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So enjoy it..!!

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WHAT IS LINGUISTIC?

It’s a science that deals with the scientific study of the language.

In this case we need to use the IPA (INTERNATIONAL PHONETIC ALPHABET) and it is popular for transcription by linguists.

WHAT IS LANGUAGE?

It’s a system for the communication of meaning, ideas and thoughts.

EVERY LANGUAGE HAS:

WORDS  //  SOUNDS  //  SYMBOLS  //  SPECIAL MARKS

divorce  // [ di’vɔ:s ] //  ɔ: //       :

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HOMOPHONES:

It’s a word which is pronounced the same as another word, but which has a different meaning and spelling.

e.g.   so [ səʊ ] sew [ səʊ ] & sow [səʊ ]

       sun [ sʌn ]  &  son [ sʌn ]

       die [ daI ]  & dye [ daI ]

       through [ θru: ]  &  threw [ θru: ]

   they’re [ ðer ]  their [ ðer ]  &  there [ ðer ]

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HOMONYMS:

It’s a word which is spelled the same as another word but it doesn’t have the same meaning.

e.g.  close(verb) [ kLoʊs ] & close(noun) [ kloʊs ]

water(verb) [ ‘wɔ:tər ] & water(noun) [ ‘wɔ:tər ]

design(verb) [dI’zaIn ]& design(noun) [ dI’zaIn ]

Here you need to look at the dictionary those words and find the difference between them.

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HOMOGRAPHS:

Words that are spelled the same but have different stress, pronunciation, meaning and function.

e.g. produce(verb) [ prə’du:s ] &

     produce(noun) [ ‘prɑdu:s ]

     prospect(verb)[ prəs’pekt ]&

     prospect (noun)  [ ‘prɑspekt ]

If you observe carefully, you will notice that the verbs have the stress in the second syllable and the nouns have the stress in the first syllable.

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REVIEW:

CLASIFICATION  //  SPELLING  //  PRONUNCIATION  //  MEANING

Homophones    //  different //    same         //  different

Homonyms     //   same     //    same         //   different

Homographs  //  same      //  different      //  different

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THE ACCENT:

1.- Every word has at least one primary stress [‘]

e.g.  Tonight  [ tə’naIt ]

2.- But some other words may have a secondary stress [ , ]

e.g. Television  [ ‘telI,vIʒn ]   

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   YOU FIND A FRIEND

   WHO TOCHES NOT ONLY YOUR HEART

    BUT ALSO YOUR SOUL...

ONCE IN A LIFETIME

    YOU DISCOVER SOMEONE

    WHO STANDS BESIDE YOU

    NOT OVER YOU....

ONCE IN A LIFETIME

     IF YOU ARE LUCKY

     YOU FIND SOMEONE

     AS I FOUND YOU...

VERY SPECIAL PEOPLE

     WE CAN BE OURSELVES WITH,

     TALK WITH, LAUGH WITH,

     HOPE WITH AND BELIEVE WITH...

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SO LOVE THE PEOPLE WHO TREAT U RIGHT, AND FORGET ABOUT THE ONES WHO DONT AND BELIEVE THAT EVERYTHING HAPPENDS FOR A REASON. IF U GET A CHANCE; TAKE IT. IF IT CHANGES UR LIFE; LET IT. NOBODY SAID THAT IT'D BE EASY,THEY JUST PROMISED IT'D BE WORTH IT...