1. These are the topics for the written mid-term exam:
- History of IPA
- Phonetics and Phonology
- Homophones/homographs
- Minimal pairs. Counterparts
- Speech mechanism/Organs of speech
- Pronunciation of inflections
- Vowels (general characteristics)
- Formal description of front vowels; short and long o; inverted v
- Weak and strong forms (gradation)
- General features of English consonants
- Differences between vowels and consonants
3. Date for the written exam: Monday 11th, 2pm (Ricardo´s schedule)
4. Lists together with the dates and topics for the oral exam will be posted next week.
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Best,
Susan