To Improve your Midterm Mark (Phonetics):

Phonetics Analysis

1. A young Francophone pastor (that I will not name in fear of you knowing that I am speaking of my husband again), pronounces the word “population” /popule:ʃən/.

Please check the English transcription and compare both pronunciations. Explain the pastor’s pronunciation (phonetically). Don’t forget to analyse stress.

Note: The French pronunciation is /popylasjõ/. For more information about unfamiliar sounds to English, please check for the symbols /õ/ and /y/ (different than /j/) on your IPA charts.

Transcription:

3. Please transcribe the slang mentioned in this YouTube video (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYmrg3owTRE).

a)      Flossing

b)      Chin wag

c)       Ba-donka-donk

d)      Chuffed to bits

e)      Shawty

4. Transcription of AAVE vocabulary (for defenitions, go to (http://www.voxcommunications.com/slang15.htm) :

a)      Bezzeled Out

b)      Hooptie

c)       Pimp skillet

d)      Quarterbackin’

e)      Geesed

f)       On the gooch

g)      Hendawg

Please write these words using English orthography:

a)      /ɒnəˌmætəˈpiə/ (word)

b)      /əˈpɛnθəˌsaɪzd/ (word)

c)       /prægˈmætɪkli/ (word)

d)      /fɔrˈraɪtʃəsnɪsseɪk/ (phrase)