macmillan.
Wells, J.C. (2004) « Materials for Summer Course in English Phonetics »