Your first homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. It will be due on Tuesday, February 5 Thursday, February 7, at the beginning of class.

HW1 (due Th 2/7 @ beg. of class)

Note regarding the first problem:  If you’d like to hear the pronunciations of the words Marry, Merry, and Mary by speakers of General American English, Standard Spoken British English (aka Received Pronunciation, or RP), and Standard Scottish English, then click on the following link.  Notice that the GA speaker pronounces these words identically, while the RP and SSE speakers do not.

Marry, Merry, and Mary:  GA, RP, and SSE pronunciations