1. ENS101G Eðli tungumálsins How Language Works Pétur Knútsson Matthew Whelpton

2. ENS101G Eðli tungumálsins How Language Works Matthew Whelpton First 6 weeks of the course: SOUNDS Pétur Knútsson

3. http://www.hi.is/~peturk/KENNSLA/HLW/index. html Support page for this part of the course:

4. J.C. Wells, Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, 3rd Edition, 2008

5. What type of English?

6. RP – Received Pronunciation BE – British English GA – General American

7. RP most accents in England and Wales Australia New Zealand South Africa American type British type GA most American and Canadian accents Scotland Ireland Some accents in SW England

8. American type British type Various vowel differenceslaugh, half, palm Various consonantal differencescar park

9. car park water rhoticAmerican typenon-rhotic British type

12. American type British type International type

13. material

14. International English: 1Spelling pronunciation material provide picture 2Non-English phonetics butter violent

15. L1L1 L2L2 preliterate: before learning to read postliterate: after learning to read “Home” Englishes International English

16. 1 Over the past 500 – 600 years, English spelling has not kept up with the changes in pronunciation write – right sun – son boot book blood

17. 2 Over the past 300 years, English spelling has been mistakenly “corrected” important- evident doubt Peter’s asking – Peter’s question