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Moustache Mouthgras
Beard Gras bilongfes
Hair Gras bilong hed
Eyebrow Gras antop long ai
Weed Gras nogut
Changes of Vowel Quality
Conservative RP: [taʋə], [faıə] older speakers: [pɔə], [pʋə]
General RP: [taə], [faə] middle-aged speakers: [pɔ:],
[pʋə]
Advanced RP: [ta:], [fa:] younger speakers: [pɔ:]
Test
Suggest one-word/phrase answers to the following
statements/questions:
№ Question Answer
1 Phoneme has … functions.
2 Diglossia is also called …
3 GenAm stands for …
4 A language which is a mother tongue of
several nations is called a … language
5 Give the antonym for the term bilingualism
6 … is a language which is a mother tongue of
several nations
7 What is the standard of pronunciation for
educated speakers in Australia?
8 How many literary pronunciation accents are
there in the USA?
9 How many major literary/cultivated accents
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