Theory of phonetics

Topics for discussions:

1. 
   What are the main common features of the English articulation basis? Give your examples.
   
2. 
   On what criteria are classifications of consonants based? What is common and what is different between these consonants: occlusive, constrictive and affricate? What group do sonorants belong to according to the type of obstruction? How do the vocal cords work when we pronounce a) vowels, b) voiceless consonants, c) voiced consonants, d) sonorants?
   
3. 
   What are the main modifications of sounds in connected speech? Explain all possible cases of assimilation. What does it affect?
   
4. 
   What is the difference between assimilation and accommodation? What can be affected as a result of accommodation?
   
5. 
   Which phonetic phenomenon takes place more often elision or insertion? Prove it by giving your examples.
   

Lecture V. Comparative analysis of the Russian and English consonants.
Key words:

1. the blade of the tongue – тело языка 2. counterpart ['kaVntqpRt] – двойник, 3. friction ['frIkSn] - трение 4. create [krI'eIt] - создавать

5. interrupt ["Intq'rApt] - прерывать 6. audible ['LdIbl] - слышимый 7. sequence ['sIkwqns] – последователь-ность

I. Articulation features of the English and Russian consonants.
II. The quantitative and qualitative analysis of the English and Russian consonant systems.


I. Articulation features of the English and Russian consonants.
Plosive