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  1. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" version="-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.1//EN"><head xmlns:h="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" profile=""><title>Notes on pronunciation</title><meta name="generator" content="DocBook XSL-NS Stylesheets V1.76.1"/></head><body><div class="section" title="Notes on pronunciation"><div class="titlepage"><div><div><h1 class="title"><a id="d0e1793" shape="rect"/>Notes on pronunciation</h1></div></div></div><p> The spelling of a language only symbolizes to the native speaker the sounds Which
  2. he already knows. You will learn these sounds directly from your instructor; the
  3. spelling will serve as an aid to listening. No spelling system adequately represents
  4. the sounds of the spoken language, and no attempt will be made at this point to
  5. outline exactly what sounds are represented by what symbols of the German spelling
  6. system. We will however present for particular drill and attention in each unit
  7. certain sounds which have shown themselves to be difficult for speakers of American
  8. English. In the meantime we ask you to remember two cardinal points:</p><div class="orderedlist"><ol class="orderedlist"><li class="listitem"><p> The German of your text is printed in the standard German written
  9. style.</p></li><li class="listitem"><p> The letter-symbols used, although in most cases the same symbols we
  10. use in written English, in most cases do not represent exactly the same
  11. sounds we use in English. Therefore, DO NOT EXPECT GERMAN WRITTEN
  12. SYMBOLS TO REPRESENT SOUND VALUES YOU KNOW IN ENGLISH.</p></li></ol></div><p> Pronunciation Practices. To be drilled in class.</p><div class="variablelist"><dl><dt><span class="term">A. Short Vowels</span></dt><dd><p> The German short vowels i,e,a and u are not dissimilar from
  13. English sounds. The o, however, is probably different from any sound
  14. that you have in English. Do not try to replace it by a sound from
  15. English, but rather reproduce the pronunciation of your instructor.
  16. The German front rounded vowels ö and ü do not occur in English. To
  17. produce the ö, put your tongue in the position for the German e and
  18. round your lips; for ü, put your tongue in the position for the
  19. German i and round your lips. You will then produce a sound similar
  20. to the German sound. Experiment until your instructor is satisfied
  21. with your pronunciation. Do not worry about the meaning of the words
  22. in these practices. Concentrate instead on the sounds.</p><table id="d0e1814"><col width="20%" span="1"/><col width="20%" span="1"/><col width="20%" span="1"/><col width="20%" span="1"/><col width="20%" span="1"/><tr>
  23. <td colspan="5" align="left" valign="top" rowspan="1"> Practice
  24. l(a) </td>
  25. </tr><tr valign="top">
  26. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span class="bold"><strong> Short i </strong></span></td>
  27. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span class="bold"><strong> Short e</strong></span></td>
  28. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span class="bold"><strong> Short a</strong></span></td>
  29. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span class="bold"><strong> Short o</strong></span></td>
  30. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span class="bold"><strong> Short u </strong></span></td>
  31. </tr><tr valign="top">
  32. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
  33. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">bitte</em></span>
  34. </td>
  35. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> denn </em></span></td>
  36. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> das </em></span></td>
  37. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> kostet </em></span></td>
  38. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> muss </em></span></td>
  39. </tr><tr valign="top">
  40. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> ist </em></span></td>
  41. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> essen </em></span></td>
  42. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> Mann </em></span></td>
  43. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> Sonne </em></span></td>
  44. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> Mutter </em></span></td>
  45. </tr><tr valign="top">
  46. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> in </em></span></td>
  47. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> etwas </em></span></td>
  48. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> an </em></span></td>
  49. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> Doktor </em></span></td>
  50. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> und </em></span></td>
  51. </tr><tr valign="top">
  52. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span class="bold"><strong> Short ö </strong></span></td>
  53. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span class="bold"><strong> Short ü</strong></span></td>
  54. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td>
  55. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td>
  56. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span class="bold"><strong> - e (unstressed) </strong></span></td>
  57. </tr><tr valign="top">
  58. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> können </em></span></td>
  59. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> Mütter </em></span></td>
  60. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td>
  61. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> bitte </em></span></td>
  62. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> genug </em></span></td>
  63. </tr><tr valign="top">
  64. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> möchte </em></span></td>
  65. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> fünf </em></span></td>
  66. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td>
  67. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> danke </em></span></td>
  68. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> gesehen </em></span></td>
  69. </tr><tr valign="top">
  70. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> öfter </em></span></td>
  71. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> Hütte </em></span></td>
  72. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td>
  73. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> Sonne </em></span></td>
  74. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"> bekommen </em></span></td>
  75. </tr></table><table id="d0e1998"><col width="50%" span="1"/><col width="50%" span="1"/><tr valign="top">
  76. <td align="left" rowspan="1" colspan="1"> Practice 1(b) </td>
  77. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td>
  78. </tr><tr valign="top">
  79. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
  80. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">mit</em></span> -
  81. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">Mütter</em></span>
  82. </td>
  83. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
  84. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">kennen</em></span> -
  85. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">können</em></span>
  86. </td>
  87. </tr><tr valign="top">
  88. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
  89. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">missen</em></span> -
  90. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">müssen</em></span>
  91. </td>
  92. <td align="center" rowspan="1" colspan="1">
  93. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">stecke</em></span> -
  94. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">Stöcke</em></span>
  95. </td>
  96. </tr></table></dd><dt><span class="term">B. Long Vowels</span></dt><dd><p> There are no sounds in English exactly like the German long
  97. vowels. If you will pronounce English gate and then ask your
  98. instructor to pronounce German <span class="bold"><strong><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">geht</em></span></strong></span>, you will
  99. notice that the English vowel sound seems to change during its
  100. pronunciation, but the German sound seems tense and stable
  101. throughout its duration. Your tongue actually moves during the
  102. production of the English vowel sound, but during the production of
  103. the German sound the tongue remains in the same position. The long ö
  104. and ü are formed approximately like short ö and ü. Pronounce German
  105. long e and round your lips to form ö , and pronounce German long i
  106. and round your lips to form ü </p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Practice 2(a)</strong></span></p><table id="d0e2062"><col width="12.5%" span="1"/><col width="12.5%" span="1"/><col width="12.5%" span="1"/><col width="12.5%" span="1"/><col width="12.5%" span="1"/><col width="12.5%" span="1"/><col width="12.5%" span="1"/><col width="12.5%" span="1"/><tr align="center">
  107. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> Long </td>
  108. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> i </td>
  109. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> e</td>
  110. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> a </td>
  111. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> o</td>
  112. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> u </td>
  113. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> ö </td>
  114. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> ü </td>
  115. </tr><tr align="center">
  116. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td>
  117. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  118. wie </em></span></td>
  119. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  120. geht </em></span></td>
  121. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  122. Tag </em></span></td>
  123. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  124. Sohn </em></span></td>
  125. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  126. gut </em></span></td>
  127. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  128. König </em></span></td>
  129. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  130. für </em></span></td>
  131. </tr><tr align="center">
  132. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td>
  133. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  134. ihnen </em></span></td>
  135. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  136. Tee </em></span></td>
  137. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  138. Abend </em></span></td>
  139. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  140. oder </em></span></td>
  141. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  142. du </em></span></td>
  143. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  144. schön </em></span></td>
  145. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  146. Tür </em></span></td>
  147. </tr><tr align="center">
  148. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> </td>
  149. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  150. viel </em></span></td>
  151. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  152. den </em></span></td>
  153. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  154. Bahn </em></span></td>
  155. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  156. wo </em></span></td>
  157. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  158. Flug </em></span></td>
  159. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  160. öde </em></span></td>
  161. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">über </em></span></td>
  162. </tr></table><p><span class="bold"><strong>Practice 2(b)</strong></span></p><table id="d0e2199"><col width="50%" span="1"/><col width="50%" span="1"/><tr align="center">
  163. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">
  164. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">vier</em></span> -
  165. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">für</em></span>
  166. </td>
  167. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">
  168. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">lesen</em></span> -
  169. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">lösen</em></span>
  170. </td>
  171. </tr><tr align="center">
  172. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">
  173. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">Tier</em></span> -
  174. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">Tür</em></span>
  175. </td>
  176. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1">
  177. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">Sehne</em></span> -
  178. <span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">Söhne</em></span>
  179. </td>
  180. </tr></table></dd><dt><span class="term">C. </span></dt><dd><p><span class="bold"><strong>Distinguishing Long and Short
  181. Vowels</strong></span></p><p> It is NOT ALWAYS POSSIBLE to distinguish long and short vowels in
  182. written German, as the German spelling system does not consistently
  183. mark them as such. Your best guide to the pronunciation of any given
  184. word is the way your native instructor pronounces it. However, a few
  185. hints can be given which will help you to recognize them <span class="bold"><strong>most</strong></span> of the time. If you look back at the
  186. practice lists above you will see that the short vowels in <span class="bold"><strong>most</strong></span> cases are followed by two or more
  187. consonants and they are always written with a single letter symbol.
  188. Then note that the long vowels are <span class="bold"><strong>not
  189. always</strong></span> written with a single letter symbol and
  190. usually are followed by only one consonant. The following
  191. combinations of letters always designate long vowels: ie, ih - eh,
  192. ee - ah, aa - oh, oo - uh - öh - üh </p></dd><dt><span class="term">D. </span></dt><dd><p><span class="bold"><strong>Diphthongs</strong></span></p><p>These combinations of two vowel sounds in German are very similar,
  193. though not identical to certain vowel combinations in
  194. English.</p><p><span class="bold"><strong>Practice 3</strong></span></p><table id="d0e2272"><col width="33%" span="1"/><col width="33%" span="1"/><col width="33%" span="1"/><tr align="center">
  195. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> ei </td>
  196. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> au </td>
  197. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"> eu (äu) </td>
  198. </tr><tr align="center">
  199. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  200. nein </em></span></td>
  201. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  202. auch </em></span></td>
  203. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  204. deutsch </em></span></td>
  205. </tr><tr align="center">
  206. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  207. eins </em></span></td>
  208. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  209. Tau </em></span></td>
  210. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  211. neun </em></span></td>
  212. </tr><tr align="center">
  213. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  214. Wein </em></span></td>
  215. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  216. Laut </em></span></td>
  217. <td rowspan="1" colspan="1"><span xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase"><em xml:lang="de-1901" class="foreignphrase">
  218. läute </em></span></td>
  219. </tr></table></dd></dl></div></div></body></html>