LG415-7-SP-CO:
Phonetics
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2023/24
Language and Linguistics
Colchester Campus
Spring
Postgraduate: Level 7
Inactive
Monday 15 January 2024
Friday 22 March 2024
15
09 January 2023
Requisites for this module
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This module covers topics in phonetics, with particular focus on acoustic phonetics. Students are expected to have a general familiarity with, minimally, the sounds of English and their IPA symbols, and the systems used to describe sounds in articulatory phonetics (place of articulation, manner of articulation, and voicing). In this module, students will further their knowledge of articulatory phonetics by looking at airstream mechanisms and laryngeal settings for voice quality in English and non-English sounds. The module will also cover a substantial amount of acoustic phonetics, including basic sound acoustics and the analysis and quantification of various segments. Topics in speech perception and audition will also be introduced.
This course aims to:
• Introduce students to sounds found in languages outside of English
• Provide students with an understanding of basic acoustics
• Allow students ample time for hands-on exploration of acoustic phonetics and introduce the basic handling of digital audio files
• Introduce students to speech perception and audition
By the end of the module, you should have a clear understanding of airstream mechanisms and voice qualities for various speech sounds. You should be familiar with acoustic phonetics and demonstrate knowledge of details of sound wave structure and sound dimensions such as frequency, amplitude and duration. You will be able to read information off spectrograms in order to identify different sounds. You will be able to conduct acoustic speech analysis using e.g. Praat and produce documents to display your findings. At the end of the module you will be well equipped for independent phonetic analysis and advanced study.
A two-hour class each week involving both lecture style teaching and practical work in computer assisted phonetic analysis (laboratory sessions).
This module does not appear to have a published bibliography for this year.
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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
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Module supervisor and teaching staff
Dr Scott Lewis, email: scott.lewis@essex.ac.uk.
Scott Lewis
sl23481@essex.ac.uk
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Dr Ian Cunnings
University of Reading
Associate Professor in Psycholinguistics
Available via Moodle
No lecture recording information available for this module.
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