ENG1502 Assignment 02- 2024
Question 1
1.1 The following words can pose challenges with pronunciation. Based on your knowledge of English as an alphabetic language, write the phonemic transcription of each word.
i. Ask
ii. Mischievous
iii. Draught
iv. Nauseous
v. Buffet.
N.B....
iii. /drɑːft/ (in British English) or /dræft/ (in American English)
iv. /ˈnɔːziəs/
v. /bʌˈfeɪ/
2.1
i) Borrowing words from one language to another refers to the process by which a
language adopts words from another language into its lexicon. This can happen due
to cultural contact, trade, colonization, or other interactions between speakers of 4.2
different languages.
ii) Three examples of borrowing affecting pronunciation:
a) Niche: Originally from French, pronounced “neesh”, but commonly pronounced
as “nitch” in English.
b) Rendezvous: In Frech, it’s pronounced “ron-day-voo”, but in English, it’s often
pronounced “ron-dez-voo”.
c) Croissant: Borrowed from French, where the final 't' is silent . In English, it's
often pronounced with the 't' sound.
iii)
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