FONÉTICA Y FONOLOGÍA INGLESAS III

COMISIÓN: N
1ST EXAM – 25TH JUNE 2020

PART 1 (In pairs)

1- Read the following dialogues. Notice that, in each dialogue, there are some parts that are
missing:
Dialogue 1
Policeman: Can I help you, sir/madam?
You:
Policeman: The British Museum, sir/madam? It’s off Tottenham Court Road.
You:
Policeman: Yes, sir, the quickest way is it to catch the tube, Northern Line, to
Tottenham Court Road station. It’s just round the corner from there.
You:
Policeman: Oh yes, it opens at 9 in the morning and doesn’t close till 5 p.m. – and it’s
free.
You:
Policeman: That’s all right, sir.

Dialogue 2
You:
B: It’s no use saying you’re sorry. This must not happen again. Do you understand?
You:
B: You said you understood perfectly last time, but it didn’t help, did it? All the eggs
were broken.
You:
B: I don’t care if you are having trouble with the van. And when I say ten boxes I
mean ten boxes – not eight.
You:
B: No more apologies! This is the last time, do you hear?

Dialogue 3
A: Anybody can see that if you have a death penalty you won’t have as many murders.
You:
A: It is nonsense. It’s the truth. My brother-in-law’s a prison officer. He knows people
who wouldn’t have killed if they’d thought they might be executed.
You:
A: Oh no, he is not mistaken at all, and you can take it from me that there are plenty
of people who do believe that.
You:
A: I know what I’m talking about all right, and I’m telling you!
In a Google Doc…
2- Choose your favourite dialogue and complete the parts that are missing. Make sure that, in your
final version, there is at least one example of each of the following items:

• Marked tonality
• Marked tonicity: LLI rule exceptions
• Tones: fall, fall-rise, AND rise.
• Stress-neutral, stress-imposing, OR stressed suffix.
• Compound nouns
• Maxims being flouted
Explain your answers briefly and include relevant information only. To support your ideas, you
may also use quotations from the bibliography that we have dealt with in the course.
3- Mark intonation throughout the whole dialogue.
4- Account for intonation in each IP. Remember to justify the three Ts: tonality, tonicity, and tone
(Wells’ approach only). When appropriate, support your answers with the bibliography from the
course.

PART 2 (Individual work)

Listen to exercise E4.5.1 from Wells (p. 197).

Practice reading the exchanges aloud. Tip: have your version checked by a classmate so that they
can give you feedback on where to make improvements if necessary. When you’re ready, record
your performance. Please, pay attention to sounds, both vowels and consonants. Make sure you
read the exchanges with the intonation from the book. When you’re happy with you recording,
you’re ready to submit your answers in the classroom.

How to submit your work:

A- In the Classroom activity called “1st EXAM”, send PART 1 in a Google Doc (both students will
attach the same file if possible) and PART 2 in an audio file.
B- Use the rubrics to assess your own work. Highlight your choices in the Google Doc attached to
the Classroom activity called “1st EXAM”.

Deadline: 25h June 2020, 11PM.

 Regulations
Students who are not on the list provided by the University
will not be able to hand in the exam.
Assessment Rubrics
PART 1
Sophisticated (2 points)
Tone All tones assigned are suitable for
the grammatical structures in the
text. All sequences of tones have
been effectively followed and
represented.
Tonicity Accent successfully assigned to
meaningful words (semantically
loaded, contrastive or emphatic) and
nuclei placed on suitable words,
following English language
tendencies (neutral tonicity; marked
tonicity for contrast, emphasis, or
new information; exceptions to LLI
Rule).
Organization, Presentation is clear and organized.
content and
justification of
answers All justifications are clear and
concise. Shows a deep/robust
understanding of the topic.
Language is formal and appropriate.
All examples are suitable.
All relevant information is present.
Competent (1 point)
Most tones assigned are suitable for the
grammatical structures in the text. Most
sequences of tones have been followed and
represented. Decisions elicit moderate
difficulty with this system.
Most accents successfully assigned to
meaningful words (semantically loaded,
contrastive or emphatic) and nuclei placed
on suitable words, following English
language tendencies (neutral tonicity;
marked tonicity for contrast, emphasis, or
new information; exceptions to LLI Rule).
Decisions show a moderate level of difficulty.
Presentation is generally clear and well
organized.
Shows a limited/superficial understanding
of the topic. Most justifications are clear and
concise. Language is limited at times.
Most examples are suitable.
Some relevant information is missing.
Not yet competent (0 points)
Few tones assigned are suitable for the
grammatical structures in the text. Few
sequences of tones have been followed
and represented. Decisions elicit
difficulty with this system.
Few accents successfully assigned to
meaningful words (semantically loaded,
contrastive or emphatic) and nuclei
placed on suitable words, following
English language tendencies (neutral
tonicity; marked tonicity for contrast,
emphasis, or new information;
exceptions to LLI Rule). Decisions show
difficulty with this system.
Organization is haphazard.
Shows no understanding of the topic.
Justifications are not clear and concise.
Language is limited.
Most examples are not suitable.
Important information has been
omitted.
PART 2

Sophisticated (2 points) Competent (1 point) Not yet competent (0 points)

Segmental features Almost all speech sounds are Most speech sounds are pronounced Few speech sounds are pronounced
pronounced correctly in every sentence. correctly in every sentence. correctly in every sentence.

All vowel/consonant contrasts are Most vowel/consonant contrasts are Few vowel/consonant contrasts are
clearly produced. clearly produced. clearly produced.

Most weak syllables are accurately Some weak syllables are accurately Few weak syllables are accurately
pronounced. pronounced pronounced.

Suprasegmental All intonation phrases are respected. Most intonation phrases are respected. Some intonation phrases are
features respected.

All nuclei and tones are read correctly. Most nuclei and tones are read Some nuclei and tones are read
correctly. correctly.