Questões de Aspectos linguísticos | Linguistic aspects (Inglês)

Phonological awareness is crucial for avoiding communication breakdowns, especially when dealing with minimal pairs, which are words that differ by only one phoneme but have distinct meanings. A teacher is planning a pronunciation class to help students distinguish between voiced and voiceless interdental fricatives /ð/ and / θ/. Select the alternative that presents a minimal pair distinguished solely by this specific phonological contrast.

Homophones are words that share the same pronunciation but have different spellings and meanings, often causing confusion in writing and listening comprehension. Analyze the following statements regarding specific pairs of homophones in English.

I.The words "flower" (reproductive part of a plant) and "flour" (powder made from grain) are homophones in Standard English pronunciation.

II.The words "bare" (naked/uncovered) and "bear" (the animal/to carry) are homophones.

III.The words "content" (satisfied) and "content" (substance/topics) are homophones.

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About the topic “Palavras com sons assemelhados nas várias situações de uso”, decide if the alernatives below are true ( T ) or false ( F ).

( ) The difference between two, too, and to is that they have the same pronunciation but, different meanings.
( ) They’re not allowed to use their mobiles, the words that have the same pronunciation are: their and there.
( ) The words male and mail have different pronunciations.
( ) The word that has the same sound as flower is flour.

Choose the alternative which presents the correct sequence, from top to bottom:

In the teaching of pronunciation in English as a Lingua Franca (ELF), the pedagogical focus shifts in relation to the native-speaker model. Analyze the following statements:

I.The main goal of pronunciation teaching from an ELF perspective is intelligibility, that is, the speaker's ability to be understood by other speakers (native or non-native).

II.The ELF approach values the diversity of accents, as long as communication is not hindered, and does not aim at imitating a specific accent (e.g., British or American) as a target.

III.Pronunciation teaching in ELF should focus on both segmental (sounds) and suprasegmental (rhythm, intonation, stress) features that are crucial for mutual understanding.

The correct statements are:

In authentic spoken English, native speakers use features of connected speech including linking (connecting final consonant sounds to initial vowel sounds), elision (dropping sounds), assimilation (sounds changing when they meet), and weak forms. In the sentence "Reeves gave particular importance to sticking with her iron-clad fiscal rules," native speakers would likely link sounds between words, use weak forms for function words, and potentially reduce certain sounds. Understanding these features is crucial for both listening comprehension and pronunciation teaching. A teacher preparing students for oral communication should address these phenomena. Which approach effectively develops students' ability to understand and produce natural connected speech?