LG357-6-AU-CO:
English Intonation
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2023/24
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Autumn
Undergraduate: Level 6
Inactive
Thursday 05 October 2023
Friday 15 December 2023
15
11 October 2021
Requisites for this module
LG110
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In this module we will explore phonetic and phonological aspects of rhythm and melody in spoken English. Topics include the inventory, description, and phonological representation of intonational patterns in standard English; rules for phrasal stress assignment; the relationship of prosody with meaning; and intonational variation among English accents, both L1 and L2.
The aims of the module are:
• To introduce students to ways of describing and classifying intonational patterns in spoken English
• To explore and analyse intonational patterns in English speech data with the help of acoustic analysis software
• To consider the relationship between intonation and meaning (intended or perceived)
By the end of the module, students should:
1. Understand the main descriptive parameters involved in studying the intonation of English sentences
2. Be able to characterise English intonational patterns in terms of both the British School and Autosegmental-Metrical theories
3. Be able to carry out objective analyses of intonation in recorded speech data using the computer programme Praat
4. Be able to explain native speakers' choices of intonation patterns with reference to meaning, information structure, and illocutionary force, and contrast these where applicable with variations in regional or L2 speech
Week 1 - Describing intonation: stress and pitch
Week 2 - Nuclear accents
Week 3 - Structure of intonational phrases
Week 4 - Prenuclear accents
Week 5 - British School transcription techniques
Week 6 - Fundamentals of ToBI analysis
Week 7 - Extending the ToBI vocabulary
Week 8 - Discourse functions of ToBI patterns
Week 9 - Regional variation in English intonation
Week 10 - Intonation in L2 English: problems and solutions for TEFL
The module will run over 10 weeks. There will be 20 (virtual) contact hours in total, i.e. 1 X 2 hours per week, and these will take the form of lectures and seminars. Students will have the opportunity to have individual tutorials with the module lecturers where they can ask for advice on their assignments.
All materials for the module will be uploaded onto Moodle.
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
Assessment items, weightings and deadlines
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Exam format definitions
- Remote, open book: Your exam will take place remotely via an online learning platform. You may refer to any physical or electronic materials during the exam.
- In-person, open book: Your exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer to any physical materials such as paper study notes or a textbook during the exam. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, open book (restricted): The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may refer only to specific physical materials such as a named textbook during the exam. Permitted materials will be specified by your department. Electronic devices may not be used in the exam.
- In-person, closed book: The exam will take place on campus under invigilation. You may not refer to any physical materials or electronic devices during the exam. There may be times when a paper dictionary,
for example, may be permitted in an otherwise closed book exam. Any exceptions will be specified by your department.
Your department will provide further guidance before your exams.
Overall assessment
Reassessment
Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Connor Youngberg, email: c.youngberg@essex.ac.uk.
Connor Youngberg
Connor Youngberg, cy21190@essex.ac.uk
4.209, Colchester Campus,
+44 (0) 1206 872082,
f.chiu@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Sam Christian D'Elia
Available via Moodle
Of 1067 hours, 0 (0%) hours available to students:
1067 hours not recorded due to service coverage or fault;
0 hours not recorded due to opt-out by lecturer(s).
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