A2BP_FF1A Phonetics and Phonology A

Faculty of Education
Autumn 2005
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 1 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Jaroslav Ondráček, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Renata Povolná, Ph.D.
Department of English Language and Literature – Faculty of Education
Contact Person: Mgr. Petra Hoydenová
Prerequisites
There are no special prerequisites for entering the course.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of this lecture is to build a necessary foundation for the study of phonetics and phonology of English in the summer semester by getting the students acquainted with the essentials of general phonetics.In order to achieve this, the general IPA chart will be introduced and commented on with the main purpose being to see which articulatory organs are used in the production of different kinds of sounds in different languages of the world,including exotic sounds,such as clicks and some diacritics.In connection with all this, the anatomy of the human articulatory apparatus will be presented and a good deal of laboratory work done,during which students will be able to "try out" various sounds and "explore" their own articulatory "equipment"for themselves.Simultaneously,some guided phonemic transcription training will be offered to give the students a chance to see the specificity of the English phonological system,which will be covered thorougly in the summer semester.
Syllabus
  • 1.Phonetics and phonology.Phoneme and sound 2.IPA chart consonants I-plosives 3.IPA chart consonants II-fricatives 4.IPA chart consonants III-nasals and approximants 5.IPA chart consonants IV-other sounds 6.IPA chart vowels I-primary cardinal vowels 7.IPA chart vowels II-secondary cardinal vowels 8.Non-pulmonic consonants within the IPA chart 9.Selected diacritics within the IPA chart 10.Phonemic transcription-basic principles and guided training with comments 11.IPA suprasegmentals,basic intonation patterns 12.Summary,mock exam
Literature
  • O'CONNOR,J.D. Sounds English.Longman,1991.ISBN 0-582-01439-5
  • ROACH,P.English Phonetics and Phonology.Cambridge:Cambridge university Press,2000.ISBN 0-521-78613-14
  • CRUTTENDEN,A.Gimson's pronunciation of English.Arnold,1994.ISBN 0-340-70021-1
  • ASBY,P. Speech Sounds.London:routledge 1995.ISBN 0-415-08571-3
  • ROGERSON,P. Speaking Clearly.Cambridge:Cambridge university Press,1990.ISBN 0-521-31287-6
Assessment methods (in Czech)
The course finishes with a short written colloquy test, in which students will be asked to transcribe phonetically a certain number of nonsense words dictated to them,give detailed phonetic chatacteristics of a certain number of sounds dictated to them as well as to transcribe phonemically a paragraph of an English text. The passmark is 65 %.
Language of instruction
English
Further Comments
The course is taught annually.
The course is taught: every week.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018.
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