1. Fill out the names of major accents of English.
2. Give the pronunciation forms for RP and Gen Am.
№ Word RP/BBC English GenAm
1 address, n
2 advertisement
3 adult, adj, n
4 ate (past form of eat)
5 attitude
6 borough
7 cigaret, cigarette
8 complex, adj
9 costume
10 courage
11 depot
12 direct
13 docile
14 encourage
15 erase
16 education
17 figure
18 hero
19 herb
20 inquiry
2.An African grey parrot named Alex who was the subject of a 30-year experiment was reported to have learned the meanings of 150 words. There are many reports on the Internet about Alex’s impressive abilities. Based on your own Internet research, discuss whether Alex’s communications were the results of classical operant conditioning, as many scientists believe, or whether he showed true linguistic creativity, as his trainers maintain.
3. One aspect of different English genderlects is lexical choice. For example, women say darling and lovely more frequently than men; men use sports metaphors such as home run and slam dunk more than women. Think of other 10 lexical usages that appear to be asymmetric between the sexes.
Ответы
1. Major accents of English:
- Received Pronunciation (RP)
- General American (GenAm)
- Cockney
- Scottish English
- Irish English
- Australian English
- New Zealand English
- Canadian English
- Indian English
2. Pronunciation forms for RP and GenAm:
Word - RP/BBC English - GenAm
1. address, n - əˈdrɛs - əˈdrɛs
2. advertisement - ədˈvəːtɪsmənt - ˈædvərˌtaɪzmənt
3. adult, adj, n - əˈdʌlt - əˈdʌlt
4. ate (past form of eat) - eɪt - eɪt
5. attitude - ˈatɪˌtjuːd - ˈætəˌtud
6. borough - ˈbʌrə - ˈbɜrˌoʊ
7. cigaret, cigarette - sɪˈgærɪt - ˈsɪɡərˌɛt
8. complex, adj - ˈkɒmplɛks - ˈkɑmplɛks
9. costume - ˈkɒstjuːm - ˈkɑstjum
10. courage - ˈkʌrɪdʒ - ˈkərɪdʒ
11. depot - ˈdiːpəʊ - ˈdipət
12. direct - dɪˈrɛkt - dɪˈrɛkt
13. docile - ˈdəʊsʌɪl - ˈdɑsəl
14. encourage - ɪnˈkʌrɪdʒ - ɪnˈkɜrɪdʒ
15. erase - ɪˈreɪs - ɪˈreɪs
16. education - ˌɛdjʊˈke