Syllabus
Topics:
English phonetics and phonology, subdivision and some basic terminology (phoneme, allophone, sound, minimal pair, accent x dialect; GB, ELF, IPA)
Relationship between speech and writing; classification of speech organs; phonation
English vocalic system - vowel quality
English vocalic system - vowel quantity; diphthongs and triphthongs
General classification of English consonants
English plosives (aspiration, stop releases)
English fricatives and affricates
English nasals
English approximants
Allophonic variation
Connected speech - assimilation
Connected speech - linking and elision
Annotation
The course aims at introducing some basic concepts of English phonetics and phonology on the segmental level including the changes individual sounds undergo in connected speech (assimilation, elision and liaison). The main emphasis is put on training the pronunciation of selected English sounds and on the development of transcription skills.