Underline words which you usually pronounce with [ɒ] (as in ‘hot’), rather than with [æ] (as in ‘hat’) or [eː] (as in ‘hate’). Check with a native speaker (no
strangers; ideally a relative) who is at least 25 years older than you whether they pronounce the underlined words the same as you. [N.B.: Remember Chapter 5!
Do NOT hassle any potential consultant with this exercise, nor make them feel bad about not knowing certain words, nor give them any impression that their
pronunciations are off-beam. If you do this exercise over the phone with a friend or relative, perhaps you can email them your list of (underlined) words
beforehand.] Discuss your results in less than two pages. Email me your assignment (dflynn at-sign ucalgary dot ca) by midnight of Wednesday, Feb. 29.
Acapulco
Barack
coup de grâce
foie gras
hamburger
lager
aficionado
basmati
dachshund
frankfurter
Hans
lambada
albacore
bratwurst
dal
frittata
hijab
lasagna
alfalfa
caffè latte
Dalai Lama
Gandhi
ipecacuanha
latke
amontillado
calamari
Datsun
Ganges
Iran
lava
angst
camembert
Dhaka
garage
Iraq
llama
anime
cantaloupe
drama
garbanzo
Kafka
macchiato
anorak
caraffe
éclat
Gaza
kalamata
macho
apparatchik
caramel
élan
gazpacho
kamikaze
mafia
apricot
casaba
empanada
gelato
karate
mahatma
Armani
cashew
enchilada
Giuliani
kasha
mahi mahi
asiago
cassava
ersatz
glasnost
Kazakhstan
mango
asparagus
caviar
espionage
gouache
Keanu
maraca
Assad
champagne
façade
goulash
kebab
Maratha
asti spumante
chapati
falafel
grappa
khaki
Marathi
au gratin
chianti
fava bean
gravlax
kielbasa
mariachi
avocado
ciabatta
Fiat
guacamole
koala
masala
baklava
cilantro
flan
guava
kohlrabi
matzo
banana
Colorado
focaccia
gulag
Lada
Mazda
ménage
panorama
potato
salsa
staccato
tsunami
moussaka
paparazzi
pyjamas
samba
strata
Valhalla
naan
papaya
quahog
samovar
sukiyaki
vase
nachos
parmigiana
raki
sashimi
sultana
veranda
NASA
pasta
Ramadan
satay
syrah
Vietnam
Natasha
pastrami
ramen
scampi
taco
Vladimir
Nevada
patois
regatta
shiatsu
tamale
yahoo
nirvana
pecan
romano
shiitake
Tania
yak
Nissan
Picasso
Saab
shiraz
tapas
Yamaha
Obama
pilates
safari
slalom
tapenade
Yokohama
Pablo
piña colada
safflower
Slavic
taro
Yugoslavia
saga
Slovakia
teriyaki
pajamas
Pakistani
pistachio
Sahara
sonata
tilapia
Pampas
plaza
sake
soprano
tomato
panache
pomade
salami
souvlaki
tostada