Final Assessment Questions on “Theoretical phonetics” Card-1 Connection of Phonetics with Other Sciences

3. Distinctive. Word stress alone is capable of differentiating the meanings of words or their forms. The accentual patterns of words form oppositions, e.g. import – im` port, billow – be` low.
Stress is a very important part in the phonetic structure of English, and it also has the function of distinguishing meanings or part of speech in the words or phrases with the same phonemes. Intonation and rhythm in English are based on stress, which are very important ways of expressing meanings.The functions of word-stressWord-stress has a constitutive function, as it moulds syllables into a word forming its stress pattern.Word-stress has a distinctive function in English, because exists there different words in English with analogous sound structure which are differentiated in speech only by their stress pattern. E.g.nNoun / adjective verb // 'Insult in'sult //'Subject sub'ject. Word-stress has an identificatory factory function, because stress patterns of words enable people to identify definite combinations of sounds as meaningful linguistic units. A distortion of the stress pattern may hamper understanding or produce a strange accent.

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   New Zealand English Pronunciation.
   

It is spoken in New Zealand, it is close to Australian English pronunciation. The only difference between New Zealand and British spelling is in the ending –ise or –ize. Many local words in New Zealand English were borrowed from the ‘Maori population to describe the local flora, fauna, and the natural environment’, eg.

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  The names of birds ( kiwi, tui);
  
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  The names of fish ( shellfish, hoki);
  
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  The names of native trees (kauri, rimu)
  

The words tahat are unique in NZE

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  Footpath – ‘pavement’ -Togs – ‘swimming costume’.
  

English, as spoken in New Zealand (NZ)/Aotearoa, does not vary greatly from the English spoken in the UK, the USA, Canada, or other English-speaking countries. Although the largest influence on New Zealand English is the Australian accent and dialect, there are notable differences, since New Zealand’s dialect has been mixed with other forms of English.[1] You will be understood by “Kiwis” if you speak the version of the English language that is native to you or that you have learnt. If you want to speak English the way it’s spoken in New Zealand, you’ll need to learn specific pronunciation differences. There are also numerous slang terms you can pick up over time that set New Zealand English apart from the English of other regions. The New Zealand dialects have similar, but not identical, pronunciations to American and British words.New Zealand English speakers will pronounce the word “data” like it is often pronounced in American English, “Dah-tah,” not “day-taa,” as in British English.The short “I” is flattened and pronounced like a “U.” “Fish and chips” should sound like “fush and chups.”