From Sound to Speech - AFL1509

Assessment 1: Written assignment (coursework)

Written assignment on each of the topics of the module.

Written assignment

Assessment 1: Presentation

Presentation

Assessment 2: Written Assignment

Take-home exercise in linguistic analysis as directed.

Written Assignment

This module introduces you to the structure of sound within the linguistic system. You will learn all the basics of  articulatory and impressionistic phonetic description, starting from individual sounds and building up to continuous speech. Emphasis is on the development of practical skills in analysing speech.

School of Arts and Humanities

<a href="http://library.hud.ac.uk/my/AFL1501">http://library.hud.ac.uk/my/AFL1501</a>
 
Set text: 
Ogden, Richard. 2017. An introduction to English phonetics. 2nd edition. Edinburgh: Edinburgh University Press. FULL TEXT ONLINE
 
Selected chapters from Fromkin, Victoria, Rodman, Hyams, Nina. 2017. An Introduction to Language. 11th edition. Australia: Cengage. RESTRICTED ONLINE ACCESS – request 10% digitisation.
 
Recommended/background reading: Davenport, Mike &amp; Hannahs, SJ. 2013. Introducing Phonetics and Phonology. 3rd edition. London: Routledge. FULL TEXT ONLINE

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AFL1509 - From Sound to Speech

From Sound to Speech

understand the basic workings of how speech is produced.

understand the terminology used to describe the various parts of the phonological system

be able to transcribe the basic sound features of speech using appropriate symbols.

be able to identify phonological categories.

be able to produce phonetic descriptions of continuous speech

understand the articulatory gestures and phonetic features of speech sounds.