5.3 (d) Unstressed syllables in English words most often have the

The Sounds of English: Advanced Course

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Section 4 第四節: English Pronunciation Characteristics at the “Syllable” Level 英文音節層次的發音特徵

4.1 What is a syllable? 音節是甚麼？ (8:59)
4.2 How are English syllables and Cantonese syllables different? An overview 英文音節和廣東話音節有甚麼不同？ (50:44)
4.3 Consonant clusters in English syllables 英文音節的子音群 (a) The types of syllable structures in English 英文音節的結構種類 (10:56)
4.3 (b) What to watch out for with consonant clusters 廣東話母語人士發子音群時要留意的重點 (11:28)
4.3 (c) Consonant clusters at the start of English syllables: An overview 英文音節開頭的子音群：概覽 (6:44)
4.3 (d) Syllable-starting clusters with /b/ /p/ /d/ /t/ /g/ /k/ 的音節頭子音群 (31:27)
4.3 (e) Syllable-starting clusters with /f/ /θ/ /ʃ/ /h/ 的音節頭子音群 (17:37)
4.3 (f) Recap of things to note so far 重溫到目前為止的重點 (7:38)
4.3 (g) Syllable-starting consonant clusters with /s/ + one consonant /s/ + 另一子音的音節頭子音群 (23:00)
4.3 (h) Syllable-starting consonant clusters with /s/ + two consonants /s/ + 另外兩個子音的音節頭子音群 (18:24)
4.3 (i) All syllable-starting consonant clusters: A summary 音節頭子音群總結 (3:19)
4.3 (j) Consonant clusters at the end of English syllables: An overview 英文音節結尾的子音群：概覽 (9:37)
4.3 (k) Syllable-ending consonant clusters with two consonants 由兩個子音組成的英文音節結尾子音群 (204:16)
4.3 (l) Syllable-ending consonant clusters with three consonants 由三個子音組成的英文音節結尾子音群 (63:28)
4.3 (m) Natural traps with English consonant clusters: A summary 關於英文子音群發音陷阱的總結 (29:17)
4.4 English syllables can end in any consonant phoneme, unlike Cantonese 英文音節能以任何子音作結尾，廣東話卻不能 (a) English syllables can end in more consonant phonemes than Cantonese 會在英文音節最後出現的子音音素比廣東話多 (8:29)
4.4 (b) English syllables ending in affricates and fricatives 以塞擦 / 摩擦音結尾的英文音節 (13:04)
4.4 (c) English syllables ending in approximants 以近音結尾的英文音節 (53:03)
4.4 (d) English syllables ending in voiced stops, affricates, and fricatives 以「濁」的爆破、塞擦、摩擦音結尾的英文音節 (25:36)
4.5 English syllables have more “vowel + ending consonant” combinations 英文音節的「母音＋結尾子音」組合變化比廣東話音節多 (a) Natural traps for Cantonese speakers despite overlapping phonemes 就算是以廣東話也有的音素組成的英文音節，也可以是陷阱 (11:59)
4.5 (b) When /ɪ/ and /i/ end in the same consonant phonemes 當 /ɪ/ 和 /i/ 後面由一樣的子音結尾 (74:15)
4.5 (c) /ʊ/ and /u/ + Ending Consonants /ʊ/ 和 /u/ 加結尾子音的組合 (19:27)
4.5 (d) Don’t worry about the difference between /ɔ/, /ɒ/, and “clipped” /ɑ/ in syllables 不用理會 /ɔ/、 /ɒ/ 和被斬短的 /ɑ/ 之間的分別 (13:19)
4.5 (e) /ɛ/ in English syllables 英文音節中的 /ɛ/ (18:28)
4.5 (f) When rounded vowels in English end in labial consonants 當「圓唇」的英文母音後面有唇音子音結尾 (9:30)
4.5 (g) When diphthongs end in consonants in English syllables 當雙母音音素後面有子音結尾 (35:48)
4.6 A note on “checked” and “free” vowels in English syllables 英文音節中的「急煞」母音及「自由」母音 (16:47)
4.7 Targeted practice of English syllables 英文音節的針對性練習 (17:45)

Section 5 第五節: English Pronunciation at the “Word” Level 英文字層次的發音特徵

5.1 English “words” vs. Cantonese “words” 英文「字」vs. 廣東話「字」 (9:40)
5.2 Watch out for certain “checked” vowels before another syllable 注意當某些「急煞」母音後有另一音節的情況 (32:29)
5.3 Stress in English words and natural traps for Cantonese speakers 英文字中的重音特徵及大家會遇到的自然陷阱 (a) Tone in Cantonese vs. stress in English 廣東話聲調 vs. 英文重音 (43:36)
5.3 (b) Each English word has one differentiated stressed syllable 每個英文字也有一個能分辨出的重音音節 (18:29)
5.3 (c) Stress is “phonemic” in English 英文字中的重音分佈能用作分辨不同的字 (15:22)
5.3 (d) Unstressed syllables in English words most often have the vowel /ə/ 英文字中的非重音音節多數有 /ə/ 作母音 (24:19)
5.3 (e) Be aware of the interplay between stress patterns and vowel phonemes 留意英文字重音分佈與母音音素的相互關係 (24:30)
5.3 (f) Secondary stressed syllables in longer multisyllabic words 多音節英文字中的「第二」重音音節 (11:32)
5.3 (g) Summary of natural mistakes and practice 自然陷阱概括及練習 (24:07)
5.4 Syllabic consonants in unstressed positions 在非重音位置的「音節性子音」 (19:21)
5.5 “Flapping” of /d/ /t/ in certain accents 某些母語英文口音中的 /d/ /t/「彈音」 (19:23)
5.6 Summary practice 第五節總結練習 (24:25)

Section 6 第六節: English Pronunciation at the “Utterance” Level: Prosody and Liaison 英文話語的發音特徵：韻律及連音

6.1 What is prosody? 韻律是指甚麼？ (32:09)
6.2 English has “stress-timed” rhythm 英文有「重音節奏」(a) Overview of “stress-timed” rhythm 英文的「重音節奏」簡介 (10:23)
6.2 (b) One-syllable “grammatical” words are usually treated as unstressed in utterances 單音節及主要是有文法功能的單字通常在話語中被當成非重讀音節處理 (30:01)
6.2 (c) English has a natural “iambic” rhythm 英文具有自然的「抑揚格」節奏 (8:08)
6.3 Targeted practice of English’s stress-timed rhythm 有意識地練習英文「重音節奏」 (26:18)
6.4 Natural liaison in English utterances 英文話語中自然的「連音」 (19:42)
6.5 Targeted practice of natural prosody 英文自然韻律練習 (11:34)

Section 7 第七節: Applying Systematic Knowledge to Targeted Practice 將系統性知識應用於針對性練習

7.1 Avoiding natural traps for Cantonese speakers 有意識地避免自然陷阱 (29:10)
7.2 Let’s practice together 一起練習 (30:26)

Extra Section 額外章節: Graphemes and Spelling in English 英文書寫中的串字方式

(A) Remember that English spelling is not transparent 記得英文串字方式並不「透明」 (31:08)
(B) Graphemes for consonants are more consistent 子音音素的串法一般較有一致性 (54:27)
(C) Graphemes for vowels are very inconsistent 母音音素的串法頗沒有一致性 (44:39)
(D) A few “spelling patterns” + wrap-up 幾個串法的「模式」+ 總結 (17:34)

Final Test 總結測驗

Final test 總結測驗

5.3 (d) Unstressed syllables in English words most often have the vowel /ə/ 英文字中的非重音音節多數有 /ə/ 作母音

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