English Pronunciation for Icelanders

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12 TRANSCRIPTION EXERCISE 7 Fill in the gaps in the following: 1 11 ¦ 1 e - ei 2 ei - ai 3 0u - au red r d fain f n shout S t raid r d fine f n shown S n head h d shave S v foe f±±± made m d drive dr v window wind±±± many m n^ night n t row r±±± rainy r n^ eight t row r±±± café kæf height h t sew s±±± great gr t island l0nd bough b±±± 4 i0 - e0 5 u0 - O 6 ei0 ai0 Øi0 0u0 au0 here h cure kj±±± higher h±±±±±± there ð±±± store st±±± slower sl±±±±±± fare f±±± moor * m±±± tower t±±±±±± fair f±±± more m±±± liar l±±±±±± near n±±± pour p±±± loyal l±±±±±±l beer b±±± poor * p±±± trial tr±±±±±±l bear b±±± sure * S±±± betrayal bitr±±±±±±l bare b±±± shore S±±± hour ±±±±±± * see Key <strong>for</strong> alternatives
TRANSCRIPTION EXERCISE 8: SENTENCES 1 12 Lax and tense vowels (including Diphthongs) Listen to each sentence until you know it well Repeat the sentence on to the tape ("RECORD" button) Fill in the gaps in the transcription, listening again if necessary Check your answer Go back and repeat if you have any mistakes then go on to the next sentence - not be<strong>for</strong>e! 13 ¦ 1 Those brown cows know how to stand close to the road ð±±±z br±±±n k±±±z n±±± h±±± t0 st±±±nd kl±±±s t0 ð0 r±±±d 2 Go slowly round the side of the lonely mountain g±±± sl±±±l^ r±±±nd ð0 s±±±d 0v ð0 l±±±nl^ m±±±ntin 3 Avoid narrow gates by taking the highway 0v±±±d n±±±r±±± g±±±ts b±±± t±±±k±±±~ ð0 h±±±w±±± 4 Rates climb as brave miners stay on strike r±±±ts kl±±±m 0z br±±±v m±±±n0z st±±± on str±±±k 5 All nine moons turn gracefully round Jupiter ±±±l n±±±n m±±±nz t±±±n gr±±±sf0l^ r±±±nd D±±±pit0 6 The stone rolls groaning into the hole ð0 st±±±n r±±±lz gr±±±ni~ int0 ð0 h±±±l 7 Pure thousand-pound pearls cure mind aches pj±±± þ±±±z0nd p±±±nd p±±±lz kj±±± m±±±nd ±±±ks 8 I don't care about fear if you share a tear with me ±±± d±±±nt k±±±r 0b±±±t f±±±r if jU S±±±r 0 t±±± wið mI 9 Stear clear of the stairs here and there st±±± kl±±±r 0v ð0 st±±±z h±±±r 0n ð±±± 10 Go away my boy shouted the hairy lion g±±± 0w±±± m±±± b±±± S±±±tid ð0 h±±±r^ l±±±0n
Page 1 and 2: English Pronunciation for Icelander
Page 3 and 4: 3 2.6 Glides: j, w.................
Page 5 and 6: 5 Listen and repeat: KIT i pit wome
Page 7 and 8: 7 1.2 TENSE VOWELS 1 5 There are fi
Page 9 and 10: 9 TRANSCRIPTION EXERCISE 5: SENTENC
Page 11: 11 1.3 DIPHTHONGS 1 9 (diph-thongs,
Page 15 and 16: 1.5 WEAK VOWELS 1 15 All the vowels
Page 17 and 18: 17 1.5.3 i as a weak vowel 1 19 i o
Page 19 and 20: 19 This weak vowel i also occurs in
Page 21 and 22: 21 r0up r0ub (rope robe) bid bit (b
Page 23 and 24: 23 2.2 Fricatives and affricates 2
Page 25 and 26: 25 Words spelt with -sure are prono
Page 27 and 28: 27 2 11 Now we will look at s and z
Page 29 and 30: 29 7 Surely Shirley's short summer
Page 31 and 32: 31 longer lo~g0 longest lo~gist you
Page 33 and 34: 33 fill fi∑ bald bO∑d milk mi
Page 35 and 36: 35 car kAr cart kArt scored skOrd t
Page 37 and 38: 37 3 Turn to starboard, Parker! t±
Page 39 and 40: 39 3 1 3 SENTENCE STRESS AND WEAK F
Page 41 and 42: 41 6 1wot d0j¨ 1wont t±±±± 1dU
Page 43 and 44: 43 3 11 Weak and strong some: weak
Page 45 and 46: 45 3.2.3 Weak forms which drop thei
Page 47 and 48: 47 1 The bars shuddered and cracked
Page 49 and 50: 49 KEY TO TRANSCRIPTION EXERCISES K
Page 51 and 52: 51 19 ð0 bul tEnd t0wOdz (tOdz) æ
Page 53 and 54: KEY TO EXERCISE 15 1 mæs mass 11 k
Page 55 and 56: 5 ai w0uk wÆns jest0dei b0t aim ve
Page 57 and 58: 57 KEY TO EXERCISE 29 - RP version
Page 59: 59 6 1bIz 1hÆmd in ð0 1heD0z b0t

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