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Phonology and Phonetics Review
No full textThis unit reviews some of the key concepts and elements of English phonology and phonetics by providing a variety of multimedia resources and activities. Its aims are to help individuals to review segmental and suprasegmental elements of English phonology, practice phonemic transcription and analyse authentic speech data.
Phonology and Phonetics Review
No full textThis unit reviews some of the key concepts and elements of English phonology and phonetics by providing a variety of multimedia resources and activities. Its aims are to help individuals to review segmental and suprasegmental elements of English phonology, practice phonemic transcription and analyse authentic speech data.
Supplementing an English Phonetics Course with On-line Independent Study
Full text linkThis paper reports on the addition of an on-line independent study component to an English Phonetics course taught at a Japanese university. First, it describes the English Phonetics course and the rationale for adding an on-line module. It explains the construction and implementation of the module which was created through Moodle, a freeware CMS. Contrary to expectations, a t-test found that on-line interactive quizzes did not significantly improve student understanding of phonetics principles as measured by an end-of term exam. The paper ends with suggestions for improving the on-line component of the English Phonetics course
The phonetics and phonology of some syllabic consonants in southern british english
No full textThis article presents new experimental data on the phonetics of syllabic /l/ and syllabic /n/ in Southern British English and then proposes a new phonological account of their behaviour. Previous analyses (Chomsky and Halle 1968:354, Gimson 1989, Gussmann 1991 and Wells 1995) have proposed that syllabic /l/ and syllabic /n/ should be analysed in a uniform manner. Data presented here, however, shows that syllabic /l/ and syllabic /n/ behave in very different ways, and in light of this, a unitary analysis is not justified. Instead, a proposal is made that syllabic /l/ and syllabic /n/ have different phonological structures, and that these different phonological structures explain their different phonetic behaviours.
This article is organised as follows: First a general background is given to the phenomenon of syllabic consonants both cross linguistically and specifically in Southern British English. In §3 a set of experiments designed to elicit syllabic consonants are described and in §4 the results of these experiments are presented. §5 contains a discussion on data published by earlier authors concerning syllabic consonants in English. In §6 a theoretical phonological framework is set out, and in §7 the results of the experiments are analysed in the light of this framework. In the concluding section, some outstanding issues are addressed and several areas for further research are suggested
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The Cambridge handbook of phonetics
No full textPhonetics - the study and classification of speech sounds - is a major sub-discipline of linguistics. Bringing together a team of internationally renowned phoneticians, this handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the most recent, cutting-edge work in the field, and focuses on the most widely-debated contemporary issues. Chapters are divided into five thematic areas: segmental production, prosodic production, measuring speech, audition and perception, and applications of phonetics. Each chapter presents an historical overview of the area, along with critical issues, current research and advice on the best practice for teaching phonetics to undergraduates. It brings together global perspectives, and includes examples from a wide range of languages, allowing readers to extend their knowledge beyond English. By providing both state-of-the-art research information, and an appreciation of how it can be shared with students, this handbook is essential both for academic phoneticians, and anyone with an interest in this exciting, rapidly developing field
6. The phonetics of Bitur
Full text linkThis paper offers a description of the phonetics of Bitur, a language spoken by less than a thousand people in Western Province, Papua New Guinea. With just thirteen consonants and five vowels, the phoneme inventory of Bitur is fairly typical of a Papuan language and yet relatively small in its more immediate geographic and genealogical contexts. The consonants of Bitur represent five manners of articulation and span four places of articulation. Prenasalized stops are noticeably absent, despite their prevalence in the region and among related languages. The low central vowel /a/ assimilates in height to nearby mid and high vowels, and it provides a means to distinguish high vowels from approximants. The Bitur syllable consists minimally of a vowel nucleus with simple onsets and codas allowed. Vowel length is not contrastive, but it seems to be the most salient prosodic feature of the Bitur word. As the first substantial phonetic description of a Lower Fly language—the least-known language group in Southern New Guinea—this paper represents an important contribution to our understanding of Papuan languages.Endangered Languages Documentation Programme (SG0446); the Department of Linguistics at the University of California, Santa Barbara; the Graduate Division at the University of California, Santa Barbar
Phonetics in the Brain
No full textSpoken language is a rapidly unfolding signal: a complex code that the listener must crack to understand what is being said. From the structures of the inner ear through to higher-order areas of the brain, a hierarchy of interlinked processes transforms the acoustic signal to a linguistic message within fractions of a second.This Element outlines how speech is perceived and explores what the auditory system needs to achieve to make this possible. It traces a path through the system and discusses the mechanisms that enable us to perceive speech as a coherent sequence of words. This is combined with a brief history of research into language and the brain beginning in the nineteenth century, as well as an overview of the state-of-the-art neuroimaging and analysis techniques that are used to investigate phonetics in the brain today
Phonetics Symbols and Reduce Speech in English
Full text linkThis book is intended for educators who will introduce about phonetics symbols and reduced speech to their students. By following the material contained in this book, it is expected to add insight and passion for educators and students in learning about phonetics symbols and reduced speech in English. In this book also added some audio, symbols, and exercises, so that's will support teaching and learning activities to be more interesting and easy to understan
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No full textArticulatory Phonetics by William Smalley, lessons 1 and 2
No full textArticulatory Phonetics by William Smalley. Side 1. Lesson 1 -- Side 2. Lesson 2
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