ENS101G Eðli tungumálsins How Language Works Pétur Knútsson Matthew Whelpton

ENS101G Eðli tungumálsins How Language Works Matthew Whelpton First 6 weeks of the course: SOUNDS Pétur Knútsson

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J.C. Wells, Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd Edition, 2008

What type of English?

RP – Received Pronunciation BE – British English GA – General American

RP most accents in England and Wales Australia New Zealand South Africa American type British type GA most American and Canadian accents Scotland Ireland Some accents in SW England

American type British type Various vowel differenceslaugh, half, palm Various consonantal differencescar park

car park water rhoticAmerican typenon-rhotic British type

American type British type International type

material

International English: 1Spelling pronunciation material provide picture 2Non-English phonetics butter violent

L1L1 L2L2 preliterate: before learning to read postliterate: after learning to read “Home” Englishes International English

1 Over the past 500 – 600 years, English spelling has not kept up with the changes in pronunciation write – right sun – son boot book blood

2 Over the past 300 years, English spelling has been mistakenly “corrected” important- evident doubt Peter’s asking – Peter’s question