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Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology

Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology. Dr S.J. Hannahs Lecture 1 -- SEL1006/SEL8117 Semester 1, 2009-10 Newcastle University. Structure of the module. One hour lecture per week One hour seminar per week (compulsory) End-of-semester two-hour exam in January. What is phonetics?.

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Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology

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  1. Introduction to Phonetics & Phonology Dr S.J. Hannahs Lecture 1 -- SEL1006/SEL8117 Semester 1, 2009-10 Newcastle University

  2. Structure of the module • One hour lecture per week • One hour seminar per week (compulsory) • End-of-semester two-hour exam in January

  3. What is phonetics?

  4. What is phonetics? Phonetics is the study ofspeech sounds.

  5. What is phonetics? Phonetics is the study of speech sounds. • a)how they’re produced(articulatory phonetics)

  6. What is phonetics? Phonetics is the study of speech sounds. • a) how they’re produced (articulatory phonetics) • b)their physical characteristics(acoustic phonetics)

  7. What is 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).

  8. What is phonetics? In this module we’ll concentrate on: a) how they’re produced (articulatory phonetics)

  9. Sound/symbol correspondence

  10. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system

  11. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English

  12. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enough

  13. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthrough

  14. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthroughthorough

  15. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthroughthoroughthought

  16. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthroughthoroughthought bough

  17. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthroughthoroughthought bough think

  18. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthroughthoroughthought bough think those

  19. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthroughthoroughthought bough think those thistle

  20. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthroughthoroughthought bough think those thistle thong

  21. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthroughthoroughthought bough think those thistle thong church

  22. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthroughthoroughthought bough think those thistle thong church chemistry

  23. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthroughthoroughthought bough think those thistle thong church chemistry loch

  24. Sound/symbol correspondenceThe need for a transcription system Consider written English enoughthroughthoroughthought bough think those thistle thong church chemistry lochCheryl

  25. International Phonetic AlphabetIPA • 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.

  26. Sound/symbol correspondence enoughthroughthoroughthought bough [ʌf] [u:] [ə] [ɔ:] [aʊ] think those thistle thong [θ] [ð] [θ] [θ] church chemistry lochCheryl [tʃ] [k] [x] [ʃ]

  27. Transcription – the art of reducing 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: • i[n] Newcastle • i[m] Bolton • i[ŋ] Carlisle • Trust your ears, not your years of education!!

  28. Transcription – the art of reducing speech to writing • Remember: a word in isolation may be spoken differently to a word in connected speech • to = [tu:] • give it to him = [gɪv ɪt tə ɪm]

  29. Transcription – the art of reducing speech to writing • Remember: a word in isolation may be spoken differently to a word in connected speech • to = [tu:] • give it to him = [gɪv ɪt tə ɪm] compare

  30. International Phonetic AlphabetIPA Nota bene! The current IPA chart appears in Davenport & Hannahs (2005:xvi)

  31. Seminars • Will begin next week, not this week • 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

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