OJ103 Introduction to phonetics - theory

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2011
Extent and Intensity
1/0/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Aleš Bičan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Marie Krčmová, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 15:50–17:25 K22
Prerequisites
First cycle, the course provides fundamental information about phonetics.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 69 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/69, only registered: 0/69, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/69
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to understand and explain general problems of an auxiliary linguistic discipline - phonetics. Students will learn about scientific terminology and methods of phonetic research and will be able to use this knowledge in their further studies. Having passed this course, students will also be able to explain the process of speech production, to characterize speech sounds according to their properties and to apply the international phonetic transcription on concrete languages, in particular on Czech.
Syllabus
  • I. Phonetics, its position in lingiustic science.
  • II. The process of the production of speech
  • III. Basic classification of sounds: consonants, vowels, suprasegmental features
  • IV. Phonetic transcription, its principles and types.
  • V. Initiation mechanisms, types of phonation
  • VI. Consonantal articulations, classification
  • VII. Vocalic articulations, classification
  • VIII. Acoustic level of speech.
  • IX. The prosodic organisation of speech.
  • X. The metrical and temporal organisation of speech.
  • XI. Intersegmental articulatory co-ordination.
Literature
    required literature
  • KRČMOVÁ, Marie. Fonetika a fonologie (Phonetics and phonologie). 2. doplněné. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Eplortál, 2008, 215 pp. none. ISSN 1802-128X. URL 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
    recommended literature
  • Manual of Phonetics. Amsterdam: North-Holland publishing company, 1968. info
  • KRČMOVÁ, Marie. Úvod do fonetiky a fonologie pro bohemisty (Introduction to phonetics and phonology for students of Czech). 2., doplněné. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, 2007, 194 pp. none. ISBN 978-80-7368-405-1. info
    not specified
  • Speciální germanistickou odbornou literaturu zadává učitel vedoucí semináře.
  • Další literatura v publikaci na Elportálu.
Teaching methods
a series of lectures
Assessment methods
final written exam on topics dealt with in the lectures
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
Information on completion of the course: Ukončení zápočtem je možné pouze pro kredit typu C. Uděluje se na základě aktivní účasti při výuce.
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Nelze zapisovat spolu s XXXX romanistika
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/jazyk/files/fonetika/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 1999, Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021.
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