Choose a date for your presentation (any Friday between Nov. 7th and Dec. 19th)
Next week no class.
Next class is Nov. 7th
Today’s class
Review of the places of articulation
What English sounds are difficult for Japanese speakers?
What sounds are difficult for ventriloquists?
What are the characteristics of Cockney dialect versus standard British English?
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnjGNJ5JL8w
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Eliza Doolittle tries to learn “proper” English from Professor Higgins
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJr9SSJKkII
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English vowels – what are their different pronunciations? Unlike Japanese vowels which only have 1 pronunciation each, English vowels have up to 4 different pronunciations. To show the different pronunciations, we must use IPA symbols instead of alphabet letters.
Write the different English vowel pronunciations using example words and the IPA symbols.
Mark the position of the English vowels in the mouth, using the chart.
Mark the position of Japanese vowels using the chart.
Watch the scene in “My Fair Lady” between Eliza and her father. Notice the characteristics of the Cockney accent (dropped aitches, “ain’t”, other elided consonants, “meself” instead of “myself”, etc.)
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Write YOUR questions for chapters 1-3 (x 3) + 2 questions about chapter 4. These should be REAL questions you have about the story.
Today’s class
Checked answers to chapter 3
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What is the difference between パパ and ババ?Or what is the difference between ‘p’ and ‘b’?
What is the difference between ママ and ナナ? Or what is the difference between ‘m’ and ‘n’?
What is the difference between ババ and ママ? Or what is the difference between ‘b’ and ‘m’?
‘P’ is an unvoiced bilabial stop, and ‘b’ is a voiced bilabial stop.
‘M’ is a voiced nasal bilabial, and ‘n’ is voiced nasal alveolar.
‘B’ is a voiced bilabial stop, and ‘m’ is a voiced nasal bilabial.
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SK8cFvAChe8
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhninL_G3Fg
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Hello, everyone. Welcome to Studies in English B (SinEb).
It is almost exactly 2 months since the last class in the first semester. I hope you enjoyed your 2 months’ holiday.
This semester will be more or less the same as last semester, except that
we will spend more time practicing writing about linguistics topics, both for classwork and for homework.
I will give more precise instruction in how to write.
presentations will begin later in the semester.
Homework:
Are all possible combinations of Japanese sounds used in the Japanese language?
Write 5 possible combinations which are not actually used.
Today’s class
Imagine you are teaching someone Japanese.
Choose one Japanese sound and describe/explain how to make this sound.
Look at handout #1 which has a table showing the main consonant sounds in English together with their scientific names and a description.
Look at handout #2 which has a diagram of the human head showing the different positions for making the main English vowel sounds.
Using handout #1, what English sounds are difficult for you to make?
What kinds of sounds are difficult for ventriloquists to make? Why?
What English sounds are also used in Japanese?
What English sounds are NOT used in Japanese?
What Japanese sounds are NOT used in English?
What parts of the mouth are important when making vowel sounds?
Invent a name for a new brand of Japanese car or drink or cartoon character.
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Benny’s Japanese: Skype conversation over the half-way point ベニーの日本語:中間地点でのスカイプの会話 (YouTubeで見れば、英語と日本語の字幕がある)httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUg4ct2BBjA
Inspired Bicycles – Danny MacAskill April 2009 httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51Fa5zAbP9w
Danny MacAskill – “Way Back Home” httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cj6ho1-G6tw
Jeff Dunham & Peanut (Spark of Insanity) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1CLMzmtLWrE
Jeff Dunham And Walter Arguing With Myself (the “Oh, Mike!” part begins at 11:00) httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zKg_Gb74x7M
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Final essay should be 800-1000 words (excluding the bibliography).
The topic can be any topic connected with linguistics.
Choose something you are interested in.
Choose something you want to find out about.
Today’s class:
Rules for writing:
Format:
Double-spaced?
Indent-style paragraphs?
Nice big indent (at least 5 characters, 10 is ok)
At least 5 paragraphs?
At least 3 items in the bibliography?
One item must be the textbook. Use your MLA Guildebook
Reference in the body of the essay?
Everything in your essay, including the bibliography, must be in Roman letters only.
If you used Japanese sources, write them in Roman letters. Don’t translate them!
Don’t use contractions like “don’t, aren’t, isn’t, it’s, they’re” etc.
Don’t write names in ALL CAPITALS. It’s like shouting.
Don’t being a sentence with “And, So, But, Because”. Use “In addition,” “However,” “Therefore,”. Or combine with the previous sentence to make a single sentence (and keep the “and, so, but or because”).
Give your opinion with evidence: facts, numbers, etc.
Say where you got the information from.
Make sure your introductory (first) paragraph has the outline of your essay.
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Homework:
Choose your final essay topic and start writing your essay (800-1,000 words).
Bring your draft to class next week.
In today’s class:
There was a presentation about the second half of chapter 6 “Morphemes and Words”.
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The latest presentation schedule can be viewed and downloaded here: SinEa_Schedule
morphemes
Homework:
Read chapter 6 (second half) “Morphemes and Words”.
Choose your final essay topic and start writing your essay (800-1,000 words).
Presenters, prepare your presentations.
In today’s class:
There was a presentation about the first half of chapter 6 “Morphemes and Words”.
Morpheme: fromFrench,fromGreekmorphēform
Phoneme: viaFrenchfromGreekphōnēmasound,speech
“The sleepwalking albatross chanted a sleepy lullaby”.
1 sentence. How many words? A: 7
How many morphemes? A: 11
How many phonemes? A: 37
かきくえばかねがなるなりほうりゅうじ
1 sentence. How many words?
How many morphemes?
How many phonemes?
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