CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Questions / Topics Main Ideas / Details
1. The purpose of the 1. Explain how English is pronounced in the accent
course normally chosen as the standard for people learning the
English spoken in England.
2. At advanced level this course is aimed to present
information in the context of a general theory about speech
sounds and how they are used in language called
phonetics and phonology.
3. Necessary for anyone who needs to understand the
principles regulating the use of sounds in spoken English.
2. The nature of 1. Identify a small number of regularly used sounds (vowels
phonetics and phonology and consonants) called phonemes.
2. Important to learn to think of English pronunciation in
terms of phonemes rather than letters of the alphabet.
3. The part of the course 1. The first part: identifying and describing the phonemes of
English.
- Deal with vowels and some consonants
- Focus on phonemes and the use of symbols in a
theoretical way.
2. The rest part: look at larger
- Unit of speech: syllable
- Aspects of speech: Stress and intonation
4. Languages have 1. Differently by people from different:
different accents - Geographical places
- Social classes
- Ages
- Educational backgrounds
2. Sometimes also in such matters
- Vocabulary
- Grammar
- Word order
5. The accent we Is the one that is most often recommended for foreign
concentrate on and use as learners studying British English.
our model
6. The pronunciation of Is different from most accents found in Britain
English in North
America
7. The difference The distinction that is most frequently made by the majority
between England and of English people is between Northern and Southern
Britain
8. Estuary English 1. Have been given the expression that is a new accent of
English
2. The idea originates from the sociolinguistic observation
