English Literature - Phonetics and Linguistics

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English Literature - Phonetics and Linguistics

The correct transcription of the word 'cuisine' is :


Options:

  1. /Kwi'zi:n/
  2. /Kæizi:n/
  3. /Kwesi:N/
  4. /Qwi:siN/

Right Answer: /Kwi'zi:n/

The word ‘cuisine’ is a French loan word and its accepted Received Pronunciation transcription is /kwɪˈziːn/. The initial letter ‘c’ is realised as the voiceless velar plosive /k/, which is immediately followed by the labio-velar approximant /w/, so the cluster is /kw/. The middle vowel is the short lax /ɪ/, while the stressed second syllable carries the long close front vowel /iː/ followed by the alveolar nasal /n/. The primary stress falls on the second syllable, which is typical of many French borrowings retained in English.

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