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ANSWERS FOR EXERCISES: Phonetic TRANSCRIPTIONS EXERCISE 1.
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Your browser does not support the audio element. kʰɐː
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Your browser does not support the audio element. tʰæps
2
Your browser does not support the audio element. iːt
27
Your browser does not support the audio element. lɪ̃ŋk
3
Your browser does not support the audio element. mæp
28
Your browser does not support the audio element. k̠ʰoːz̥d̥
4
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹɔoɫ
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Your browser does not support the audio element. splɑest
5
Your browser does not support the audio element. boɪ
30
Your browser does not support the audio element. skɹɪp̚t
6
Your browser does not support the audio element. fɑen
31
Your browser does not support the audio element. skɹɐ̃ntʃt
7
Your browser does not support the audio element. θoːt
32
Your browser does not support the audio element. bɐɫd̥ʒd̥
8
Your browser does not support the audio element. pʰɜːs
33
Your browser does not support the audio element. kɹ̥ɐsts
9
Your browser does not support the audio element. jʉːθ
34
Your browser does not support the audio element. sɪksθs
10
Your browser does not support the audio element. bæɪʒ̊
35
Your browser does not support the audio element. sṯɹẽŋkθ
11
Your browser does not support the audio element. dʒɔɡ̊
36
Your browser does not support the audio element. heɫm
12
Your browser does not support the audio element. ðẽn
37
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹɔb̥̚d̥
13
Your browser does not support the audio element. tʃɪəz̥
38
Your browser does not support the audio element. k̟ʰæʃ
14
Your browser does not support the audio element. tʰɪ̃n
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Your browser does not support the audio element. jʉːɫ
15
Your browser does not support the audio element. deə
40
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɡɹæsp
16
Your browser does not support the audio element. ʃɐv̥
41
Your browser does not support the audio element. sl̥əʉ
17
Your browser does not support the audio element. hæ̃ŋ
42
Your browser does not support the audio element. fl̥eə
18
Your browser does not support the audio element. mæɔs
43
Your browser does not support the audio element. tʰɑeəd̥
19
Your browser does not support the audio element. wɔʃ
44
Your browser does not support the audio element. wɪ̃ŋk
20
Your browser does not support the audio element. fæɪd̥
45
Your browser does not support the audio element. fɹ̥æ̃ɔnd̥
21
Your browser does not support the audio element. tʰæks
46
Your browser does not support the audio element. loɪ̃nz
22
Your browser does not support the audio element. tʰẽn̪θ
47
Your browser does not support the audio element. stjʉːd̥
23
Your browser does not support the audio element. pɹ̥ɑed̥
48
Your browser does not support the audio element. skweː
24
Your browser does not support the audio element. k̟ɹ̥iːp
49
Your browser does not support the audio element. weɫʃ
25
Your browser does not support the audio element. dweɫ
50
Your browser does not support the audio element. hɪ̃ndʒ̥d̥
EXERCISE 2. Make both a phonemic (broad) and a phonetic (narrow) transcription of the following words.
1
Your browser does not support the audio element. bəɡ̟ɪ̃n
11
Your browser does not support the audio element. kw̥ɔlətiː
2
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹekə
12
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɐːtʃbɪʃəp
3
Your browser does not support the audio element. eːɹəʉ
13
Your browser does not support the audio element. sɪkstiːəθ
4
Your browser does not support the audio element. deləɡ̟æɪt
14
Your browser does not support the audio element. mæ̃kɹ̥əʉbɑeɔtɪk
5
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪ̃mpʰəʉz̥
15
Your browser does not support the audio element. jʉːlədʒiː
6
Your browser does not support the audio element. fæləsiː
16
Your browser does not support the audio element. æɪʒə
7
Your browser does not support the audio element. nɔktʰɜ̃ːn
17
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɔktəpʊs
8
Your browser does not support the audio element. dəfæ̃məṯɹ̥iː
18
Your browser does not support the audio element. əɡzẽmpts
9
Your browser does not support the audio element. vɑeədɐkt
19
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹiːɔk̟jəpɑe
10
Your browser does not support the audio element. sk̟æɔlɪ̃ŋ
20
Your browser does not support the audio element. æ̃ntʰiːdɪsəstæblɪʃmə̃ntʰeːɹiːə̃nɪzm̩
EXERCISE 3. Make both a phonemic (broad) and a phonetic (narrow) transcription of the following words.
1
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹəɡɐːd̥
11
Your browser does not support the audio element. sɪkstĩːn̪θ
2
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪ̃nɜːt
12
Your browser does not support the audio element. ẽnk̟ʰæpsjəlæɪt
3
Your browser does not support the audio element. dæ̃nsə
13
Your browser does not support the audio element. bɑeɔlədʒiː
4
Your browser does not support the audio element. ekspekt
14
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪ̃ntʰɜːpɹətʰæɪʃə̃n
5
Your browser does not support the audio element. bæɡ̟ɪdʒ̊
15
Your browser does not support the audio element. ṯɹ̥ɑeæθliːt
6
Your browser does not support the audio element. fə̃netɪks
16
Your browser does not support the audio element. pʰɔliːɐ̃nsætʃəɹæɪtəd̥
7
Your browser does not support the audio element. mjʉːzɪk
17
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɐ̃nəkspek̚tədliː
8
Your browser does not support the audio element. k̟ʰæɹə̃məɫ
18
Your browser does not support the audio element. æ̃nək̚dəʉtɫ̩
9
Your browser does not support the audio element. məkw̥ɔɹiː
19
Your browser does not support the audio element. mɑekɹəfəʉ̃nz̥
10
Your browser does not support the audio element. bɑeə
20
Your browser does not support the audio element. sʉːpək̟ʰæləfɹ̥ædʒəlɪstɪk̟ekspiːælədəʉʃəs
EXERCISE 4. Make both a phonemic (broad) and a phonetic (narrow) transcription transcription of the following words.
1
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪə
26
Your browser does not support the audio element. k̟j̊ʉːb̥
2
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɐːtʃ
27
Your browser does not support the audio element. tw̥ɪ̃n
3
Your browser does not support the audio element. tʰiː
28
Your browser does not support the audio element. depθ
4
Your browser does not support the audio element. jɔt
29
Your browser does not support the audio element. kɹ̥æʃt
5
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɔ̃n
30
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɡlɪ̃mpst
6
Your browser does not support the audio element. jɐ̃ŋ
31
Your browser does not support the audio element. skɐɫpts
7
Your browser does not support the audio element. æks
32
Your browser does not support the audio element. dʒʉ̃ːn
8
Your browser does not support the audio element. kl̥æɪ
33
Your browser does not support the audio element. sk̟jʉː
9
Your browser does not support the audio element. pj̊ʉː
34
Your browser does not support the audio element. bɐːk
10
Your browser does not support the audio element. stæɪk
35
Your browser does not support the audio element. iːst
11
Your browser does not support the audio element. hɪ̃ndʒ̊
36
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɹeə
12
Your browser does not support the audio element. skɹætʃ
37
Your browser does not support the audio element. hæɔ
13
Your browser does not support the audio element. mjʉːz̥
38
Your browser does not support the audio element. θw̥oːt
14
Your browser does not support the audio element. splæʃt
39
Your browser does not support the audio element. sṯɹẽŋkθ
15
Your browser does not support the audio element. tʰiːk
40
Your browser does not support the audio element. bɐɫdʒd̥
16
Your browser does not support the audio element. nɑ̃en̪θ
41
Your browser does not support the audio element. çʉː
17
Your browser does not support the audio element. skwɔʃt
42
Your browser does not support the audio element. ʃɹ̥iːk̚t
18
Your browser does not support the audio element. æk̚ts
43
Your browser does not support the audio element. θɹ̥ɪɫd̥
19
Your browser does not support the audio element. sḵoːtʃt
44
Your browser does not support the audio element. sw̥ʉ̃ːn
20
Your browser does not support the audio element. mɪŋk
45
Your browser does not support the audio element. eksts
21
Your browser does not support the audio element. sṯɹɔ̃ŋ
46
Your browser does not support the audio element. beɫtʃt
22
Your browser does not support the audio element. wɜːɫd̥z̥
47
Your browser does not support the audio element. fɪɫmd̥
23
Your browser does not support the audio element. wedʒ̊d
48
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɡɹæɔɫ
24
Your browser does not support the audio element. θæ̃ŋks
49
Your browser does not support the audio element. skʉːɫ
25
Your browser does not support the audio element. kɹ̥ɐːfts
50
Your browser does not support the audio element. ɐː
EXERCISE 5. Make both a phonemic (broad) and a phonetic (narrow) transcription of the following sentences.
Your browser does not support the audio element. [k̟ʰæts ə̃n dɔɡz niːd̥ tə biː lɐvd ə̃n woːk̚t evɹiː dæɪ] Your browser does not support the audio element. [ɑe lɐɡd̪ ðə sʉːtk̟ʰæɪsəz oːɫ ðə wæɪ fɹ̥ə̃m ðə pʰɔlɪʃt vestəbjʉːɫ tə ðə fl̥æts æ̃ntəkw̥æɪtəd ɔoɫd lɪft] Your browser does not support the audio element. [ðiː ætməsfɪə ɹ əv ðə kʰəʉziː stʃʉːdiːəʉ wəz nɔɾ əɾ oːɫ kə̃ndʒʉːsɪv̥ tə ðə soːɾ əv̥ θɪ̃ŋ ðiː ɐ̃ːmĩːniːə̃n tʰĩːnæɪdʒə hæd ɪ̃n mɑ̃end̥] Your browser does not support the audio element. [ðə speʃəɫ vɪʒə̃n wɪtʃ əʉʃə̃n bɜːd̥z̥ hæv ə̃næɪbɫ̩z ðẽm tʰʉː ɪ̃nspek̚t k̟ʰæzm̩z wɪtʃ wiː wəd mɪs] Your browser does not support the audio element. [ðə lɪtɫ̩ nɜːs ḏɹʉː ə diːp bɹeθ Your browser does not support the audio element. wɑept̪ ðə tʰɪəz əv meɹiːmə̃nt fɹ̥ə̃m həɹ ɑez ə̃n biːɡ̟æ̃n tə mæɪk hɜː pɹ̥epəɹæɪʃə̃nz̥ fə ɡ̟ɪvɪ̃ŋ ðə pʰæɪʃə̃nt hɪz ɪ̃ndʒekʃə̃n] Your browser does not support the audio element. [mædn̩d ə̃nd æ̃ŋɡ̟ɹiː ðæɪ wə liːpɪ̃ŋ ə̃n hæɔɫɪ̃ŋ ɹæ̃ɔnd̪ ðə ṯɹ̥ɐ̃ŋks Your browser does not support the audio element. ə̃n kʰɜːsɪ̃ŋ ðə dwoːvz ɪ̃n̪ ðeː hɔɹəbɫ̩ læ̃ŋɡ̄wɪdʒ wɪθ ðeː tʰɐ̃ŋz̥ hæ̃ŋɪ̃ŋ æɔt ə̃n̪ ðeː ɹed ɑez̥ ʃɑ̃enɪ̃ŋ əz ɹed ə̃ɱ fɪəs əz ðə fl̥æ̃ɪmz̥]ðə fl̥æ̃ɪmz̥] Your browser does not support the audio element. [sɐ̃mweː biːhɑ̃end̪ ðə ɡɹæɪ kl̥æɔdz ðə sɐ̃n mɐst əv ɡ̄ɔ̃n dæ̃ɔn Your browser does not support the audio element. fəɹ ət bəɡ̟æ̃n tə ɡ̟et dɐːk əz ðæɪ wẽnt dæ̃ɔn ɪ̃ntə ðə diːp væliː wɪð ə ɹɪvə ɹ ət̪ ðə bɔtə̃m] Your browser does not support the audio element. [fɐː ɹ əwæɪ ɑe hɪə ðə dɪstə̃nt ḏɹɐ̃mɪ̃ŋ əv mɑe fɐːðə ɹ əz iː bəɡ̟ɪ̃nz̥ pɹ̥æktəsɪ̃ŋ fə ɹ ə ləʉkəɫ bæ̃nd̥ ḵʰɔ̃mpətʰɪʃə̃n] Your browser does not support the audio element. [stjʉːdə̃nts siːk̟ɪ̃ŋ ɡ̄ɑedə̃ns θoːt hɪz̥ sɐdn̩ æ̃b̥sə̃ns wəz̥ kw̥ɑet ɹɔʔn̩] Your browser does not support the audio element. [ðiː ɪ̃nə ɹ əlʉ̃ːmə̃næɪʃən wəz̥ sw̥ɔləʉd ɐp ɪ̃n ə̃nɐðə kʰɑ̃end əv lɑet] EXERCISE 6 Make both a phonemic (broad) and a phonetic (narrow) transcription of the following passages.
Passage 1 Your browser does not support the audio element. [ðə sɐ̃n wəz dʒɐs ɹɑezɪ̃ŋ əz dɔktə ɹɔbət ẽntəd ɪz wɑefs ɹʉ̃ːm ət̪ ðə hɔspətɫ̩ Your browser does not support the audio element. ə̃n ɔɹɪ̃ndʒ ɡləʉ Your browser does not support the audio element. æ̃nd əɡ̟ẽnst ət Your browser does not support the audio element. ðə dʒæɡəd̥ sɪləwet əv ðə mæ̃ɔntə̃nz̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. ðẽn sɐdə̃nliː ə dæzɫ̩ɪ̃ŋ sɪkəɫ əv ɪ̃nk̟ʰæ̃ndesə̃ns bətw̥ĩːn tʰʉː pʰiːks Your browser does not support the audio element. ðə sɪkəɫ biːk̟ʰæ̃ɪm ə hɐːfsɜːkəɫ ə̃n̪ ðə fɜːst lɔ̃ŋ ʃædəʉz̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. ðə fɜːs ʃɐːfts əv ɡ̄ɔoɫdə̃n lɑet kɹ̥ɔst̪ ðə ɡɐːdə̃n æ̃ɔtsɑed̪ ðə wɪ̃ndəʉ Your browser does not support the audio element. ə̃n wẽn wɐ̃n lʊkt ɐp əɡ̟ẽn ət̪ ðə mæ̃ɔntə̃nz̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. ðeː wəz ðə hɔoɫ ɐ̃nbeːɹəbɫ̩ ɡloːɹiː ɔv ðə ɹɪzə̃n sɐ̃n
Passage 2 Your browser does not support the audio element. [ɑe wəz θɪ̃ŋk̟ɪ̃ŋ əv̥ tʰʉː pʰiːpəɫ ɑe met lɐːs tʰɑ̃em ɑe wəz ɪ̃n ɪ̃ŋɡlə̃nd̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. ə k̟ʰæ̃ɪmbɹɪdʒ̊ Your browser does not support the audio element. wɐ̃n əv ðə̃m wəz ə̃n ətʰɔ̃mɪk fɪzəsəst Your browser does not support the audio element. ðiː ɐðə wəz ə fəlɔsəfə. Your browser does not support the audio element. bəʉθ əksṯɹiːmlĩː ẽmə̃nə̃nt Your browser does not support the audio element. bət wɐ̃n hæd ə mẽntɫ̩ æɪdʒ æɔtsɑed̪ ðə ləbɔɹəṯɹiː Your browser does not support the audio element. ɔv əbæɔt əlevə̃n Your browser does not support the audio element. ən̪ ðiː ɐðə wəz ə kə̃mpʰɔɫsɪv iːtə wɪð ə wæɪt pɹ̥ɔbləm ðət hiː ɹiːfjʉːz̥d̥ tə fæɪs Your browser does not support the audio element. tʰʉː əksṯɹĩːm əɡzæ̃mpəɫz əv wɔt hæpə̃nz wẽn jʉː tʰæɪk ə kl̥evə boɪ Your browser does not support the audio element. ɡ̟ɪv hɪ̃m fɪftĩːn jɪəz əv ðə məʉst ɪ̃ntʰẽnsɪv̥ fõːməɫ edʒək̟ʰæɪʃə̃n Your browser does not support the audio element. ə̃n tʰəʉtəliː nəɡlek̚t tə dʉː ẽniːθɪ̃ŋ fə ðə mɑ̃enbɔdiː Your browser does not support the audio element. wɪtʃ hæz̥ tə dʉː ðə lɛːnɪ̃ŋ æ̃n̪ ðə lɪvɪ̃ŋm
Passage 3 Your browser does not support the audio element. [ɐp dʒɐ̃mp̚t bɪɫbəʉ Your browser does not support the audio element. ə̃n pʰʊtɪ̃ŋ ɔ̃n hɪz ḏɹesɪ̃ŋɡ̟æ̃ɔn wẽnt ɪ̃ntə ðə dɑ̃enɪ̃ŋ ɹʉ̃ːm Your browser does not support the audio element. ðeː hiː soː nəʉbɔdiː Your browser does not support the audio element. bət oːɫ ðə sɑ̃enz əv ə lɐːdʒ ə̃n hɐɹiːd bɹekfəst Your browser does not support the audio element. ðeː wəz ə fɪəfəɫ mes ɪ̃n̪ ðə̃ ɹʉ ə̃n pʰɑeɫz əv ɐ̃nwɔʃt kɹ̥ɔks ɪ̃n̪ ðə k̟ʰɪtʃə̃ñ Your browser does not support the audio element. nɪəliː evɹiː pʰɔt ə̃n pʰæ̃n hiː pəzest sĩːmd̥ tʰʉː ə bĩːn jʉːz̥d̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. ðə wɔʃɪ̃ŋ ɐ̃p wəz̥ səʉ dɪzməliː ɹiːɫ Your browser does not support the audio element. ðəp bɪɫbəʉ wəz̥ foːst tə bəliːv ðə pʰɐːtiː əv ðə nɑet bəfoː həd nɔt bĩːn pʰɐːt əv ɪz bæd ḏɹĩːmz̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. əz hiːḏ ɹɐːðə həʉp̚t Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪ̃ndiːd̥ hiː wəz ɹɪəliː ɹəliːvd ɐːftə Your browser does not support the audio element. tə θɪ̃ŋk ðət̪ ðæɪd oːɫ ɡ̄ɔ̃n wɪðæɔt ɪ̃m Your browser does not support the audio element. wɪðæɔt bɔðəɹɪ̃ŋ tə wæɪk̟ ɪ̃m ɐp Your browser does not support the audio element. bɐt wɪθ nevə ɹ ə θæ̃ŋk̟j̊ʉː hiː θoːt Your browser does not support the audio element. ə̃n jet Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪ̃n ə wæɪ Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː ḵʰʊdn̩t heɫp fiːlɪ̃ŋ dʒəst ə ṯɹ̥ɑefəɫ dɪsəpʰõɪntəd̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. ðə fiːlɪ̃ŋ səpɹ̥ɑez̥d̥ hɪ̃m
Passage 4 Your browser does not support the audio element. [diːp dæ̃ɔn hɪə bɑe ðə dɐːk woːtə lɪvd ɔoɫd ɡ̄ɔlə̃m Your browser does not support the audio element. ə smoːɫ slɑ̃emiːkɹ̥iːtʃə Your browser does not support the audio element. ɑe dəʉ̃nt nəʉ weː hiː k̟ʰæ̃ɪm fɹ̥ɔ̃m Your browser does not support the audio element. noː hʉː oː wɔt iː wɔz̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː wəz ə ɡ̄ɔlə̃m Your browser does not support the audio element. əz dɐːk əz dɐːknəs Your browser does not support the audio element. əksept fə tʰʉː bɪɡ ɹæ̃ɔnd pʰæɪɫ ɑez ɪ̃n hɪz̥ θɪ̃n fæɪs Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː hæd ə lɪtɫ̩ bəʉt Your browser does not support the audio element. ə̃n iː ɹəʉd əbæɔt kw̥ɑet kw̥ɑeətliː ɔ̃n̪ ðə læɪk Your browser does not support the audio element. foː læɪk̟ ɪt wɔz̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. wɑed ə̃n diːp Your browser does not support the audio element. ə̃n dedliː k̠ʰɔoɫd̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. ə̃n dedliː k̠ʰɔoɫd̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. bɐt nevə ɹ ə ɹɪpəɫ dɪd iː mæɪk Your browser does not support the audio element. nɔt hiː Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː wəz lʊk̟ɪ̃ŋ æ̃ɔt əv̥ hɪz pʰæɪɫ læ̃mplɑek ɑez̥ fə blɑ̃end̥ fɪʃd̥ fɪʃ Your browser does not support the audio element. wɪtʃ hiː ɡ̟ɹæb̚d wɪθ ɪz lɔ̃ŋ fɪ̃ŋɡəz əz kw̥ɪk əz̥ θɪ̃ŋkɪ̃ŋ Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː lɑek̚t miːt tʰʉː Your browser does not support the audio element. ɡ̄ɔblə̃n hiː θoːt ɡʊd̥ wẽn iː kəd ɡ̟et ət Your browser does not support the audio element. bət hiː tʰʊk k̟ʰeː ðæɪ nevə fæ̃ɔnd hɪ̃m æɔt Your browser does not support the audio element. hiː dʒəs θɹ̥ɔtɫ̩d ə̃m fɹ̥ə̃m biːhɑ̃end̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. ɪf evə ðæɪ k̟ʰæ̃ɪm dæ̃ɔn ələʉ̃n ẽniːweː nɪə ðiː edʒ əv ðə woːtə wɑeɫ hiː wəz̥ pɹ̥æɔlɪ̃ŋ əbæɔt Your browser does not support the audio element. ðæɪ seɫdə̃m dɪd̥ Your browser does not support the audio element. fə ðæɪ hæd ə fiːlɪ̃ŋ Your browser does not support the audio element. ðət sɐ̃mpθɪ̃ŋ ɐ̃mpl̥ezə̃nt wəz lɜːk̟ɪ̃ŋ dæ̃ɔn̪ ðeː Your browser does not support the audio element. dæ̃ɔn ət̪ ðə veɹiː ɹʉːts əv ðə mæ̃ɔntə̃n
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