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The places of articulation of the first speech segments in the following words: /beldɪ fʊt saʊθ/ are...
In English, unstressed syllables often undergo the process of....., as in the word /lə'bɒrətərɪ/
The following words: pit-pat can be treated as an example of a...
In case of.... sounds the vocal folds vibrate, whereas in the case of.... sounds they do not vibrate.
...phonetics is the study of the physical properties of speech sound waves and....phonetics is the study of the perception of speech sounds.
When you say /s/, the... of the tongue and... contact come into.
The uvula, which is at the end of the soft palate, can be... and then.....are produced.
Alveolar consonants in RP English are (Yule 2023).
The following IPA symbol of phonetic transcription, /ə/ is a... vowel
Phonetics - branch of linguistics, studies speech sounds in the following way: articulatory phonetics - ...; auditory phonetics - ...; acoustic phonetics - ....
when is stabilization of the phonological system
Involves a shift from one grammatical category to another, while still preserving the meaning For example; Je l'ai vu avant la rentrée (FR) => I saw her before school started (ENG)(change of the noun 'la rentrée' into the verb 'started')I speak fluent French (ENG) => Je parle couramment le français(change of the adj "fluent" into the adv "couramment")
Each word is translated directly (the word order, meaning, style is the same in the target language)For example;I want a glass of water (ENG) => Je veux un verre d'eau (FR)What time is it? (ENG) => Quelle heure est-il? (FR)
Using a phrase that is different in the source and target language to convey the same idea OR Involves a change of perspective; adjusting what has been written in order to express the same idea and preserve the meaning (in the targuet language)+ CHANGE OF PERSPECTIVE For example;dernier étage (FR; literally 'last floor') => top floor (ENG)n'en parle à personne (FR) => keep this to yourself (ENG)
Literal translation of a phrase from one language to another+ WE CREATE A NEW TERM For example; Skyscrapers (ENG) => gratte-ciel (FR)Pomme d'Adam (FR) => Adam's Apple (ENG)
We use the same word(s) for both languages because there aren't any actual equivalent For example; baguette (FR), hamburger (GER), kimono (JAP)
Cultural elements of the source language are replaced with an equivalent cultural element or the target language => ngl its almost the same as modulation; but this time, we try to make the phrase EASIER TO UNDERSTAND in the target language For example; w and idiomTo beat around the bush (ENG) => tourner autour du pot (FR)
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