Phonetics is the study of speech sounds. a) how they’re produced (articulatory phonetics) b) their physical characteristics (acoustic phonetics) Phonetics is the study of speech sounds. a) how they’re produced (articulatory phonetics) b) their physical characteristics (acoustic phonetics) and c) how they’re perceived (auditory phonetics).
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Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology
NGUYEN VAN TIEN- CHAN
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One hour lecture per week
One hour seminar per week (compulsory)
End-of-semester two-hour exam in January
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Phonetics is the study of speech sounds
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Phonetics is the study of speech sounds
a) how they’re produced (articulatory
phonetics)
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Phonetics is the study of speech sounds
a) how they’re produced (articulatory
phonetics)
b) their physical characteristics (acoustic phonetics)
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Phonetics is the study of speech sounds
a) how they’re produced (articulatory
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In this module we’ll concentrate on:
a) how they’re produced (articulatory phonetics)
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Consider written English
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Consider written English
enough
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Consider written English
enough through
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Consider written English
enough through thorough
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Consider written English
enough through thorough thought
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The need for a transcription system
Consider written English
enough through thorough thought bough
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The need for a transcription system
Consider written English
enough through thorough thought bough
think
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The need for a transcription system
Consider written English
enough through thorough thought bough
think those
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The need for a transcription system
Consider written English
enough through thorough thought bough
think those thistle
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The need for a transcription system
Consider written English
enough through thorough thought bough
think those thistle thong
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The need for a transcription system
Consider written English
enough through thorough thought bough
think those thistle thong
church
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The need for a transcription system
Consider written English
enough through thorough thought bough
think those thistle thong
church chemistry
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The need for a transcription system
Consider written English
enough through thorough thought bough
think those thistle thong
church chemistry loch
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The need for a transcription system
Consider written English
enough through thorough thought bough
think those thistle thong
church chemistry loch Cheryl
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IPA
Devised in the 19th Century to help describe the sounds of languages independently of a language’s orthography (= writing system)
Under continuous revision
Last major revision was in 1993
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speech to writing
Don’t be influenced by English spelling!!
Transcribe what is, not what ‘ought’ to be
For instance, speech sounds can influence neighbouring sounds:
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Remember: a word in isolation may be spoken differently to a word in connected speech
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Remember: a word in isolation may be spoken differently to a word in connected speech
compare
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IPANota bene! The current IPA chart appears in Davenport & Hannahs (2005:xvi)
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Next week’s seminar exercises will be: Exx
1-5, in Davenport & Hannahs, Ch 2, p.17
In the meantime, read Chapters 1 & 2 of
Davenport & Hannahs