In today's class we:
- Introduced 3 new vowel sounds of the day /aI/ eye AND /eə/ fair AND /aː/ car
- Discussed the video episode from the previous class about Mancunian. More info here
- Looked at the Scottish accent http://www.amara.org/en/videos/8KXcDOKfrqz3/info/limmys-show-laptop-sketch/
- Introduced 3 consonant sounds: /ʃ / shirt AND /dʒ/ job/general AND /tʃ / chair
- Discussed the 'Mancunian accent'
- Did a word separating exercise based on these new vowels
- Saw how this website is a good way to write IPA symbols down http://ipa.typeit.org/full/
- Discussed minimal pairs (2 words with only one phonetic difference)
- Watched part of This is England and focused on taking notes based on informal British pronunciation
- Watched videos based on different forms of pronunciation:
British http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtXcrElq5jM
American http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p5T3ubSdhSM
Scottish http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mALkCGVA2BU
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