- Department: Language and Linguistic Science
- Module co-ordinator: Dr. Dominic Watt
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: H
- Academic year of delivery: 2019-20
- See module specification for other years: 2018-19
Articulatory & Impressionistic Phonetics is a very practical module which gives students skills in the production and perception of the sounds on the IPA chart. A short series of lectures, and seminar slots, provide theoretical background. There are weekly sessions focusing on ear training (producing and transcribing sounds), and in the second half of the spring term we work on a language we don't know. (Recent languages include Faroese, Hungarian and Lithuanian.) The summer term focuses on critical thinking and writing skills, and practice for the oral and aural (listening) exams.
Pre-requisite modules
Co-requisite modules
- None
Prohibited combinations
- None
Occurrence | Teaching cycle |
---|---|
A | Spring Term 2019-20 to Summer Term 2019-20 |
There are lectures in Sp2-5, and language classes Sp 7-10.
Ear training is weekly, alongside discussions about phonetic issues.
In Su1-4 we focus on essay writing, and ear training classes continue providing support for the oral and aural exams.
Task | Length | % of module mark |
---|---|---|
Essay/coursework Project |
N/A | 70 |
Online Exam Articulatory & Impressionistic Phonetics |
N/A | 15 |
Online Exam Articulatory & Impressionistic Phonetics |
N/A | 15 |
None
Task | Length | % of module mark |
---|---|---|
Essay/coursework Project |
N/A | 70 |
Online Exam Articulatory & Impressionistic Phonetics |
N/A | 15 |
Online Exam Articulatory & Impressionistic Phonetics |
N/A | 15 |
Feedback on formative work
Ear Training (Phonetic production and perception): immediate oral feedback on individual productions; group feedback following phonetic dictation tasks
Seminar exercises: immediate oral group feedback
There will be three short written pieces of work during the term, with feedback given within two weeks of submission of each
Assessment and feedback
Essay
Feedback: Marks for the whole module.
Laver, J (1994) Principles of Phonetics (Cambridge: CUP)
Ladefoged, P and Maddieson, I (1996) The Sounds of the World's Languages (Oxford: Blackwell)
Suggestions for reading before the module starts
International Phonetic Association. 1999. The Handbook of the IPA.
In particular, make sure you understand how the IPA can be used, and familiarise yourself with a couple of languages other than English. This will be a very good grounding for the work of the module.
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