МГЛУ ГПН
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 1
1. Different approaches to the problem of phoneme. The definition of phoneme.
2. Aims of communication and phonetic means in formal and informal communication.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 2
1. The notions of phoneme and allophone. Functions of phoneme.
2. Semantic and enclitic approaches to rhythmic units of speech. Analyze the two approaches in: Mr. ˈ Whatson is in the ˈ hospital till ↑six o’clock.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 3
1. Tendencies in the incidence of word stress in English. Account for the position of stress in the following words: betray, wonder, uniformity, intensification, walking-stick, ex-president.
2. The units of rhythm in prose and verse.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 4
1. Components of intonation (structural and functional approaches). The definition of intonation.
2. The structure of syllable. Syllabic sounds in English and Russian.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 5
1. Word accent (stress). The phonetic characteristics and acoustic nature of word accent. Types
of word accent (in terms of the phonetic nature of word accent).
2. The difference between RP and GA (the system of vowels; the system of consonants).
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 6
1. Speech rhythm: definition, functions.
2. Phonological and non-phonological features in the system of English consonants. Analyze the following oppositions:
/f/ - /g/ e.g. leaf - league
/m/ - /b/ e.g. Rome – robe
/z/ - /t/ e.g. zone - tone
/s/ - /T/ e.g. sin - thin ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 7
1. Territorial and social differences in the pronunciation of English in different countries.
2. The notion of interference. Prerequisites for phonetic interference (segmental level).
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ №8
1. Types of syllables. The specific character of syllable in English and Russian. Mistakes which occur as a result of the differences in the articulatory bases of English and Russian in terms of syllable formation and syllable division.
2. The difference between Received Pronunciation and General American in the phonetic processes of reduction, assimilation and linking.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 9
1. Functions of syllable. The notions of open and close juncture. Phonetic means of open juncture.
2. Attitudinal meanings of the constituents of the melodic contour.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 10
1. Phonetic basis. Articulatory basis: static and dynamic approaches.
2. Principal and subsidiary variants of English phonemes. Analyze the allophones of /n/ in the following words: tenth, pence, niece.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 11
1. The main approaches to the description of melody (British and American schools).
2. The influence of Russian articulatory setting on the pronunciation of English sounds. Mistakes which occur as a result of the differences in the articulatory settings of Russian and English.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 12
1. Functions of prosody.
2. Degrees of stress in English and Russian. Differences in the articulatory bases of English
and Russian in terms of the accentual structure of words.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 13
1. The specific character of prosody in English and Russian.
2. Phonological and non-phonological features in the system of English vowels. Analyze the
following oppositions:
/e/ -/eΙ/ e.g. get – gate
/Ι/ - /R/ e.g. kid - card
/i:/ - /u:/ e.g. seen – soon. ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 14
1. Abstract and local meanings of English tones.
2. The difference between RP and GA pronunciation (word stress, prosody).
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 15
1. Different approaches to the problem of syllable. Syllable as one of the levels of the phonetic basis. Define the syllable as a unit of the phonetic basis.
2. Social variations in English pronunciation. Social factors and phonetic markers.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 16
1. Functions of intonation.
2. The notions of fixed and free stress. Account for the position of stress (accent) in the following words: examination, colonization, brother, above, absent-minded, barometer, ex-president.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 17
1. The orthoepic norm of English (Received Pronunciation) and its types.
2. The peculiarities of syllable division in English and in Russian. Mark syllabic boundaries in the following words:
ready, meaning, higher, observe, rhythm, felt, middle, compare, address, rightly;
мина, ритм, фея, пароход.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 18
1. Intonation and prosody. The correlation between these notions.
2. Factors which determine the variety of phonetic speech styles.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 19
1. The meanings of tones and scales.
2. National differences in facial expression, gestures and space between the Russians, the English and the Americans. Correlation between non-verbal behavior and intonation.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 20
1. A super-phrasal unity as a unit of text. The notion of text and its intonation characteristics.
2. Functions of syllable. The notions of open and close juncture. Phonetic means of open juncture.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 1
1. Different approaches to the problem of phoneme. The definition of phoneme.
2. Aims of communication and phonetic means in formal and informal communication.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 2
1. The notions of phoneme and allophone. Functions of phoneme.
2. Semantic and enclitic approaches to rhythmic units of speech. Analyze the two approaches in: Mr. ˈ Whatson is in the ˈ hospital till ↑six o’clock.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 3
1. Tendencies in the incidence of word stress in English. Account for the position of stress in the following words: betray, wonder, uniformity, intensification, walking-stick, ex-president.
2. The units of rhythm in prose and verse.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 4
1. Components of intonation (structural and functional approaches). The definition of intonation.
2. The structure of syllable. Syllabic sounds in English and Russian.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 5
1. Word accent (stress). The phonetic characteristics and acoustic nature of word accent. Types
of word accent (in terms of the phonetic nature of word accent).
2. The difference between RP and GA (the system of vowels; the system of consonants).
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 6
1. Speech rhythm: definition, functions.
2. Phonological and non-phonological features in the system of English consonants. Analyze the following oppositions:
/f/ - /g/ e.g. leaf - league
/m/ - /b/ e.g. Rome – robe
/z/ - /t/ e.g. zone - tone
/s/ - /T/ e.g. sin - thin ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 7
1. Territorial and social differences in the pronunciation of English in different countries.
2. The notion of interference. Prerequisites for phonetic interference (segmental level).
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ №8
1. Types of syllables. The specific character of syllable in English and Russian. Mistakes which occur as a result of the differences in the articulatory bases of English and Russian in terms of syllable formation and syllable division.
2. The difference between Received Pronunciation and General American in the phonetic processes of reduction, assimilation and linking.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 9
1. Functions of syllable. The notions of open and close juncture. Phonetic means of open juncture.
2. Attitudinal meanings of the constituents of the melodic contour.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 10
1. Phonetic basis. Articulatory basis: static and dynamic approaches.
2. Principal and subsidiary variants of English phonemes. Analyze the allophones of /n/ in the following words: tenth, pence, niece.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 11
1. The main approaches to the description of melody (British and American schools).
2. The influence of Russian articulatory setting on the pronunciation of English sounds. Mistakes which occur as a result of the differences in the articulatory settings of Russian and English.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 12
1. Functions of prosody.
2. Degrees of stress in English and Russian. Differences in the articulatory bases of English
and Russian in terms of the accentual structure of words.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 13
1. The specific character of prosody in English and Russian.
2. Phonological and non-phonological features in the system of English vowels. Analyze the
following oppositions:
/e/ -/eΙ/ e.g. get – gate
/Ι/ - /R/ e.g. kid - card
/i:/ - /u:/ e.g. seen – soon. ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 14
1. Abstract and local meanings of English tones.
2. The difference between RP and GA pronunciation (word stress, prosody).
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 15
1. Different approaches to the problem of syllable. Syllable as one of the levels of the phonetic basis. Define the syllable as a unit of the phonetic basis.
2. Social variations in English pronunciation. Social factors and phonetic markers.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 16
1. Functions of intonation.
2. The notions of fixed and free stress. Account for the position of stress (accent) in the following words: examination, colonization, brother, above, absent-minded, barometer, ex-president.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 17
1. The orthoepic norm of English (Received Pronunciation) and its types.
2. The peculiarities of syllable division in English and in Russian. Mark syllabic boundaries in the following words:
ready, meaning, higher, observe, rhythm, felt, middle, compare, address, rightly;
мина, ритм, фея, пароход.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 18
1. Intonation and prosody. The correlation between these notions.
2. Factors which determine the variety of phonetic speech styles.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 19
1. The meanings of tones and scales.
2. National differences in facial expression, gestures and space between the Russians, the English and the Americans. Correlation between non-verbal behavior and intonation.
ЭКЗАМЕНАЦИОННЫЙ БИЛЕТ № 20
1. A super-phrasal unity as a unit of text. The notion of text and its intonation characteristics.
2. Functions of syllable. The notions of open and close juncture. Phonetic means of open juncture.