language’s phonotactic constraints (e.g., Turkish and Arabic speakers would typically use epenthesis to break consonant clusters in English). The process is sometimes called It happens when English borrows foreign words as well. For example, the nativization. Korean automobile name has been adapted into English in various ways, one of Hyundai which is given below: Korean form English form [hjndæ] [hndeɪ] Given the Korean form and the English adaptation, state two reasons based on syllable structure conditions in English that explain why the Korean car name is pronounced that way in English. Hint 1: It does help to have done the readings. Hint 2: English has huge, but let’s just leave it at that. (10 points) … Reason 1: Reason 2: Polish: The Polish place name is pronounced [] in Polish. As with the Szczebrzeszynie Korean name, English speakers will have to this Polish name as well. ‘nativize’ First, provide (in broad phonetic transcription) a potential English pronunciation of with at least three phonetic changes that an English speaker will make, Szczebrzeszynie, so the borrowed Polish name conforms to English phonotactics. (4 points) Second, for each phonetic change you suggest, state briefly the English phonotactic rule that requires it. (6 points) Write the potential English pronunciation of the place name in broad Szczebrzeszynie phonetic transcription in this box: List the three phonetic changes here, and a reason for each change: 1.
language’s phonotactic constraints (e.g., Turkish and Arabic speakers would typically use epenthesis to break consonant clusters in English). The process is sometimes called nativization. It happens when English borrows foreign words as well. For example, the Korean automobile name Hyundai has been adapted into English in various ways, one of which is given below: Korean form English form [hjndæ] [hndeɪ] Given the Korean form and the English adaptation, state two reasons based on syllable structure conditions in English that explain why the Korean car name is pronounced that way in English. Hint 1: It does help to have done the readings. Hint 2: English has huge, but … let’s just leave it at that. (10 points) Reason 1: Reason 2: Polish: The Polish place name Szczebrzeszynie is pronounced [] in Polish. As with the Korean name, English speakers will have to ‘nativize’ this Polish name as well. First, provide (in broad phonetic transcription) a potential English pronunciation of Szczebrzeszynie, with at least three phonetic changes that an English speaker will make, so the borrowed Polish name conforms to English phonotactics. (4 points) Second, for each phonetic change you suggest, state briefly the English phonotactic rule that requires it. (6 points) Write the potential English pronunciation of the place name Szczebrzeszynie in broad phonetic transcription in this box: List the three phonetic changes here, and a reason for each change: 1.
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