Theoretical phonetics. Study guide for second year students. Борискина О.О - 43 стр.

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Original sentence                         Intended meaning
1. What do you think?
a. What do YOU think?                     i. I already know what he thinks.
b. WHAT do you think?                     ii. Should we do it or not?
c. What do you THINK?                     iii. I'm sorry, I didn't hear what you
2. She didn't take the car.                    said.
a. She DIDn't take the car.               i. Someone else must have.
b. She didn't take the CAR.               ii. So stop accusing her!
c. SHE didn't take the car.               iii. She must have gone on foot, or by
3. He thought the film was good.               bus . . .
a. He thought the film was GOOD.          i. But the music was awful!
b. He thought the FILM was good.          ii. She didn't, though.
c. HE thought the film was good.          iii. Oh really? The critics hated it!


Task14. Pronounce the statements with LOW RISING / HIGH RISING
intonation. What does a low rise in this situation suggest? What may a high or
sharp rise suggest?
1. A: I'm going to California next week.           B: Where?
2. A: We're moving to New York next month.         B: When are you moving?
3. A: I bought that rug in Mexico.                 B: Where?
4. A: I tried to call you last night.              B: When?
5. A: Richard left a present for you.              B: What?
6. A: My mother works in an office.                B: What does she do?
7. A: I have an appointment on Tuesday.            B: When is your
                                                      appointment?
8. A: Someone I work with gave me this cassette. B: Who?

Task15. What may cause difficulty in processing the speaker’s message?

Task16. How can speech be segmented? Ref. [Соколова, 2003, pp. 149-210;
Hancock, 2004, pp. 92-95]. Decide what is TRUE or FALSE about
• the thought (sense) group / intonation unit
• the intonation pattern / intonation contour

       A single utterance may include multiple intonation units. An intonation
unit is a piece of utterance, a continuous stream of sounds. Each intonation
unit (1) is set off by pauses before and after, (2) contains one prominent element,
(3) has an intonation contour of its own, and (4) has a grammatically coherent
internal structure. (5) The discourse context influences the choice of intonation
contour. (6) Pitch and prominence can be said to have a symbiotic relationship
with each other in English, and the interrelationship of these phenomena
determines the intonation contour of a given utterance. English has a number of
intonation patterns which add conventionalized meanings to the utterance:
question, statement, surprise, disbelief, sarcasm, teasing, etc.