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Literature:
1. 1. Borisova L.V., Metlyuk. Theoretical Phonetics. Minsk, 1980.
2. Roach P. English Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge, 1990.
3. Sokolova M.A. and others. English Phonetics. A Theoretical Course. M., 2004
4. Lectures.
Topics for individual reports:
1. Aspects of connected speech. Modifications of phonemes (vowels). Reduction and accommodation of vowels. pp. 31 -32(1), lectures
2. Aspects of connected speech. Modifications of phonemes (consonants). Assimilation. pp. 32 -33(1), lectures
3. Aspects of connected speech. Elision. Linking. pp. 108 -111 (2), lectures
4. The syllable as a phonetic and phonological unit. Types of syllables. Syllable patterns. Phonotactics. p.47-48, 51-52 (1), p.112,115 (3), lectures
5. Theories of syllable formation. p.48-51 (1), pp.112-115 (3)
6. The structure of the English syllable. pp.68-73 (2), lectures
7. Syllable division in English. p.52-54 (1), pp.116-118,120 (3)
8. Word stress. Types of word stress. Lectures, p.59-62 (1)
Questions to be answered by all the students:
1. What is reduction of vowels? Give examples.
2. What is accommodation of vowels? Give examples.
3.What is assimilation? Give examples of its main types.
4. What is elision? Give examples.
5. What is linking? Give examples of the most common linking sounds.
6. What are the two approaches to defining a syllable?
7. What is the formula of a syllable?
8. What are the major types of a syllable?
9. How many syllable patterns are there? What is the most common one?
10. What is phonotactics?
11. What are the main theories of syllable formation? Name at least three.
12. What are the constituent parts of a syllable? What is the syllabic structure of the word FLAP?
13. What are the main rules of the syllable division?
14. What is a word stress?
15. What are the main types of word stress?
