2018-09-11 Pronunciation: onomatopoeia, thought groups

Greg Malivuk
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http://www.pastebin.com/u/gmalivuk - notes from all classes
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Homework
1 zapped (the ray-gun)
2 gargling (Daryl)
3 clatter (dishes)
4 whizzed (a bullet)
5 grumbling (stomach)
6 crinkled (paper)
7 hacking (the patient)
8 ripped (checks)
9 hum (pencil sharpener)
10 screeched (tires)
11 creak (the cabinet)
12 cough (you)
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With your partner, finish the worksheet.
13 roar (lion)
14 zoomed (racecar)
15 burp (brother)
16 slap (a student)
17 clanging (pots and pans)
18 crack (whip)
19 pop (balloon)
20 trickled (rain)
21 plopped (“something”)
22 snapped (fingers)
23 coo (pigeon)
24 sniffed (Juan)
25 belch (Dad’s stomach)
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In addition to direct onomatopoeia, English (and other language) has some types of sound symbolism.
Big dogs say “woof”, small dogs “yip”.
Between “bouba” and “kiki”, almost everyone associates “kiki” with a sharp pointy shape and “bouba” with a curved, round shape.
Many English words related to the nose have “sn” or “sm” sounds.
	snore, snort, snot, snout, snorkel, schnoz, smell, sniff, snicker
Many words relating to shiny things have “gl” sounds.
	glitter, glow, glimmer, glamor, glass, glaze, glacier, glisten, glem, glare, gloss
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In English pronunciation:
Combine sounds to make syllables
Combine syllables to make words
Combine words to make thought groups or stress groups
Combine thought groups to make sentences
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Handout p. 73 exercise 1 - Listen to the phrases. Which version do you hear? What is the difference in meaning between the two?
1 b
2 b
3 a
4 a
5 a
6 b
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1-3
I teach twenty two-year-olds. = I teach 20 babies.
I teach twenty-two-year-olds. = I teach some people who are 22.
I have ten (one-)dollar bills and some ten-dollar bills.
4-5
A comma followed by a name means that’s who you’re addressing.
Please call me Ben. = I would like you to say “Ben” when you’re talking to me.
Please call me, Ben. = I would like Ben to call me (and I’m talking to Ben right now).
Who’s hiring Julia? = Who will give Julia a job?
Who’s hiring, Julia? = I want Julia to tell me who’s hiring.
Who’s hiring? Julia? = I want to know who’s hiring. Is Julia hiring?
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p. 75 - What’s the difference between the sentences above the picture?