Course Overview
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Course Synopsis
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Teaching of English speech sounds is a challenge for new and experienced teachers. It involves a minefield of technical knowledge and confusion over accents and varieties of English. In order to understand the different levels at which we can view the sounds of English, we need a more informed range of teaching choices depending on our purposes, and those of our students. Keeping these needs in view, this course (Phonetics and Phonology ENG507) has been designed to cover all fundamental aspects related to speech production, transmission, and reception. The course will familiarize students with theoretical as well as practical knowledge of the field. Major components of the course include consonant and vowel production in Received Pronunciation (RP) and General American (GA), major phonetics and phonological theories, phonetic transcription, characteristics of vowel and consonant sounds, supra-segmental features (intonation, stress, etc.), syllabification and the use of PRAAT software.
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Course Learning Outcomes
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At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- understand how human sound is produced.
- know the physical properties of human sound.
- learn about the supra-segmental features and the features of connected speech.
- have a greater awareness of IPA symbols and transcription of any kind of English text.
- draw conclusions and application for human sounds within a particular language.
- prepare themselves for more advanced level course in Experimental Phonology for their detailed future research work.
- efficiently use modern software (PRAAT) for speech analysis.
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Course Calendar
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Week 01
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1
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Introduction to the Course
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2
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Why Studying Phonetics and Phonology?
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3
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Focus Language - English
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4
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Aims and Objective of the Course
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5
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Evaluation Criteria for the Course
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6
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Introduction to Vowels and Consonants
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7
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Introduction to English Vowels
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8
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Introduction to English Diphthongs
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9
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Introduction to English Consonants
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10
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IPA Transcription of English Sounds
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11
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Introduction to Phonology
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12
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Introduction to Phonetics
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13
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Phonetics vs. Phonology
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14
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Introduction to Key Concepts in Phonetics and Phonology
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15
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Types of Phonetic Studies
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16
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Articulatory Phonetics
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Week 02
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19
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Experimental Phonetics and Phonology
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21
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Articulatory Phonetics-I
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26
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Manners of Articulation
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30
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Additional Consonantal Gestures
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32
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The Waveforms of Consonants
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33
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The Articulation of Vowel Sounds
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35
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Long Vowels and Diphthongs
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36
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Introduction to Suprasegmentals
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Week 03
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40
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Transcription of Vowels
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41
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Transcription of Consonants
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42
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Transcription of Consonant Sounds-II: Explanation
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Quiz 1
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43
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Broad and Narrow Transcription
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44
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IPA Resource: The North Wind and The Sun Story
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45
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IPA Story: Explanation
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47
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IPA Story: Broad Transcription
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48
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IPA Story-Phonetic Transcription
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49
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Transcription Beyond Words
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50
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Transcription Beyond Words: Word Stress
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51
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Transcription Beyond Words: Accent
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52
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Transcription Beyond Words: Phrases
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53
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Transcription Beyond Words: Rhythm and Beyond
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Week 04
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54
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The Consonants of English
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61
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Aspects of Connected Speech
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63
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Rules for English Consonant Allophones (ECA)
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64
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Rules for ECA: Explanation
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GDB
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65
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Introduction to Diacritics
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66
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Diacritics and Detailed Transcription
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Week 05
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70
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Introduction to English Vowels 2
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73
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American and British Vowels
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78
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Fortis and Lenis Consonants
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79
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Rules for English Vowel Allophones
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Quiz 2
Week 06
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80
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English Words and Sentences
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81
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Words in Connected Speech
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89
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Explaining Target Tones
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91
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Pulmonic Airstream Mechanism
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92
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Glottalic Airstream Mechanism
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93
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Velaric Airstream Mechanism
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94
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Summary of the Airstream Mechanisms
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Week 07
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95
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Introduction to Phonation
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99
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Voicing and Consonants
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100
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Voice Onset Time (VOT)
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Mid-Term
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106
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Types of Articulatory Gestures
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Week 08
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110
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Trills, Taps and Flaps
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112
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Summary of the Articulatory Gestures
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113
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Explaining the Summary of the Articulatory Gestures
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Quiz 3
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115
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Explaining Acoustic Phonetics
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117
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Acoustic Analysis of Vowels
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118
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Source Filter Theory of Speech Production
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119
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Explaining Source Filter Mechanism
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121
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Explaining the Tube Models
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123
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Explaining Perturbation Theory
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124
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Explaining Acoustic Analysis (Vowels)
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125
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Acoustics of Consonants
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Week 09
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126
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Explaining the Acoustics of Consonants
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127
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Interpreting Spectrograms
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128
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Useful Techniques for Interpreting Spectrograms
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129
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Individual Differences
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130
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Analyzing Individual Differences
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131
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Vowels and Vowel-like Articulation
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133
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Secondary Cardinal Vowels
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134
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Comparing Primary VS Secondary Cardinal Vowels
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135
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Vowels in Other Accents of English
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136
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Vowels in BBC English
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137
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Vowels in Other Languages
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138
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Advanced Tongue Root (ATR)
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Week 10
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140
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Nasalization in Vowels
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141
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Summary of Vowel Quality
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143
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Secondary Articulatory Gestures (SAG)
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Assignment
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146
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Introduction to Suprasegemntal (SS) Features
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149
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Stress as a Suprasegmental Feature
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150
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Types and Categories of Stress
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151
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Lexical and Emphatic Stress
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152
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Stress Timed Languages
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153
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Explaining Stress Timed Languages
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154
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Syllable Timed Languages
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155
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Explaining Syllable Timed Languages
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156
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Pitch as a Suprasegmental Feature
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Quiz 4
Week 11
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157
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Tone and Tonal Languages
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158
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Intonation as a Suprasegmental Feature
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159
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Functions of Intonations
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160
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Explaining Functions of Intonation
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162
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Phonetics of the Community and of the Individual
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163
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Explaining Phonetics of the Community and of the individual
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167
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Feature Hierarchy: Discussion
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168
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Feature Hierarchy: Explanation
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169
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Problems with Linguistic Explanations
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170
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Explaining the Problem with Linguistic Explanations
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Week 12
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171
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Controlling Articulatory Movements
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173
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Explaining Memory for Speech
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174
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The Balance between Phonetic Forces
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175
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Explaining the Balance Between Phonetic Forces
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176
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Syllabic Templates and Syllabification
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177
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Explaining Syllabification
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179
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Explaining Phonotactics
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180
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Introduction to PRAAT
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181
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Introduction to PRAAT Manual
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183
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Recording and Displaying
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184
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Segmenting and Labeling
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185
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Exporting Visual Display to Word File
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Week 13
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186
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The Source-Filter Model of Speech
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187
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Measuring the Fundamental Frequency
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188
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Measuring the Harmonics
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189
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Measuring the Formants
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190
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Relationship Between Harmonics and Formants
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193
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Spectral Make-up (Formant Values)
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194
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Plotting Vowels on Chart
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195
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Sonorants and Their Formants
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197
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Glides and Their Formants
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Week 14
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198
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Stop Voicing on Spectrograph
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199
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Measuring Voice Onset Time (VOT)
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200
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P&P Research as the Part of English Language Teaching
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201
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Current Trends in P&P Research
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203
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Experimental Phonetics
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205
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The Relationship between ELT and P&P
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206
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Developing Relevant Material
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207
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Conducting Classroom Research for ELT
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208
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Making Research Accessible to Teachers
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209
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Facilitating Action Research
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Final-Term
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