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The document provides answers to questions about phonemic transcription and pronunciation of words in Received Pronunciation (RP). It lists words and their phonemic transcriptions in RP, including the number of phonemes. It also lists pairs of words that are spelled differently but pronounced the same. Further, it provides transcriptions of words containing the fricatives 'θ' and 'ð', identifying the correct fricative phoneme in each word for American and British pronunciations.

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Some Sum Son, Sun Stair, Stare Stationary, Stationery Steal, Steel Suite, Sweet Tail, Tale Their, There

The document provides answers to questions about phonemic transcription and pronunciation of words in Received Pronunciation (RP). It lists words and their phonemic transcriptions in RP, including the number of phonemes. It also lists pairs of words that are spelled differently but pronounced the same. Further, it provides transcriptions of words containing the fricatives 'θ' and 'ð', identifying the correct fricative phoneme in each word for American and British pronunciations.

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NAZIK HUSSAIN M.A ELT LMS :MC190203674 COURSE.

ENG507
Q1a. A phoneme is the smallest meaningful unit of sound (therefore, a smallest
unit in phonology) in a language. Phoneme is also described as a group of sounds
having the ability to change meaning. Write down the phonemic transcription of the
following words in RP; also identify and write the number of phonemes each word
carries.
Answer:

Sr. Words Phonemic Transcription in Number of Phonemes


RP

1 Six Four
/sɪks/

1.

2 Scissosrs Six
/ˈsɪzərz/

3 Lamb /læm/ Three

 Q1b. Bear and bare are spelt differently but pronounced the same, ‘beǝ’ in
Received Pronunciation (RP). Make a list of four other pairs of words which are
spelt differently but pronounced in the same way.
ANSWERe: Here are the some other pairs of which spelt differently but
pronounced in the same way.

some sum son, sun

stair, stare stationary, stationery

steal, steel suite, sweet

tail, tale their, there


Q2. ‘θ’ and ‘ð’ are the confusing fricatives for English language learners. Transcribe the
following words by identifying the correct fricative phoneme in each word. Answer:
Sr. Words Transcription

1 breathe Amer. |breθ|


Brit. |brɛθ

2 healthy Amer. |ˈhelθi|


Brit. |ˈhɛlθi|

3 bathe Amer. |beɪð|


Brit. |beɪð|

4 clothe Amer. |kloʊð|


Brit. |kləʊð

5 teeth Amer. |tiːθ|


Brit. |tiːθ

6 loathe Amer. |loʊð| Brit. |ləʊð

7 smooth Amer. |smuːð|


Brit. |smuːð

8 earthy Amer. |ˈɜːrθi|


Brit. |ˈəːθi|
9 loath Amer. |loʊθ|
Brit. |ləʊθ|

10 wreath Amer. |riːθ|


Brit. |riːθ|

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