2012-03 Phonology

ELE Phonology

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• Introduction
  Welcome to the ELE Phonology Module
  
   Phonology
  
   Sounds of English
  
• Phonology
  
  
  Letters & Words
  
  Rhythm & Flow
  
  Going Further
  
  • Letters & Words
    Awareness exercise
    
    Letters of the alphabet
    
    Short words ending with and without '-e'
    
    The magic '-e' rule
    
    What happens when you double the consonant...
    
    When spelling and pronouncing work together...
    
    What about '-R' and '-RE' as in fir/fire, car/care, purr/pure, etc.?
    
    R-colouration
    
    "a UFO" / "an MP" - why? And is "THE" pronounced /ðə/ or /ði/?
    
    Spelling and saying the articles correctly
    
    What with '-ed' or '-s' endings?
    
    One table explains it all.
    
    If you want to study a bit more...
    
  • Word Stress
    Helping you improve your word stress
    
    
    
    2. The -ion rule
    
    3. Endings
    
    4. 'Schwa'?: no stress!
    
    Exercise
    
    If you want to study more...
    
  • Rhythm & Flow
    Introduction - some important points
    
    
    
    Two ways of pronouncing
    
    PRACTISE
    
    3. Linking
    
    4. Elision and Assimilation
    
    To make things short
    
    Features of American English
    
    PRACTISE
    
    Take a look at the sentence below, say it out loud and try to figure out where there could be some elision/assimilation.
    
    Exercise
    
    How to practise further
    
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