Theoretical phonetics. Study guide for second year students. Борискина О.О - 9 стр.

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Oh. [ow:] Comprehension
“You have to plug it in before it’ll
work.”
Uh-oh. [?
Λ
? - ow] Trouble
(You’re driving over the speed
limit and you see a police car in
your rear-view mirror.)
Ooh! [uw:] Disgust /
Excitement
“Look! There’s a fly in your
soup!”
Oops! [uwps] Recognition of
problem
(You spill your coffee while
pouring.)
Aha! [əha] Discovery
(You finally understand the math
problem you’ve been working on.)
Huh? [h
Λ
]
(nasal)
Lack of
understanding
(You don’t hear what someone
says to you, or you think you
heard incorrectly.)
Boo! [buw]
Frightening
someone
(You sneak up behind someone
and want to scare him or her.)
Uh-uh. [?
Λ
?ə]
(nasal)
No
“Have you ever read this book?”
Uh-huh [ən
Λ
]
(nasal)
Yes
“Can I call you?”
B: Practice using these simple interjections as an efficient means of conveying
emotions and feelings.
A
What would you say if …
1) you sat down to relax in a big comfortable chair
after standing all day?
2) you didn’t hear what one of your friends just said
to you?
3) you saw your teacher coming toward you and you
had skipped his class twice this week?
4) you dropped the coin while paying in the shop?
5) your boyfriend had just dumped you?
6) your friend had swallowed a bug?
7) the examiner had caught you cheating in the test?
Respond to this:
Example:
Ahh!
B
What situations cause the following responses?
Example:
1) You quietly walked up behind a friend to scare
her?
2) __________
3) __________
4) __________
5) __________
Responses
Boo!
Oops! or Uh-oh!
Aw.
Huh?
Ooh!
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  Oh.        [ow:]       Comprehension       “You have to plug it in before it’ll
                                                             work.”
 Uh-oh.    [?Λ? - ow]        Trouble            (You’re driving over the speed
                                               limit and you see a police car in
                                                    your rear-view mirror.)
  Ooh!       [uw:]           Disgust /            “Look! There’s a fly in your
                          Excitement                         soup!”
 Oops!       [uwps]      Recognition of           (You spill your coffee while
                            problem                        pouring.)
  Aha!       [əha]         Discovery          (You finally understand the math
                                             problem you’ve been working on.)
  Huh?        [hΛ]           Lack of            (You don’t hear what someone
             (nasal)      understanding          says to you, or you think you
                                                       heard incorrectly.)
  Boo!       [buw]         Frightening         (You sneak up behind someone
                            someone              and want to scare him or her.)
 Uh-uh.       [?Λ?ə]           No             “Have you ever read this book?”
              (nasal)
 Uh-huh        [ənΛ]             Yes                  “Can I call you?”
              (nasal)
B: Practice using these simple interjections as an efficient means of conveying
emotions and feelings.
                                        A
 What would you say if                                  Respond      to   this:
                                                        Example:
 1) you sat down to relax in a big comfortable chair
 after standing all day?                                          Ahh!
 2) you didn’t hear what one of your friends just said
 to you?
 3) you saw your teacher coming toward you and you
 had skipped his class twice this week?
 4) you dropped the coin while paying in the shop?
 5) your boyfriend had just dumped you?
 6) your friend had swallowed a bug?
 7) the examiner had caught you cheating in the test?
                                        B
 What situations cause the following responses?                  Responses
 Example:
 1) You quietly walked up behind a friend to scare                Boo!
 her?                                                      Oops! or Uh-oh!
 2) __________                                                     Aw.
 3) __________                                                    Huh?
 4) __________                                                    Ooh!
 5) __________