Homework answers / question archive / 1) Describe the meaning of the following symbols

1) Describe the meaning of the following symbols

Economics

Share With

---

1) Describe the meaning of the following symbols. Example Symbol Meaning

(a) see [s iQ] Q                                                               

 (b) elephant [2B l . 1M . f 8N n t] .                                                               

(c) elephant [2B l 1M f 8N n t] B N

(d) It’s true [8 t s t r u T] T                                                               

 (e) It’s true [8 t s t r u Y] Y                                                               

 (f) It’s true [8 t s t r u U ] U     

2) Using the number system for lexical stress marking, transcribe the following words (Mainstream American pronunciation) and indicate the stress pattern. (a) transcribe                                  (b) satisfy                                  (c) legislature                                  (d) furniture                                  (e) Arizona                                  (f) Chicago                                  (g) overload                                  (h) skyscraper                                  (i) typewriter                                  (j) Lithuania                                  (k) masterpiece                                  (l) Mississippi                              

3)  Now for the spectrogram challenge! Figure 5.50 shows the spectrograms for four numbers spoken in sequence, like a four-digit code. The numbers are selected from numerals one to nine. Determine which four numbers are represented in the spectrogram. Hint: Identify fricative noises and stop bursts and then look for vowel and diphthong formant patterns. Nasal consonants are low in energy but they do show up

4) Write next to each word the phonetic symbol or symbols corresponding to the italicized letter(s). Example: thanks [a k s] (a) fifths [ ] (b) measure [ ] (c) window [ ] (d) lampshade [ ] (e) tractor [ ] (f) squeal [ ] (g) bench [ ] (h) nudged [ ] (i) swimsuit [ ] (j) thus [ ] (k) booked [ ] (l) finish [ ] (m) thistle [ ] (n) sweet [ ] (o) crunched [ ] (p) west [ ] (q) cute [ ] (r) streak [ ] (s) withdraw [ ] (t) waistline [ ]