Mid-term exam # 1

Dear sts

 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

2.  You´ll also have a transcription (about 130 words/Topmark: 20 mistakes).

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.
 
Thank U.

Best,

Susan