Phonetics

Course Information
TitleΦωνητική / Phonetics
CodeΓλ 531
FacultyPhilosophy
SchoolEnglish Language and Literature
Cycle / Level2nd / Postgraduate
Teaching PeriodWinter/Spring
CommonNo
StatusActive
Course ID600016484

Programme of Study: PMS THEŌRĪTIKĪS KAI EFARMOSMENĪS GLŌSSOLOGIAS

Registered students: 0
OrientationAttendance TypeSemesterYearECTS
GLŌSSOLOGIAElective CoursesWinter/Spring-10

Class Information
Academic Year2018 – 2019
Class PeriodWinter
Class ID
600132949
Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2016-2020
  • Scientific Area
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
  • Distance learning
Digital Course Content
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
  • English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
•very good understanding of current theories of speech production and perception •a solid background on theoretical frameworks that account for coarticulation and reduction in speech production and perception •ability to work with phonetic experimental techniques •ability to analyse acoustic and articulatory data •a practical knowledge of the PRAAT speech analysis system •ability to combine theoretical and empirical evidence from phonetics for a comprehensive analysis and interpretation of data •ability to work with a variety of data including different languages, dialects, speech disorders, speech in adverse conditions •ability to carry out independent research in phonetics
General Competences
  • Apply knowledge in practice
  • Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
  • Adapt to new situations
  • Make decisions
  • Work autonomously
  • Work in teams
  • Work in an interdisciplinary team
  • Generate new research ideas
  • Demonstrate social, professional and ethical commitment and sensitivity to gender issues
  • Be critical and self-critical
  • Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
This advanced phonetics course will focus on current theories of speech production and perception and explore key research issues relating to the physiological, biological, physical, and cognitive aspects of speech. Special emphasis will be given to coarticulation and reduction in speech production viewed within current theoretical frameworks. These phenomena will be examined with the use of acoustic and articulatory data (electropalatographic and ultrasound ) and students will have the opportunity to carry out extensive experimental work. Throughout the course, a variety of data will be examined and discussed including data from different languages, dialects, L1 and L2 acquisition, speech disorders, speech production in adverse conditions. Course handouts and other materials (audio files, videos, internet sites) are uploaded on elearning.
Keywords
phonetics, acoustics, articulation, perception, coarticulation
Educational Material Types
  • Notes
  • Slide presentations
  • Video lectures
  • Audio
  • Multimedia
  • Interactive excersises
  • Book
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
  • Use of ICT in Course Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
  • Use of ICT in Communication with Students
  • Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Course Organization
ActivitiesWorkloadECTSIndividualTeamworkErasmus
Lectures391.4
Reading Assigment782.8
Written assigments792.9
Exams792.9
Total27510
Student Assessment
Description
1. Lab report: acoustic analysis of data and writing-up of a phonetics research paper (50%) 2. Quiz/Final exam (50%)
Student Assessment methods
  • Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
  • Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
  • Written Assignment (Summative)
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Ashby M. & J. Maidment (2005) Introducing Phonetic Science. Cambridge: CUP. Ashby, Patricia (2007) Speech Sounds. Taylor & Francis. Ashby, Patricia (2011) Understanding Phonetics. Hodder Education Publishers Baken, R. & Orlikoff, R. F. (2000) Clinical Measurement of Speech and Voice. London: Singular. Ball, M. J. & Rahilly, J. (1999) Phonetics: The Science of Speech. London: Arnold. Bauman-Wangler, J. (2008) Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology: From concepts to transcription. Allyn & Bacon. Bickford A. & Floyd, R. (2006) Articulatory Phonetics: Tools for Analyzing the World's Languages. SIL International. Border, G, Harris, K. & Raphael, L. (1994) Speech Science Primer: Physiology, Acoustics and Perception of Speech. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins. Carr, P. (1999) English Phonetics and Phonology. An introduction. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. Catford, I. (2002) A Practical Introduction to Phonetics. Oxford Textbooks in Linguistics. OUP. Clark, J. , Yallop, C & Flecher, J. . (2011) An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology. Oxford: Basil Blackwell. Collins, B. & Mees, I. M. (2008) Practical Phonetics and Phonology: a resource book for students. London: Routledge. Crystal, D. (1997) A Dictionary of Linguistics and Phonetics. (4th ed). Oxford: Blackwell. Davenport, M. & Hannahs, S. J. (2011) Introducing Phonetics and Phonology. Hodder Education Publishers. Denes, P. B. & Pinson, E. N. (1993) The Speech Chain: The Physics and Biology of Spoken Language (2nd edn). New York: W.H. Freeman & Company. Durand, J. & Laks, B. (2002) Phonetics, Phonology and Cognition. Oxford: OUP. Fant, G. (1960) Acoustic Theory of Speech Production. The Hague: Mouton. Fant, G. (2005) Speech Acoustics and Phonetics. Dordrecht: Springer. (available online) Fry, D. B. (1979) The Physics of Speech. Cambridge: CUP. Gimson, A. C. (1994) [1970] An Introduction to the Pronunciation of English (revised by A. Cruttenden). London: Edward Arnold. Handbook of the International Phonetic Association. A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. (1999). CUP. Handel, S. (1989) Listening: An introduction to the Perception of Auditory Events. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. Hardcastle, W. & Hewlett, N. (1999) Coarticulation: Theory, Data and Techniques. Cambridge: CUP. Hardcastle, W. & Marchal, A. (eds) (1990) Speech Production and Speech Modelling. Dordrecht: Kluwer Academic Publishers. Hardcastle, W. J. & Laver, J. (1997) The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. Hayward, K. (2000) Experimental Phonetics. Harlow: Longman. Hewlett, N. & Beck, J. Mackenzie (2006) An Introduction to the Science of Phonetics. Mahwah, N.J.: L. Erlbaum Associates. Johnson, K. (2011) Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell. Jones, D. (2003) Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary. Revised by Roach, P., Hartman, J. & Seeter, J. Cambridge: CUP. Kent, R. D. (1997) The Speech Sciences. Singular Publishing. Kuhl, P et al (1996) Speech Perception. Woodbury: Acoustical Society of America. Ladefoged, P. & K. Johnson (2010) A Course in Phonetics. Wadsworth Publishing. Ladefoged, P. & Maddieson, I. (1996) The Sounds of the World's Languages. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. Ladefoged, P. (1971) Preliminaries to Linguistic Phonetics.The University of Chicago Press. Ladefoged, P. (1995) Elements of Acoustic Phonetics. University of Chicago Press. Ladefoged, P. (2001) Vowels and Consonants: an Introduction to the Sounds of Llanguages. Oxford: Blackwell. Laver, J. (1994) Principles of Phonetics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Lieberman, P. & Blumstein, S. E. (1988) Speech Physiology, Speech Perception and Acoustic Phonetics. Cambridge: CUP. MacNeilage, P. F. (ed) (1983) The Production of Speech. New York: Springer-Verlag. Maddieson, I. (2009) Patterns of Sounds. Cambridge: CUP. McCully, C. B. (2009) The Sound Structure of English. Cambridge: CUP. Perkell, J. S. and Klatt, D. (eds) (1986) Invariance and Variability in Speech Processes. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Perkins, W. H. & Kent, R. D. (1986) Textbook of Functional Anatomy of Speech, Language and Hearing. San Diego: College Hill Press, Inc. Pisoni, D. & Remez, R. E. (2005) The Handbook of Speech Perception. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers. Reetz, Henning. (2009) Phonetics: Transcription, Production, Acoustics and Perception. Chichester, U.K.:Wiley-Blackwell. Roach, P. & Widdowson H. G. (2001) Phonetics. OUP. Roach, P. (2009) English Phonetics and Phonology: A practical Course. Cambridge University Press. Ryalls, J. H( 1996) A Basic Introduction to Speech Perception. San Diego: Singular Publishing. Seikel, J.A., King, D. W. & Drumright, D. G.(1997) Anatomy and Physiology for Speech, Language and Hearing. San Diego: Singular Publishers Shriberg, L. D. & Kent, R. D. (2002) Clinical Phonetics. Allyn & Bacon Shockey, L. (2003) Sound Patterns of Spoken English. Oxford: Blackwell. Small, L. H. (2011) Fundamentals of Phonetics. A Practical Guide for Students.Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Sole, M.J, Beddor, P.S. & Ohala, M. (2007) Experimental Approaches to Phonology. Oxford: OUP. Stevens, K. N. (1998) Acoustic Phonetics. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press. Tatham, M. & Morton, K. (2006) Speech Production and Perception. New York : Palgrave Macmillan.
Last Update
26-11-2023