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Institut für Anglistik Institut für Anglistik

Univ.-Prof. i. R. Dr. Gabriella Mazzon Univ.-Prof. i. R. Dr. Gabriella Mazzon

609758

English Phonetics and Phonology

VO 1

1,75

wöch.

semestral

Englisch

In this course students are introduced to key concepts and basic skills needed for describing and transcribing the speech sounds of English.

The course deals with phonetic and phonological topics such as the anatomy, physiology and acoustics of speech, the transcription of English, the relationship between spelling and speech, syllable structure, word stress, prosodic features and paralinguistic features. Attention will also be paid to differences between British English and American English.

frontal teaching, transcription practice

Final written exam: open questions + transcription exercises

Textbook: P. Skandera/P. Burleigh (2011) A Manual of English Phonetics and Phonology (2nd Edition with CD). Tübingen, Narr Verlag.

Anmeldevoraussetzung/en: positive Beurteilung von VO1: Introduction to English Synchronic Linguistics + VO1: Introduction to the History of English (bzw. VO 2: Introduction to Language and Linguistics)
Beginn: 05. März 2013