AEN 201: INTRODUCTORY ENGLISH PHONETICS: REGULAR PROGRAMME EXAMINATION: SECOND YEAR, SEMESTER I : ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/14. INSTRUCTIONS: Answer three questions only. Question ONE is mandatory Question One. (a). Describe the following English consonant sounds; (6 marks) (i) /w/ (ii) /l/ (iii) /./ (b) The glottal stop /./ and the schwa /./ are not English phones but are found in English transcription, explain their occurrence (6 marks) (c) Explain how the vowel /u/ and the glide /w/ are related in terms of articulation, what two features do they share? (6 marks) (d) Identify the affricates of English and explain how they are produced (6 marks) (e) Transcribe the following words phonetically (narrow transcription) (6 marks) (i) play (ii) university (iii) full stop Question Two (a) Explain how are the following English vowels are produced; (6 marks) (i) /i:/ (ii) /./ (iii) /æ/ (b) Identify all the triphthongs of English, use specific word examples (6 marks) (c) Plosives are consonants whose production involves four phases; explain (8 marks) Question Three (a) Vowel and consonant features depend on how they are produced, discuss the truth of this statement using relevant examples. (8 marks) (b) State any two features shared and two other features not shared by the following English consonants; /l/ and /m/. (6 marks) (c) Explain any three factors that distinguish vowels from consonants. (6 marks) Question Four (a) Use specific examples to differentiate the following phonetic processes; (6 marks) (i) assimilation versus dissimilation (ii) metathesis versus epenthesis (b) Assign primary stress to the following words; (8 marks) (i) [r.z.lt.nt] (ii) [f.l.s.fi] (iii) [.:t.n.mi] (iv) [k.nfju:z] (c) Define a tone group and explain its internal structure (6 marks) Question Five (a) Differentiate the following concepts as used in phonetics (8 marks) (i) Tone versus intonation (ii) weak versus strong forms (iii) rhythm versus stress (iv) pitch versus intensity (b) Explain the phonetic process shown in column B as compared to A (6 marks) A B a. that desk .[ðæt desk] that person. [ðæp p. sn ] b. good dog. [g.d d.g] good night [g.n na.t] c. my cats . [ma. kats] my dogs . [ma. d.gz] (c) Using specific examples, show the difference between linking /r/ and intrusive /r/ (6 marks) END!