The Sounds of Language

LELA10322 The Sounds of Language 20 Semester 2 Undergraduate Level 1 Patrycja Strycharczuk Unit coordinator 1 FHEQ level (Framework for Higher Education Qualifications) ' First part HE study/Bachelors ' European Credit Transfer & Accumulation System Rating : 10.0 The focus of this course is speech sounds. We will learn how sounds are made, how they can be described, analysed and transcribed, and how the sounds of English differ from those of other languages. We will also consider how sounds can be organized into higher-level structures, and we will study the relationship between sound and meaning. The focus of this course is speech sounds. We will learn how sounds are made, how they can be described, analysed and transcribed, and how the sounds of English differ from those of other languages. We will also consider how sounds can be organized into higher-level structures, and we will study the relationship between sound and meaning. This unit is a prerequisite for LELA20012 Phonology and LELA20341/32021 Experimental Phonetics.  The principal aims of the course unit are as follows:<ul> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">To introduce students to fundamental notions in phonetics and phonology</li> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">To provide experience in performing phonetic and phonological analysis · to provide extensive training in auditory transcription</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to:<ul> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Understand fundamental concepts in phonetics and phonology, and apply them critically to analyse new data</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to:<ul><li style="margin-bottom:11px;">Understand the basic mechanisms of speech production</li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;">Provide an articulatory description of speech sounds</li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;">Characterise the sounds of standard English (SSBE), and relate them to the inventories of other English dialects/other languages</li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;">Identify some phonological patterns (contrastive and complementary distribution, feature specification)</li><li style="margin-bottom:11px;">Characterise the differences between phonetics and phonology concerning the object and the method of study</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to:<ul> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Analyse new linguistic data (provide phonemic analysis, spot phonological patterns)</li> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Apply selected phonetic and phonological methods to the study of other linguistic subfields, such as field linguistics or sociolinguistics</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to:<ul> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Read phonetic transcription</li> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Transcribe speech sounds</li></ul> By the end of this course students will be able to:<ul><li style="margin-bottom:11px;">Develop time-management skills as well as independent study skills.</li></ul> Other Students looking for employment in research will particularly benefit from learning about research methods in phonetics, and about how phonetic research can be integrated into studies across various linguistics subfields, such as phonological theory, or linguistic variation. The course will also be beneficial to students interested in non-academic career paths that require background in phonetics, including speech and language therapy and forensic phonetics. The course will provide essential skills required in such professions, such as phonetic transcription and phonetic analysis. Topics covered will include: <ul> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Vocal tract anatomy</li> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Articulatory properties of consonants and vowels </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">The International Phonetic Alphabet </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Speech acoustics </li> <li style="margin-bottom: 11px;">Foundations of phonological analysis</li></ul> One 2h lecture a week and one 1h weekly tutorial. E-learning: The Blackboard environment will provide: lecture slides, tutorial materials, reading assignments (beyond the main textbook), materials for exam preparation (e.g. mock exam), and additional exercises. 0 Other 100% <figure class="table"><table class="MsoTableGrid" style="border-collapse:collapse;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:1px solid black;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">Assessment Task</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1px solid black;border-top:1px solid black;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">Formative or Summative</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1px solid black;border-top:1px solid black;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">Weighting</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid black;border-left:1px solid black;border-right:1px solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">In-class Transcription Test</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1px solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">Summative</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1px solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">40%</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid black;border-left:1px solid black;border-right:1px solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">Final Exam (Online Times Exam)</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1px solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">Summative</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1px solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">60%</td></tr><tr><td style="border-bottom:1px solid black;border-left:1px solid black;border-right:1px solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">Canvas Quizzes</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1px solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">Formative</td><td style="border-bottom:1px solid black;border-left-style:none;border-right:1px solid black;border-top-style:none;padding:0cm 7px;vertical-align:top;width:200px;">0%</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>  <figure class="table"><table border="1" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tbody><tr><td style="width:332px;">Feedback method</td><td style="width:332px;">Formative or summative</td></tr><tr><td style="width:332px;">Exam marks</td><td style="width:332px;">Summative</td></tr><tr><td style="width:332px;">Scores on Canvas quizzes</td><td style="width:332px;">Formative</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>  Y <span style="background-attachment:initial;background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:115%;">Zsiga, E.C., 2024. <span style="background-attachment:initial;background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:115%;">The sounds of language: an introduction to phonetics and phonology<span style="background-attachment:initial;background-clip:initial;background-image:initial;background-origin:initial;background-position:initial;background-repeat:initial;background-size:initial;font-family:Arial, sans-serif;font-size:12px;line-height:115%;">. 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