SemesterSpring Semester, 2021
DepartmentFreshman Class A, Department of English Freshman Class B, Department of English
Course NameArticulatory Phonetics
InstructorSAH WEN-HUI
Credit3.0
Course TypeElective
Prerequisite
Course Objective
Course Description
Course Schedule












































































Week 1



Introduction to the course/ Basic Concepts of Phonetics



Week 2



The Systems of Speech Production; Recording



Week 3



Classification of Vowels and Diphthongs/ FOP 2-4



Week 4



Classification of Vowels and Diphthongs/ FOP 2-4



Week 5



Classification of Consonants; FOP 5, 7, 8, 9



Week 6



Classification of Consonants; FOP 10-12



Week 7



L, R, and Syllabic Consonants; FOP 16, 17, 20-22



Week 8



LF 2.6: Acoustic Phonetics; FOP 27, 28



Week 9



Mid-term Exam



Week 10



Sentence-stress and Rhythm; TP: Speech Rhythm



Week 11



Sentence-stress and Rhythm



Week 12



Rising-Falling Intonation; TP: The Melody of Speech



Week 13



Rising Intonation/FOP 45, 46



Week 14



More about Intonation/FOP 47-49



Week 15



More about Intonation



Week 16



Wrap-up & Review; Oral presentation



Week 17



Oral presentation



Week 18



Final Exam



Teaching Methods
Teaching Assistant

TBA


Requirement/Grading

 



written report 30%



attendance & participation 20%



mid-term exam 20%



final exam 20%


Textbook & Reference

Ashby, M., & Maidment, J. (2005). Introducing phonetic science. Cambridge Univ. Press.



Ball, M., & Rahilly, J. (1999). Phonetics: The science of speech. London: Arnold. (PSS)



Dawson, H., & Phelan, M. (ed.). (2016). Language files, 12th ed. Columbus: Ohio State Univ. Press. (LF)



Hamilton, M., & Weiss, M. (2004). Stories in my pocket. Taipei: East & West.



Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. (2011). An introduction to language. 9th ed.Cengage Learning. (IL)



Ladefoged, P., & Disner, S. (2012). Vowels and consonants. Mass.: Blackwell.



Ladefoged, P., & Johnson, K. (2011). A course in phonetics. 6th ed. Cengage Learning. (CP)



Lane, L. (2013). Focus on pronunciation 3. New York: Pearson. (FOP)



MacKay, I. (2014). Acoustics in hearing, speech, and language sciences: An introduction. Boston: Pearson.



Miller, S. (2005). Targeting pronunciation, 2nd ed. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. (TP)



Prator, C. H., & Robinett, B. (1985). Manual of American English. New York: CBS Pub.



       Zsiga, E. (2013). The sounds of language: An introduction to phonetics and phonology. Wiley-Blackwell.


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