Sounds and Speech
| Title | Ήχοι και Ομιλία / Sounds and Speech |
| Code | Γλ 536 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | English Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | No |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600016477 |
Programme of Study: PMS THEŌRĪTIKĪS KAI EFARMOSMENĪS GLŌSSOLOGIAS
Registered students: 11
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GLŌSSOLOGIA | Compulsory Course | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Academic Year | 2023 – 2024 |
| Class Period | Winter |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 3 |
| Total Hours | 39 |
| Class ID | 600243742
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Course Type 2021
Specific Foundation
Course Type 2011-2015
Specific Foundation / Core
Mode of Delivery
- Distance learning
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600243742
- eLearning (Moodle): https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=7065
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- English (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
-Understanding of the basic concepts and terms used in phonetics and phonology
-Knowledge of the speech production mechanism
-Knowledge of the phonetic symbols and diacritics used to describe languages
-Ability to transcribe speech samples using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
-Ability to perform acoustic analysis of typical and clinical data using PRAAT
Knowledge of methodology for the design of empirical studies in phonetics/phonology
-Knowledge of data management, how to perform simple descriptive statistical analyses and how to interpret empirical data
-Knowledge of the basic structure of research paper writing in the field of phonetics
-Understanding of the basic principles of articulatory analysis using the technique of electropalatography
-Knowledge of the theoretical principles of major phonological frameworks
-Application of theoretical knowledge in phonetics/phonology
-A very good understanding of theoretical background on speech production, speech acoustics and speech perception
-Ability to combine theoretical and empirical evidence from phonetics and phonology for a comprehensive analysis and interpretation of data
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Work autonomously
- Work in teams
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Be critical and self-critical
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Course Content (Syllabus)
Phonetics studies human speech sounds as physical entities, i.e. how they are produced, transmitted and perceived by the listener. Phonology studies the sounds of human speech as linguistic units, that is, how speakers of a language use sounds to differentiate the meaning of words.The course will give students the opportunity to (a) enhance their knowledge on major areas of phonetics such as physiology, articulation, acoustics, and perception, (b) use the International Phonetic Alphabet and obtain the theoretical background for the description of sounds, (c) gain knowledge of acoustic data analysis using specialized software (PRAAT) and of articulatory data analysis, (d) carry out empirical research with normal and/or pathological speech data. The relationship between phonetics and phonology will be discussed. Students will have the opportunity to gain theoretical insights on phonological analyses. Through selected literature and data analyses, the course aims to provide students with the opportunity to understand the relationship between phonetics and phonology.
Course outline
1. Phonetics and Phonology. Applications.
2. Segmental Articulation: airstream mechanisms, phonation, descriptive parameters for consonants and vowels. International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). Diacritics. Prosody. Phonetic transcription
3. Experimental Phonetics: Basic principles of acoustic analysis
4. Acoustic analysis of vowels,
5. Acoustic analysis of plosives,
6. Acoustic analysis of fricatives,
Acoustic analysis of nasals,
8. Acoustic analysis of approximations,
9. Acoustic analysis of rhotics,
10. Acoustic analysis of continuous spontaneous speech.
11. Acoustic analysis of prosody
12. Experimental Phonetics: articulatory analysis (electropalatography, ultrasound). Biofeedback systems.
13. Phonological Theory: representations, rules. Generative Phonology, Articulatory Phonology, Laboratory Phonology.
Keywords
Phonetics Phonology Linguistics
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
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 25 | 0.9 | ✓ | ||
| Reading Assigment | 78 | 2.8 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Interactive Teaching in Information Center | 14 | 0.5 | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Written assigments | 158 | 5.7 | ✓ | ||
| Total | 275 | 10 |
Student Assessment
Description
Quiz: phonetic description of sounds, IPA (20%)
Lab report: acoustic analysis of data and writing-up of a phonetics research paper (60%)
Language study: Analysis of phonetic/phonological aspects of a language unknown to the student. Preparation of a poster and oral presentation in class (20%)
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Short Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- brief research paper
Bibliography
Additional bibliography for study
Ashby, M. & J. Maidment (2005) Introducing Phonetic Science. Cambridge: CUP.
Ashby, P. (2013) Understanding Phonetics. Routledge.
Ashby, P. (2013) Speech Sounds. Routledge.
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.
Bickord, A. & Floyd, R. (2006) Articulatory phonetics : tools for analyzing the world's languages. SIL.
Carr, P. (1999) English Phonetics and Phonology. An introduction. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Clark, J., Yallop, C. & Fletcher (2007) An Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology. Oxford: Basil Blackwell.
Collins, B. S. & Mees, I. M. (2013) Practical Phonetics and Phonology: A Resource book for students. Routledge.
Davenport, M. & Hannahs, S. J. (2010) Introducing Phonetics & Phonology. Routledge.
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.
Esling, J. H., Moisik, S. R., Benner, A.,Crevier-Buchman, L. (2019) Voice Quality: the Laryngeal articulator Model. Cambridge: CUP.
Fant, G. (1960) Acoustic Theory of Speech Production. The Hague: Mouton.
Fry, D. B. (1979) The Physics of Speech. CUP.
Gimson, A.C. (1977) English Pronouncing Dictionary (4th edn, originally compiled by Daniel Jones). London: Dent.
Gut, U. (2009) Introduction to English Phonetics and Phonology. Peter Lang Publishers.Handel, S. (1989) Listening: An introduction to the Perception of Auditory Events. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.
Handbook of the International Phonetic Association. A Guide to the Use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. (1999). CUP.
Hardcastle, W. J. & Laver, J. (1997) The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Jones, D. (1997) English Pronouncing Dictionary. Revised by Roach, P. & Hartman, J. (15th ed). CUP.
Johnson, K. (1997) Acoustic & Auditory Phonetics. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Kent, R. D. (1997) The Speech Sciences. Singular Publishing.
Knight, R.A. (2014) Phonetics; A coursebook.CUP.
Ladefoged, P. (1962) Elements of Acoustic Phonetics. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Ladefoged, P. (1971) Preliminaries to Linguistic Phonetics.The University of Chicago Press.
Ladefoged, P. & Johnson, K. (2014) A course in Phonetics, Wadsworth Publishing
Ladefoged, P. & Maddieson, I. (1996) The Sounds of the World's Languages. Oxford: Blackwell Publishers.
Ladefoged, P. (2001) Vowels and Consonants. An Introduction to the Sounds of Languages. Oxford: Blackwell.
Laver, J. (1994) Principles of Phonetics. Cambridge University Press.
Lieberman, P. & Blumstein, S. E. (1988) Speech Physiology, Speech Perception and Acoustic Phonetics. CUP.
MacNeilage, P. F. (ed) (1983) The Production of Speech. New York: Springer-Verlag.
Reetz, H. & Jongman, A. (2020) Phonetics: Transcription, Production, Acoustics, and Perception Wiley-Blackwell.
Shriberg, L., Kent, R., McAllister Byun, T., Preston, J. (2018) Clinical Phonetic. Pearson.
Small, L. H. (2019) Fundamentals of Phonetics. A Practical Guide for Students.Boston: Pearson Stevens, K. N. (1998) Acoustic Phonetics. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press.
Zsiga, E. C. (2013) The sounds of Language: an introduction to Phonetics and Phonology. Wiley: Blackwell.
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26-11-2023
