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Mohamed Kheider University of Biskra
Faculty of Letters and Languages
Department of Foreign Languages
Section of English
Question one: Correct the following statements (05 pts) … 1 pt for each
1. All English syllables contain a nucleus, an onset and a coda.
All syllables contain a nucleus, but the onset and coda are optional.
2. Stress in all two-syllable simple words is governed by the same rules.
Stress in two-syllable verbs, adjectives, adverbs and prepositions is governed by the same
rules.
3. Three-syllable adjectives and adverbs are stressed like three-syllable simple nouns.
Three-syllable simple adjectives and adverbs are stressed like three-syllable simple nouns.
4. In order to mark stress, we need to take into consideration just whether the word is simple or
complex.
In order to mark stress, we need to take into consideration whether the word is simple or complex,
the number of syllables, the category of the word and the phonological structure of the syllable.
5. Complex words containing a root + the suffixes: ate, ize and fy are stressed on the
antepenultimate syllable.
Question two: Write this text orthographically.
(03 pts)
/ɪt ɪz ˈpɒsəbl tə trænˈskraɪb fəˈnetɪkli ˈeni ˈʌtrəns ɪn ˈeni ˈlængwɪdʒ ɪn ˈsevrəl
ˈdɪfrənt ˈweɪz ɔ:l əv ðəm ˈju:zɪŋ ði ˈælfəbet ənd kənˈvenʃnz əv ði ˈ aɪ ˈpi ˈeɪˈ ðə
ˈseɪm ɵɪŋ ɪz ˈpɒsəbl wɪð ˈməʊst ˈʌðəˌɪntəˈnæʃnəl fəˈnetɪk ˈælfəbets/
It is possible to transcribe phonetically any utterance in any language in several
different ways; all of them using the alphabet and conventions of the IPA. The
same thing is possible with most other international phonetic alphabets.
Level: Second year
Walid Aounali
Lecturers : Dr. Saliha Chelli & Mr.
Question three: Mark stress in the words below and find the factors realizing
prominence. (4 pts)
01 pt for each ( 0.5 pt for stress and 0.5 pt for the factors)
Words
Factors realizing prominence
Conceptualiˈzation Pitch, energy of articulation, quality and quantity
ˈpretty
Pitch and energy of articulation
ˈpassage
Pitch, energy of articulation
transˈform
Pitch, energy of articulation, quality and quantity
Question four: Find the category of each word, transcribe it and justify stress placement.
(8pts)
Word
Category
photographic Adjective
0.5 pt
credibility
Noun
0.5
Transcription
֥ fəʊtəˈgræfɪk
0.75pt
Justification
The stress is on the syllable penultimate syllable
because of the suffix ic (syllable before the
suffix)
075.
֥ ֭ kredəˈbɪləti - The stress is on the antepenultimate syllable
0.75pt
because of the suffix ity.
- words with the suffix ity are stressed on the
syllable before it.
0.75 pt
consume
human
Verb
kənˈsju:m
0.5 pt
0.75pt
Noun/
adjective
ˈhju:mən
0.5 pt
0.75 pt
The stress is on the last syllable of this two
syllable simple verb because it contains a long
vowel
0.75
The stress is on the first syllable of this two
syllable simple noun/adjective because the last
one contains a short vowel.
0.75 pt
Remark:The stress is before the suffix ity, but as it is composed of two syllables,
the antepenultimate is stressed ( the third from the last one)