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PC Module 1
PC Module 1
MODULE 1 PRONUNCIATION
INTRODUCTION
The way you speak a language is called an accent. Your accent can give
others perception about your educational level, age, and even your
place of origin. Speakers of any language have their unique accent. This
accent can either be regional or social or both.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
At the end of this module, you should be able to:
1. Formulate your definition of accent.
2. Discuss the different elements of the accent.
3. Speak with correct articulation, stress, and intonation in speech.
Sound Description
Vowel American English has 17 vowel sounds; some of these are short and
others are long. Filipino, on the other hand, has five vowel sounds: /a/
/e/ /i/ /o/ /u/ having its short and long variants as well.
Consonant This is produced by partial or total restrictions. Filipino has 18
consonant sounds which are too far from the 24 consonant sounds of
American English.
Another concern for Filipino speakers is the Schwa sound. Please watch the video to learn
about schwa. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BmkUa4Mv60
Silent Letters
The words below have silent letters. Analyze these carefully and write your thoughts on
the space provided stating what do you think is the rule in having these letters silent in
the words listed below. Please add more words that you know.
Silent B
cli du cru com
mb mb mb b
Silent C
muscle
Silent D
handkerchief sandwich Wednesda
y
Silent E
ho dri ga writ
pe ve ve e
Silent G
champagne foreign si feig
g n
n
Silen
t GH
thought thou daughter figh
gh t
Silent H
wh w wh whethe
at h en r
o
H is not
pronounced
hour hon h hono
est ei r
r
Silent K
kni kn kno knowledg
fe ee ck e
Silent L
ca h salm tal
lm al on k
f
Silent N
autumn hym
n
Silent P
psychiatrist pneumonia psychotherapy psychoti
c
Silent S
island isl
e
Silent T
Christmas list whis thistl
en tle e
Silent U
gue guit gu guidanc
ss ar est e
Silent
W
wr wri wron
ap te g
W is not
pronounced
who who who
se m
Stress Patterns
Words may differ on the stress depending on its use. Like for instance, for words used as nouns, the
stress should be on the first syllable. For the words used as verbs, the stress is in the second syllable.
Stress in Nouns Stress in Verbs
re cord re cord
ad dress ad dress
con vict con vict
sur vey sur vey
ob ject ob ject
sub ject sub ject
pre sent pre sent
Words can either be content words or function words. Content words are normally stressed while
Function words are non stressed words pronounced in their weak form. To effectively place stress in your
words, you need to differentiate content and function words. Refer to the table below for samples of content and
function words:
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