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• To create a web page with regular diary or journal entries in order to keep communication between teachers and learners.
• To foster the use of a "real-world tool" so that learners can share and collaborate with each other on line

MAIN SECTIONS

This blog includes the following sections:

Section I: Tutor Blog

Section II: Class Blog

A Lecture by Peter Roach.

These are some very interesting videos you can watch which are related with Suprasegmental aspects of Phonology. We hope you find them useful.

Stress and intonation

Rhythm and stress-timing

Discourse Intonation

Rhythm and Production

ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY II

R H Y T H M

Complete the following diagram:

Syllable-timed rhythm

1- periodicity of …………….. pulses
2- regular time spacing of ……………..
3- duration of an utterance is .…………..
…………………………………………..
4- No ……………../ ……………………
modification of sounds.
5- Duration of syllables: …………………

Stressed-timed rhythm

1- periodicity of …………….. pulses
2- regular time intervals of ……………..
3- duration of an utterance does not ……..
…………………………………………..
4- …………………./ ……………………
adjustments of unstressed syllables.
5- Duration of syllables: …………………


Units:

Foot. Definition. Example.
Rhythmic group. Definition. Example.

Pause:
Used to: 1) …………………………………………………………………
2) …………………………………………………………………

Tempo:
It varies constantly, a) faster if ……………………………………………
b) slower if …………………………………………..

Essentials of English rhythm.