Question

Write the phonetic transcription of the following words (according to British R.P.) and mark the stressed syllables. i.beggar ii.occasion iii.monsoon iv.eliminate v.electricity

Answer 1

Answer with Explanation:

Phonetic transcription is a branch of linguistics and it means the use of Phonetic symbols to express the speech sounds. Phonetic transcription is normally written in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Each sound is represented by a specific phonetic symbol in a spoken expression. With phonetic transcriptions, one can pronounce the words in the right manner.  

For the marking of the stress in the Phonetic transcription, symbol ˈ is used on the vowel sound to emphasize during pronunciation.

Phonetic transcription of beggar, occasion, monsoon, eliminate, electricity is as follows;

beggar  /ˈbɛgə/

occasion    /əˈkeɪʒən/

monsoon /mɒnˈsuːn/

eliminate  /ɪˈlɪmɪneɪt/

electricity /ɪlɛkˈtrɪsɪti/

The stressed syllables of the above words are as follows;

Stressed syllable of beggar: beg-ga

Stressed syllable of occasion: oc-ca-sion

Stressed syllable of monsoon:  mon-soon

Stressed syllable of eliminate: e-lim-i-nate

Stressed syllable of electricity: e-lec-tric-i-ty

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