Task 5_REVIEW

Task 5_ Review segmental and suprasegmental features

by MARIA EUFEMIA VIAÑA FERNÁNDEZ

Choose five consonant sounds, and name:

/j/

/f/

Manner: Fricative Place of articulation: labiodental Vibration of vocal folds: voiceless Articulators: lower lip-upper teeth Examples: fat /fæt/ fall /fɔ/

Manner: Approximant Place of articulation: Palatal Vibration of vocal folds: voiced Articulators: Tongue- middle Examples: Unit /ˈjuːnɪt/ yes/jɛs/

/p/

/θ/

Manner: plosive Place of articulation: bilabial Vibration of vocal folds: voiceless Articulators: upper lip and lower lip Examples: pig /pɪg/ plane /pleɪn/

Manner: Fricative Place of articulation: Interdental Vibration of vocal folds: voiceless Articulators: Tongue- upper and lower teeth Examples: Three /θri/ Thanks /θæŋks/

/l/

Manner: lateral approximant Place of articulation: alveolar Vibration of vocal folds: voiced Articulators: tongue-upper teeth Examples: last /lɑːst/ leave /liːv/

Choose two diphthongs and create a diagram.

/eɪ/

/aɪ/

Word: day

Word: bite

Content words

Content words are words that have meaning. They can be compared to grammatical words, which are structural.

Nouns, main verbs, adjectives and adverbs are usually content words. Auxiliary verbs, pronouns, articles, and prepositions are usually grammatical words.

Examples: ‘We flew over the mountains at dawn'.

John quickly reads interesting books

Function Word

Function words are words that exist to explain or create grammatical or structural relationships into which the content words may fit. Words like "of," "the," "to," they have little meaning on their own. They are much fewer in number and generally do not change as English adds and omits content words. Therefore, we refer to function words as a "closed" class. Pronouns, prepositions, conjunctions, determiners, qualifiers/intensifiers, and interrogatives are some function parts of speech.

Examples:He picked up the book.It is fun to play with children

Falling Intonation

Falling intonation is the most common intonation pattern in English. It is commonly found in statements, commands, wh-questions (information questions), confirmatory question tags and exclamations.

Wh- questions (requesting information.) What country do you come ➘ from? Where do you ➘ work?

Examples:

Statements Nice to meet ➘ you. I’ll be back in a ➘ minute.

Commands Write your name ➘ here. Show me what you’ve ➘ written.

Rising Intonation

It is used when we need clarification or confirmation from the person we’re interacting with. We use rising intonation on yes/no questions. Depending on the context, emotion or attitude you want to express, rising intonation may start earlier in the sentence (2) and then climb all the way to the end (3).

Examples:

Questions tags that show uncertainty and require an answer (real questions). We've met already, ➚ haven't we? You like fish, ➚ don't you?

Yes/no Questions Do you like your new ➚ teacher? Have you finished ➚ already?

References

Nordquist, R. (2009, 27 de julio). What Are Function Words in English Grammar? ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/function-word-grammar-1690876

PARTS OF SPEECH. (s.f.). Towson University | Maryland’s University of Opportunities. https://webapps.towson.edu/ows/ptsspch.htm

English Pronunciation - Intonation | Learn English Today. (s.f.). English for learners - Grammar, Vocabulary, Idioms, Proverbs, Business | Learn English Today. https://www.learn-english-today.com/pronunciation-stress/intonation.html#:~:text=Falling%20intonation%20is%20the%20most,confirmatory%20question%20tags%20and%20exclamations.&text=Nice%20to%20meet%20➘%20you,back%20in%20a%20➘%20minute.

Rising and falling intonation. (s.f.). Portal Académico del CCH. https://portalacademico.cch.unam.mx/ingles2/what-do-you-do-in-your-free-time/rising-and-falling-intonation

Thank you

María Eufemia Viaña Fernández