English Phonetics and Phonology Instructor’s Name: Nazir Malik Office No & Email: 0431-892989
Course Code (Units)
Course Description
Year: 2005 Semester: Spring II
ENG-501
This course focuses on developing an understanding of speech process and the underlying rules and structures, which govern it. The main objective of this course is to provide students with an introduction to the fields of phonetics and phonology. The course provides knowledge of the sounds of English and their transcription, main features of its phonological structure and rules, and stress and intonation patterns.
Core/Electiv e
Core
Prerequisites
ENG-304
On the successful completion of this course, the students would Goals
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be familiar with the International Phonetic Alphabet
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be familiar with the principles of phonetic transcription and be able to perform simple broad and narrow phonetic transcription tasks along with an understanding of speech articulation
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be familiar with the major characteristics of vowels and consonants and with a number of ways of classifying these speech sounds
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understand the distinction between phonemes and allophones and the principles of phonemic analyses
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understand the structure of syllables and how phonotactic constraints result in different sets of legal syllables for different languages
ENG-501: English Phonetics and Phonology
Text books
Lectures, Tutorials & Attendance Policy
Grading
Recommended Books: • •
Peter Roach (2000) English Phonetics and Phonology CUP
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Clark & Yallop (1995) An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology. Blackwell, Oxford
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Ladefoged: A Course in Phonetics
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International Phonetic Association (1999) Handbook of the International Phonetic Association. Cambridge University Press
There will be 45 teaching hours. 80% attendance is required Quizzes 20% Assignments 10% Presentations 5% Mid Term 25% Final Term 40% Along with the announced quizzes, there will be a number of unannounced quizzes, which can be given at any time. Missed quizzes, whether announced or unannounced, cannot be made up. Assignments not submitted in time will not be accepted and would carry no reward
ENG-501: English Phonetics and Phonology Module 1
Topics
Introduction to the Study of Phonetics and Phonology
Sessions 5
• Phones and Allophones • Phonemes and Phonology Articulatory Phonetics • Organs of Speech • Airstream Mechanism • Modes of Phonation • Organs of Speech • Vowels and Consonants Phonemic Analysis
2
Description of English Consonant Manner of Articulation Plosives Affricates Fricatives Nasals Glides Flaps Laterals Liquids Glides
Place of Articulation Bilabials Labiodentals Interdental Alveolar Alveopalatal Palatal Velar Glottal
Voicing
Voiced Consonants Voiceless Consonants
Quiz# 1
Readings
Reading assignments from the recommended books
4 Reading assignments from the recommended books
3
4
Description of English Vowels Position of Tongue Height of Tongue Position of Lips Front Vowels Central Vowels Back Vowels Rounded Vowels Unrounded Vowels Pure Vowels/Monopthongs Dipthongs Tripthongs
International Phonetic Alphabets
4 Reading assignments from the recommended books
1
Phonemic Analysis Exercises
Mid Term Examination 5 6
Introduction to Suprasegmental Phonology Stress in English
1 4
Introduction to Stress Word Stress Sentence Stress Stress Patterns in English
Quiz# 2 7
Introduction to Phonotactics
8
4
Introduction to Syllable Syllable Structure Syllable Boundaries
Features of Connected Speech Rhythm Elision Assimilation Linking
3
Quiz# 3 9
Intonation Functions of Intonation Intonation Patterns Tone Groups Structure of Tone Groups
4