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underpopulated setting: just the-fwo women, working side by-çide l*Ég-g.1i1çL1u)[I, while

Hglygy's.o=-fûce sat there emptyili\e elqs-c-É?fl: dusly-shrinÊ,1'exceÿt'ôn the days when his

sô,.â*" in. Those days haà gio*" rnoiifrê[uent "riIfiè "afl-Te;-hent

on, even though the

website on whis.h hei was nominally working was no'Sfrere in evidence, or everlmentioned

much ury*or$Èe was clearlyf-a cieature of tluUi! and he seemed to have no#lie-re;pe inparricular ro go. IIn the atàffi[e would walk through the @ocked doo?) nod

üffi"f"rtablyio UE* anZMorg, gointo his;[athsl]q-qü,c-ç, and close t[at door behind him.

ffi&Ed6ÿibefore he arrived gr" Eg-96ffiioi" *oi-. ttrun an hour or two before the

ffi--"f--Uusrness), Mona stood up frà6 her desk and marched purposefully rylg-$ary-e.yls

"iqggT; b*i rp tt" computer ànd check its Internet history:|.Ùn]tç tatçl§he-came ôut

lôkin'L more confounded than sheepish and reported that he seemed to spend most of his

time posting coldqtents on a variety of music blogg, something he could just as easily have

fone {om-§1]-r-opç in Brooklyn. "I.§gorn, ffiSt," she said with equal parts relief and

tt*Ëii;:: than Michaeffat three o'clock*ôrsd,jand the mail aeliverfriboqJ an-hour-bèfore

thàt, ihe door [9 Harvey A'aron-61tliC Relàtions"seldor{irs}rung ope{uring brslntsrlôur§i;friâi1 did at l$Ài lower their level of self-consciousness during stretcl6i of the wo-rkdayin

which there was nqgeal work to do. Helert could, for instance, at her desk/on qjgd^y-rurorni4galg;:_0, attB[v herself to fînish the Vaniÿ.F,air profrle of Hamilton Barth she had

;ï;;ilî;àfi;;; ,1* truir. srrtA*ryr read anytÉitfauout Hamilton that she came across,i':-!:1;;pgi.-'.;-^,-. ^rr ^^L^^r ^- +L^:- ^rr L^*^+^,,* l,-iL^ ^-,,^"W

tfinô»n his mind.

because of all the photographers in the parking lot. Clearly restless, he,Su§gested

to the Art Gallery of Ontario, where there was an exhibition of Motherwell drawings)

him what time ho ncededlto û" Uu.ÉLfot that night's premiere; 'fl was hoping you kneÇ that,'t -,-t,-,-^: t' I l- :J-Ihe grinned.'' | :J

Mona plôi<ed up the office phone, as she sometimes did when she was bored, just to see ifMona piô

avoided at his own high school reunion because of tlr3 qql'LgellPlquoys aur_a-of success.

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;É'A soft knock on the ottice door caused bom women to Jump ln tnelr Seats. rlelen oropPeo

40theVaniÿFairfacedownonherdeskandreflexive1ypretend"dEr.jvpi-ls@"Come in?" she called out, shrugging at Mona.

In walked a white-haired mae in an excellent suit, with fashionably tiny glasses held up

by large cheeks. Actually, what enlarge{jhe cheeks was his smile, which was constant, even

ai he ioot in, without having to so mucÊb-s crane his neck, the entirety of the operation - the

45 two women at mismatched, perpendicular desks in the outer office, the inner room, at this

hour, open but unoccupied.tOÉ

[fi,ir is Harvey Aaron Public Relations?"^]e said. Helen noddefuHe looked a bit like

Harîey, actually, or maybe just of Harvey's@Iintage, like someorr"d-Hu-"y would have

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t\p50 "I won'tWsk for Harveÿrhimself, because I know he's sadly no tPIg., with us," the man

said. "I take the liberty of calling him Harvey b&ause I§_39qe!y.-g1el_g_nq_e,p-lobably.tw-entyygalr ago. More than twenty." His smile seemed to refresh itself. Helen and Mona reIi[seated-îvith-$reir fingers over their keyboards. "But may I ask, which of you ladies is M3;Arrnstead?J

55 Helen. absurdly, raised her hand. The white-haired man looked agaiu pt Harvey's emptyoffice,@ffie had not noticed it before, and said, "I wonder, if you'reiroffio bury,if f mi!Éhirve a MmoffiTs ô@time. That is," he said, turning his gaze graciously upon Mona,

(Sftft'o, don't mind."v Skepticism had flared Mona's nostrils. "You from the government?" she said. "Because

60 you seem alittle bit like somebody from the government."Helen shot her a stricken lggk, even though she too had an instinct that this man was not

some prospective client. Too uhtroubled, maybe. He seemed like he was pretty huppy with thepublic image he was projecting already.

ÿ'Not at a11," he said. "My name is Teddy Mall4." The rygy he said it, he clearly expected65 it to make some impression; Helen felt at fault for having nè\dea who he was. He extended

his hand toward Harvey's office door, graciously and presumptuously at the same time. "Shallwe?" he said to Helen. r \dr'-ec -v fu i:rro

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At least he let her take J}4:,-seat behind Harvey's desk, she thougftt as he closed the doorafter them, though he couldn'ff,ave been smart enàugh to know how wrong and ofÊbalance itmade her feel to sit in Harvey's old swivel chair.ry

Jonathan Dee. A Thousand Pardons.London: Constable & Robinson,2013, pp. 106-9.

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PHONOLOGIE

(Les réponses seront rédigées en anglais.)

In this section, unless otherwise stated, candidates are asked to provide phonemic

transcriptions (also known as "broad phonetic transcriptions") of isolated word units or larger

extracts from the text attached. Regardless of the origin of the text, they are free to base their

transcriptions either on Southern British English or on General American, to the exclusion ofany other variety of English. The chosen standard should be explicitly stated from the start,

and deviations clearly justifred with reference to the text.

Transcriptions are expected to conform to the standards set out in either of the followingbooks: J.C. Wells. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3'd edition). Longman, 2008; or D.

Jones (eds. P. Roach, J. Setter & J. Esling). Cambridgà English Pronouncing Dictionary (18th

edition). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 201I.Please note that when applicable, stress is to be indicated in all transcriptions. Unless

explicitly required, no mention of intonation pattems is expected.

Candidates must organise and structure their answers so as to avoid unnecessary repetition.

QUESTIONS

1. Give a phonemic transcription of the following passage:

One Monday be.fore he arrived (he never made it there more than an hour or two before the

end of business), Mona stood up from her desk and marched purposefully into Harvey's

ffice t...1 (ll. 9-1 1). Use weak forms where appropriate.

2. Transcribe the following words phonemically: women (1.2), though (1.4), nowhere (1.5),

particular (1.7), through (1.7), uncomfortably (1. 8), nothing (1. 35).

3. a) Determine the stress pattern of each of the following words and account for it:underpopulated (1.2), photographers 0.28), character (1.38), fashionably (1.42),

conspicuous (1. 49)-

b) Give the stress pattern of each of the following compounds: Vanity Fair profile (1. 20),

white-haired man (1.42). Do not justify your answers.

4. a) Account for the pronunciation of the underlined vowel <a> in the following words: Mona

(1. 8), Hsmilton (1. 20), Ontgrio (1.29), Hsrvey 0. 48).

b) Account for the pronunciation of the stressed vowel in the following words: music 0. 13),

usually (1.23), exhibition (1.29), graciously (1. 57), presumptuously (1. 66).

5. a) Identify the connected speech processes likely to occur in the following sequences: Helen

. could (1. 19), as she sometimes did (1.32), if you don't mind (1. 58)-

b) Briefly comment on the number of syllables in business 0. 10), reference (1.22), Gallery

(t.2e).

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6. Identify five possible differences between Southern British English and General American inthe pronunciation of the following set: you knew that (1. 30), aura of success (1. 49), he hadnot noticed (1. 56).

7. Indicate tone-unit boundaries, tonics (nuclei) and tones in the following extracts. Do notjustify your answers.

- "This is Harvey Aaron Public Relations? " he said. (T. 47)- "I take the liberÿ of calling him Harvey because we actually met once, probably twenÿyears ago. More than twenÿ." (ll.5l-2)- "But may I ash which ofyou ladies is Ms. Armstead? " (11. 53-4)

ANALYSE LINGUISTIQUE

(Les réponses seront rédigées enfrançais.)

1. Le candidat analysera Ies segments du texte indiqués ci-après par un soulignage :

a) the curtains had to be kept closed because of all the photographers in the parking lot (ll.27-8)

b) Actually, what enlarged the cheeks was his smile, which was constant (1. 43)

c) she too had an instinct that this man was not some prospective client (ll. 61-2)

2. A partir d'exemples choisis dans l'ensemble du texte, le candidat traitera laquestion suivante :

La négation

Aussi bien pour l'analyse des segments soulignés que pour le traitement de la question, lecandidat fondera son argamentation sur une étude précise des formes tirées du texte. Ilprocèdera, à partir de ces formes, à toutes les manipulations et comparaisons jugées utiles,en se référant à leur contexte.

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