NI01_02 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2007
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
prof. PhDr. Marie Krčmová, CSc. (lecturer)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Marie Krčmová, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: PhDr. Zdeněk Mareček, Ph.D.
Timetable
Mon 10:00–11:35 C31
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 course of lectures concentrates on summary the problems of an auxiliary linguistic discipline - phonetics. Its aim is to help students see the importance od phonetics for the understanding of language, to clarify the meaning of commonly used terms, and to interpretaation of scientific information. The students will get familiar with the Dutch sound system in the practical part of the course and will focus on the pronunciation training.
Syllabus
  • I. Phonetics, int position in lingiustic sciens.
  • II. Spoken and written language, its funktion and relationships.
  • III. Phonetic transcription, ist principles and types.
  • IV. Metods of phonetic analysis of speech.
  • V. The biological basis of speech.
  • VI. Articulation; place and aspect of articulation; articulatory co-ordination and phonetic settings.
  • VII. Vocoid segments. Vocoid articulation.
  • VIII. Consonants; consonants system.
  • IX. Acoustic level of speech.
  • X. The prosodic organisation of speech.
  • XI. The metrical and temporal organisation of speech.
  • XII. Intersegmental articulatory co-ordination.
Literature
  • KRČMOVÁ, Marie. Fonetika (Phonetics). 1st ed. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2007, 200 pp. Elportál MU. ISSN 1802-128X. info
  • PALKOVÁ, Zdena. Fonetika a fonologie češtiny :s obecným úvodem do problematiky oboru. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1994, 366 s. ISBN 80-7066-843-1. info
  • DE CONINCK, R. H. B. Groot uitspraakwoordenboek van de Nederlandse taal. Antwerpen: De Nederlandsche Boekhandel, 1970, xxxviii, 5. info
Assessment methods (in Czech)
Výuka probíhá formou přednášky vyvětlující pojmy, na přednášku navazuje seminář s rosilou mluvčí nizozemštiny. . Po absolvování přednášky má zkouška formu písemného textu, látka semináře se zkouší společně s jazykovým kursem nizozemštiny pro začátečníky.. For the practical part (Nele Rampart)there is no written exam. The evaluation is based on the participation in the lessons. (max. absence:2 X)
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2023, Autumn 2025.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2007, recent)
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