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University of Panama: Instructions

The document provides instructions for a final paper assignment on phonetics for an English pronunciation course. It includes 5 tasks assessing students' knowledge of phonetic transcription and analysis of consonant and vowel sounds in words. Students must identify initial, medial, and final consonant sounds; describe voicing, place and manner of articulation for consonants; read phonetic transcriptions; group words by similar vowel sounds; and identify diphthongs in words. The assignment is due on July 22nd at 10:00 am and must follow formatting guidelines for the front page.

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University of Panama: Instructions

The document provides instructions for a final paper assignment on phonetics for an English pronunciation course. It includes 5 tasks assessing students' knowledge of phonetic transcription and analysis of consonant and vowel sounds in words. Students must identify initial, medial, and final consonant sounds; describe voicing, place and manner of articulation for consonants; read phonetic transcriptions; group words by similar vowel sounds; and identify diphthongs in words. The assignment is due on July 22nd at 10:00 am and must follow formatting guidelines for the front page.

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UNIVERSITY OF PANAMA

FACULTY OF HUMANITIES
REGIONAL UNIVERSITY CENTER OF PANAMA WEST
Professor: Laika M. Richards
e-mail: [email protected]
Cellphone: 6921-7030
ESP English 120 A Phonetics (Pronunciation)
Topic: Final Paper

Instructions:
- Upload the work to the classroom
- Make sure you have a front page, with the name of the University,
Faculty and School.
- Write your full name and I.D. number
- Due date: Thursday, July 22nd ---- 10:00 am

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TASK #1: Give the phonetic symbol for the initial, medial and final consonant
sound(s) in each of the following words. (30 pts)

Initial consonant Medial consonant Final consonant


sound(s) sound(s) sound(s)
1. One /w/ Ocean /ʃ/ Miss /s/
2. Rhetoric Descent Mall
3. Thomas Azure Rough
4. Cereal Author Sign
5. Jaguar Psyche Stomach
6. Psalm Future Froth
7. Charade Visage Hiccough
8. ghost Alloy Ooze
9. Shave Adjourn Tongue
10. Zero Measure Beige
11. Theme Lawyer Solemn
TASK #2: Consonant Sounds. (30 points)

▪ Identify the voicing, place and manner of articulation of each word.

Voicing Place of Manner of


Articulation Articulation
1. Boat voiced bilabial stop
2. Hotel
3. Leaf
4. Seat
5. Vote
6. Foot
7. That
8. Thought
9. Measure
10. Vice
11. Song

TASK #3: Reading phonetic transcription. (10 points)


• Write out the following expressions.

1. /bɝdz əv ə fɛðər flɑk təəɡðər/ Birds of a feather flock together.

2. /stɪl wɑtərz rʌn dip/

3. /taɪm ænd taɪd weɪt fər noʊ mæn/

4. /ə ful ænd hɪz mʌni ɑr sun pɑrtəd/

5. /ə stɪtʃ ɪn taɪm seɪvz naɪn/

6. /ɪt teɪks tə tu meɪk ə kwɔrəl/

7. /æn æpəl ə deɪ kips ðədɑktər əweɪ/

8. /ɑpərtɪunɪti nɑks bət wʌns/

9. /mɛni hændz meɪk laɪt wɔrk/

10. /ðə roʊd tə hɛl ɪz peɪvd wɪð ɡʊd ɪntɛnʃənz/

11. /ɡreɪt maɪndz rʌn ɪn ðə seɪm tʃænəlz/


TASK #4: Vowel sounds. (20 points)
✓ Group together the words that have the same vowel sounds.
✓ Write the symbol that represents each vowel.
✓ Write the phonetic symbol for each example.

Jump, skate, word, blue, wear, place, tour, cover, cushion, dangerous,
mature, walk, surface, book, declare, fork, hospital, blew, family, paint,
attention, gate

Phonetic symbol Examples Phonetic transcription


/ʌ/ Jump, cover /dʒʌmp/ /ˈkʌ.vər/

TASK #5: Identify the diphthong sounds in each wordd and tick the correct
box. (10 Ppoints)
Words
Shower
Annoying
Mountain
Cowboy
Royal
Jury
Reality
Mice
Fierce
Lair

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