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- Tue Jun 28, 2011 11:59 pm
- Forum: Pronunciation
- Topic: A balance between prosody and segmental feature?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18065
I taught it together. I might explain some grammar first, but in the spoken practice, I always said things the way we speak, and encouraged, but did not insist, on them trying it out. The most important part was understanding. If you say, "Did you go?" and pronounce each word clearly, you will be un...
- Sun Jun 26, 2011 10:30 pm
- Forum: Pronunciation
- Topic: A balance between prosody and segmental feature?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18065
There are patterns that can be taught. For example, "you" is often reduced to "ya" in fast speech. I used to indicate that by circling it. The "dz" sound happens when it's a __d y___ combination (would you, could you, did you, should you, had your, etc.) or "ch" for a ___t y___ combination (don't yo...
- Wed Jun 22, 2011 6:29 am
- Forum: Pronunciation
- Topic: A balance between prosody and segmental feature?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18065
- Mon Jun 20, 2011 11:19 pm
- Forum: Pronunciation
- Topic: A balance between prosody and segmental feature?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 18065
I am not sure what you are including in "prosody" but I will say that I taught about the way words were connected in very elementary levels. I had them write telephone numbers after I dictated, "fi voh" for 5-0, etc. I had them say "It's a" with the connection. I did it with everything from the very...
- Thu Mar 31, 2011 7:57 pm
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: could have+past participle vs. could+infinitive
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6483
Thanks Lorikeet! Does it mean that in the following utterance: I can't find my umbrella. I think I could have left it in the office. replacing "could have left" with "could leave" would render the sentence grammatically incorrect? What I would like to know, as a non-native speaker of English, is th...
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:08 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: meaning of the word "exact"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4346
- Wed Mar 30, 2011 2:06 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: could have+past participle vs. could+infinitive
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6483
Re: could have+past participle vs. could+infinitive
Hi, Please correct me if I am mistaken in the understanding of the difference between these two utterances: He could go home.- it was possible for him to go home but it's unknown if he did. He could have gone home.- it was possible but he we know he didn't. Many thanks for your comments. Well, I ca...
- Sat Mar 19, 2011 7:28 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: You could have come I would be your teacher
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11940
I think mixed conditionals are fine, but in the example you gave, it didn't make sense to me. If you had given a different example, perhaps I wouldn't be confused now. Hmm on rereading several times, if we both knew that your chance to come to Sydney was this semester, then perhaps it would work. In...
- Thu Mar 17, 2011 5:56 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: You could have come I would be your teacher
- Replies: 7
- Views: 11940
I personally find the sentence jarring. The "you could have come" implies the person didn't come, but the "I would be" sounds like it's in the future. I much prefer the "You could have come and I would have been" myself. I never know what to say about other possibilities, because there are a lot of ...
- Wed Feb 02, 2011 5:04 am
- Forum: Pronunciation
- Topic: READ, LISTEN, PRONOUNCE
- Replies: 2
- Views: 11580
It was from 2007, and apparently she changed the links. This is what I found: http://www.josiespoems.webeden.co.uk/#/ ... 4544424592
- Sun Jan 30, 2011 2:10 am
- Forum: Elementary Education
- Topic: The subjects taught in each grade
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12296
- Tue Jan 11, 2011 5:39 pm
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Unions?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6255
- Sat Jan 08, 2011 3:43 am
- Forum: Announcements
- Topic: Unions?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 6255
- Tue Dec 21, 2010 1:42 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: teaching PRO-DROP
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12041
- Fri Nov 26, 2010 10:15 am
- Forum: Applied Linguistics
- Topic: a sun
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3167