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Topic 3. English vowel and consonant phonemes in the phonological system

1. The main principles of vowel and consonant formation. The articulatory and auditory difference between vowel and consonant phonemes.

2. General principles of the classification of English vowel and consonant phonemes.

3. Phonological oppositions in the system of English vowel and consonant phonemes.

4. Positional and combinative changes of vowels and consonants in connected speech.

5. Differences in the articulation basis of English and Russian vowel and consonant phonemes and their peculiarities.

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UNIT III. SUPRASEGMENTAL PHONETICS

Topic 1. The Syllabic Structure of English

1. The definition and general characteristics of a syllable.

2. The principles of syllable classification. Types of syllables.

3. The main theories of syllable formation and syllable division.

4. Functional characteristics of syllables.

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Topic 2. The Accentual Structure of English

1. The definition and general characteristics of word-stress.

2. The principles of word-stress classification. Types of word-stress.

3. The accentual tendencies of English.

4. Functional characteristics of word-stress.

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Topic 3. English Intonation

1. The definitions of intonation and the syntagm and their interconnection.

2. General characteristics of a syntagm and elements of its intonation pattern.

3. The components of intonation.

4. Unemphatic and emphatic intonation.

5. Functional characteristics of intonation.

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