-> English Phonology

Activities

11/11/09

 1. Find the definitions of the following words in the oxfordref online and paste them into your webpage:

     - Consonant:

       A basic speech sound which  the breath is at least party obstructed and which can be combined with a vowel

       a syllable.   

     -Vowel:

      A letter representing such a sound.

      A speech sound which is produced by comparatively open configuration of the vocal tract and which is capable

      of forming a syllable.

     -Diphthong:

      A sound formed by the combination of two vowels in a single syllable, in which the sound begins as  one vowel

      and moves towards anothers ( as in coin ).

  2. From the OED insert the following:

      -The pronuntiation of “ kestrel“:

       Kɛstrɪl

      -The main definition of “ philology “ in English:

       The branch of knowledge that deals with the structure, historical development and relationships of languages or

       language families.

      -The etymology of  “ crow “ and look for the translation into Spanish:

       OE. cráwe f, corresp. to OS. krɑia, MLG. krɑge, krɑe, krɑ, LG. kraie, kreie, MDu. kraeye. Du. kraai, OHG. chɑwa,

       chrɑja, chrɑ, crɑwa, crɑ. MHG. kraœe, krɑwe, krɑ, Ger. krɑhe; a WG. deriv of the vb. crɑwan, crɑian to crow, q. v.

       Crow, n : Cuervo