Phonetics and Phonology Workshop Session: Transcription Test and Review
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Phonetics & Phonology
John Corbett: USP-CAPES International Fellow
Session 6: Transcription test and review
Today´s
session
This session:
Transcription test (30 mins)
Review of the course so far
Peer marking
Exchange your test with a partner
Look at the correct answer on the slide.
Deduct ¼ (0.25) mark for each error in transcription, eg
CHEESE AND BISCUITS
ˈʧi:
s
ən ˈbɪskɪt
z
- ½
If you are in doubt, either ASK or put ‘
?
’
At the end, count up the marks deducted and subtract from 12.
INDEX
ˈɪndɛks
Acceptable alternative:
ˈɪndeks
I’LL SEE HER
IN JUNE
aɪl ˈsi: hər ɪn ˈʤu:n
N
ote: linking /r/ between vowels ‘her in’
P
ossible variant weak form ‘I’ll’:
əl ˈ
si: hər ɪn ˈʤu:n
MEANINGLESS
ˈmi
:nɪŋləs
Note: unstressed vowel in third syllable
THREE GIFTS
ˈθ
ri
: ˈgɪfts
ˈθ
ri: ˈgɪfs (with elision)
SPANISH
FILMS
ˈspænɪʃ ˈfɪlmz
Possible epenthetic vowel between /l/ and
/m/:
ˈspænɪʃ ˈfɪləmz
BRAZILIAN
SOCCER
brəˈzɪljən ˈsɒkə
A
more careful pronunciation would be
brəˈzɪlɪən ˈsɒkə
A rhotic pronunciation would have a final /r/: /ˈsɒkər/
American pronunciation would be /brəˈzɪljən ˈsɑkər/
AT THE
UNIVERSITY
OF SAO
PAULO
ət ðə juːnɪˈvɜːsəti əv ˈsaʊ
ˈpaʊləʊ
A rhotic accent: /juːnɪˈvɜːrsəti/
U
nstressed final vowel realized as /i/
N
ote weak forms of ‘at’, ‘the’ and ‘of’.
E
nglish pronunciation of ‘Sao Paulo’!
What was all
that about...?
The quizzes and transcription exercises are to check your progress
in becoming familiar with the IPA symbols – but the real reason is
to sensitize you to the sounds they represent.
This part of the course is now coming to and end...but we’ll still be
using the IPA symbols for convenience, and the assumption is that
you will continue to improve your awareness of English sounds.
We now turn to more pedagogical and practical concerns
your pronunciation of English
issues particularly affecting Brazilian learners of English
the teaching of pronunication
But first a
diversion...
Performance:
rap
Last week a class member asked about the ‘prosody’ of English.
Arguably there is a standard four beat unit underlying much English
speech (and poetry, dramatic verse and song). Genres like rap
‘impose’ this structure of four strong stresses on the song line. A
number of unstressed syllables come in between the main stresses,
even – in songs – on important lexical items where – in everyday
speech – you would stress them. So where would you put the strong
stresses/beats?
But first a
diversion...
Performance:
rap
Where would you put the stress when performing this song
(extract from Kendrick Lamar, ‘Poetic Justice’)?
You live life on an everyday basis
With poetic justice, poetic justice
If I told you that a flower bloomed
In a dark room would you trust it?
I mean, I write poems in these songs dedicated to you when
You're in the mood for empathy, there's blood in my pen
Better yet, where your friends and 'em?
I really wanna know you all
I really wanna show you off
Performance:
rap: 4-beat
lines (with
some variation)
Where would you put the stress when performing this song
(extract from Kendrick Lamar, ‘Poetic Justice’)?
You
live
life
on
an
ev
eryday
ba
sis
With
poet
ic
ju
stice,
poet
ic
ju
stice
If I
told
you
that a
flow
er
bloomed
In a
dark
room would
you
trust
it?
I mean, I write
poems
in these
songs
dedi
cat
ed to
you
when
You're in the
mood
for
em
pathy, there's
blood
in my
pen
Bet
ter
yet
, where your
friends
and
'em
?
I
real
ly
wa
nna
know
you
all
I
real
ly
wa
nna
show
you
off
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux1lVI0YNqA
(Explicit)
Performance:
rap: where do
put your four
(or two) main
beats?
Where would you put the stress when performing this song (extract
from Nicki Minaj, ‘Truffle Butter’)?
Yo, thinkin' out loud
I must have about a milli on me right now
And I ain't talkin' about that Lil Wayne record
I'm still the highest sellin' female rapper, for the record
Man, this a sixty five million single sold
I ain't gotta compete with a single soul
I'm good with the ballpoint game, finger roll
Ask me how to do it, I don't tell a single soul
Performance:
rap (1’23-)
Yo,
think
in' out
loud
I
must
have about a
mil
li on
me
right
now
And I
ain't
talkin' a
bout
that
Lit
tle Wayne
re
cord
I'm still the
high
est sellin'
fe
male
ra
pper, for the
re
cord
Man, this a
six
ty five
mi
llion
sing
le
sold
I
ain't
gotta comp
ete
with a
sing
le
soul
I'm
good
with the
ball
point
game
, finger
roll
Ask
me how to
do
it, I don't tell a
sing
le
soul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JJe7ng9SI
(
Very
explicit...)
See you next week…
In this workshop session led by John Corbett, participants engage in a transcription test followed by a review of course content. The session focuses on peer-marking and improvement of transcription skills using examples like "CHEESE AND BISCUITS." Participants also learn about alternative pronunciations such as "BRAZILIAN SOCCER" and other phonetic nuances. The session aims to enhance awareness and accuracy in phonetic transcription, particularly for Brazilian learners of English.
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Phonetics & Phonology John Corbett: USP-CAPES International Fellow Session 6: Transcription test and review
This session: Transcription test (30 mins) Review of the course so far Today s session
Exchange your test witha partner Look atthe correctansweronthe slide. Deduct (0.25) mark for eacherror in transcription, eg i:s n b sk tz - CHEESE AND BISCUITS Peermarking Ifyouare in doubt, eitherASK or put ? At theend, countupthe marks deducted andsubtract from12.
ndks Acceptablealternative: ndeks INDEX
al si: hr n u:n I LL SEE HER IN JUNE Note: linking /r/ between vowels her in Possible variant weak form I ll : l si: h r n u:n
mi:nls MEANINGLESS Note: unstressedvowelin thirdsyllable
ri: gfts ri: g fs (withelision) THREE GIFTS
spn flmz SPANISH FILMS Possible epenthetic vowel between /l/ and /m/: sp n f l mz
brzljn sk A more careful pronunciation would be BRAZILIAN SOCCER br z l n s k A rhoticpronunciationwouldhavea final /r/: / s k r/ American pronunciationwouldbe /br z lj n s k r/
t junvsti v sapal AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SAO PAULO A rhotic accent: /ju n v rs ti/ Unstressed final vowel realized as /i/ Note weak forms of at , the and of . English pronunciation of Sao Paulo !
The quizzes andtranscriptionexercises are tocheckyour progress in becoming familiar withthe IPA symbols but the real reasonis tosensitizeyoutothe sounds they represent. Thispart ofthecourse isnowcomingtoandend...but we llstill be usingthe IPA symbols for convenience, andthe assumptionis that youwillcontinue toimprove your awarenessofEnglishsounds. Whatwasall thatabout...? Wenowturnto more pedagogicalandpracticalconcerns your pronunciationof English issuesparticularlyaffecting Brazilianlearners of English the teaching of pronunication
Last week a class member asked about the prosody of English. Arguably there is a standard four beat unit underlying much English speech (and poetry, dramatic verse and song). Genres like rap impose this structure of four strong stresses on the song line. A number of unstressed syllables come in between the main stresses, even in songs on important lexical items where in everyday speech you would stress them. So where would you put the strong stresses/beats? Butfirsta diversion... Performance: rap
Where would you put the stress when performing this song (extract from Kendrick Lamar, Poetic Justice )? You live life on an everyday basis With poetic justice, poetic justice If I told you that a flower bloomed Butfirsta diversion... Performance: rap In a dark room would you trust it? I mean, I write poems in these songs dedicated to you when You're in the mood for empathy, there's blood in my pen Better yet, where your friends and 'em? I really wannaknow you all I really wannashow you off
Where would you put the stress when performing this song (extract from Kendrick Lamar, Poetic Justice )? You live life on an everyday basis With poetic justice, poetic justice If I told youthat a flower bloomed Performance: rap: 4-beat lines(with some variation) In a darkroom wouldyou trust it? I mean, I write poemsin these songsdedicated to you when You're in the mood for empathy, there's blood in my pen Better yet, where your friendsand 'em? I really wannaknow you all I really wannashow you off http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ux1lVI0YNqA(Explicit)
Where would you put the stress when performing this song (extract from Nicki Minaj, Truffle Butter )? Performance: rap: wheredo putyourfour (ortwo) main beats? Yo, thinkin' out loud I must have about a million me right now And I ain'ttalkin' about that Lil Wayne record I'm still the highest sellin' female rapper, for the record Man, this a sixty five million single sold I ain'tgotta compete with a single soul I'm good with the ballpoint game, finger roll Ask me how to do it, I don't tell a single soul
Yo, thinkin' out loud I musthave about a million me right now And I ain'ttalkin' aboutthat Little Wayne record I'm still the highest sellin' female rapper, for the record Performance: rap (1 23-) Man, this a sixty five million single sold I ain'tgottacompetewith a single soul I'm good with the ballpoint game, finger roll Askme how to doit, I don't tell a single soul http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1JJe7ng9SI(Veryexplicit...)
