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Lin 3201 Sounds of Human Language. Summer C 2008 Instructor: Divya V. Gogoi . Smalleys. To access smalley exercises online : http://www.clas.ufl.edu/llc/audio.htm. Speech is an essential aspect of communication…. … its over use may result in this!!!.
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Lin 3201 Sounds of Human Language Summer C 2008 Instructor: Divya V. Gogoi
Smalleys • To access smalley exercises online : http://www.clas.ufl.edu/llc/audio.htm
How is sound represented? • Articulatorily – what happens in mouth when a particular sound is produced? • Acoustically – how is sound observed as a waveform?
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Prosodics • Phonemics
Questions addressed in this class- • What does it mean to ‘know’ a language? • Sounds that we use • Patterns of sounds – • st • Ft • bv • How do languages differ? • Different sound systems - stop, fast - raft - Not a pattern in English
Why should we talk about Phonetics? • For fieldwork • Teach a second language • Learn a new language • Trained ear • Communication disorders • Pronunciation correction for language learners / actors • Forensic analysis
Fields of Phonetics Articulatory Phonetics • Physical properties of sound – how sounds are produced in the vocal tract Acoustic Phonetics • Sound as a wave – air compression and disturbance as sounds are released Auditory Phonetics • Interpretation and reception of speech sounds
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