1st   YEAR PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY,


                                            Spring 2020

Room: C33


Times: Even weeks, Mondays Feb. 17, March 2, 16 and 30, Apr. 27 and May 11; at 1000

Odd weeks, Mondays Feb. 24, March 9 and 23, April 6 and 20, May 4 and 18, at 1600

Teachers

Lectures in practical English Phonetics and Pronunciation given by Kateřina Tomková of the Dept. of
English and American studies, who you can contact at 2060@mail.muni.cz.

Office hours: Tuesdays 0830-0930, Wednesdays 1230-1330 and Thursdays 1030-1130.

Office: Gorkého 7, 2nd floor, facing the steps, between G22 and G23.


Lectures in Phonology given by Miroslav Ježek of the Dept. of English and American studies, who you
can contact at 109001@mail.muni.cz

Office hours: before and after lectures.


Assessment

Your final mark in Phonetics and Phonology depends on the result in your final test (60%) on May 18
and your pronunciation interview (40%). Students are recommended to talk to K.Tomková and have
their pronunciation assessed now while there is still time to eliminate incorrect speaking
habits.Pronunciation interviews: Even Mon 0830-0930, Tue 1200-1300, Thu 1430-1530. Sign-up sheet
here:


https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1pKyH5T67Lyzx_78GonPs3U6aV-Is6LqlO8Z6hkI6sp4/edit#gid=0


May 18 – EXAM TEST, everyone takes part

The week of May 25, results finalized

June 16 – EXAM TEST, 2nd regular date and resit +finalizing  interviews the week of June 22

June 30 – EXAM TEST resits + interviews later that week

September 2 – EXAM TEST resits + interviews later that week


Sources

-          Regular attendance at lectures (Mondays 1000 or 1600, room C33) + full understanding
of   LECTURE NOTES

-          Gimson’sPronunciation of English of 2014, first 7 chapters; bookshop/IS

-          Professor Krčmová’s Obecnáfonetika a fonologie in the IS
(student-stud.materiály-kódpředmětu)

-          Rudiments of Linguistics, chapter on Phonetics by LudmilaUrbanová

-          A practical course in English pronunciation, relevant chapters on suprasegmentals in the
IS

-
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish/grammar/pron
                                www.photransedit.com/Online/Text2Phonetics.aspx

-          www.typeit.org

www.howjsay.com

Syllabus


Date

Lecturer and session

Topics to be covered

Reading assignment

Feb 17

TomKat 1

Introduction- organization; Delimitation of disciplines, Segmental + Suprasegmental features.

Accent: American (USA-5).


Feb 24

Ježek 1

Linguistics; Major divisions within the field of linguistics; Phonetics and phonology; Branches of
phonetics; Types of phonology; Phonemic principle; Distinctive feature theory

Gimson 2014 I 1, 5

March 2

TomKat 2

The measurable aspects of speech (guest: Magda Sučková).

Articulatory settings. The sounds of English. Introducing the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Accent: GB (RP innovations).

Gimson II 7.1-12.1

March 9

Ježek 2

Speech organs and the production of sounds; Basic terminology; Segmental Phonology I: vowels
(lexical sets by J C Wells)

Gimson I 2, 3, 4..4.1

March 16

TomKat 3

Classification of sounds in relation to commonest mistakes made by non-native speakers;
Transcription practice.

Accents: Irish, Scottish.

Gimson I 4

Gimson III 7.12.2

March 23

Ježek 3

Segmental Phonology II: consonants; Upton's model of RP, English pronouncing dictionaries

Gimson I 4.4.2-5

March 30

TomKat 4

Transcription practice with regard to the pronunciation of sounds in stressed and unstressed
syllables. Weak forms. The universality of stress.

Accent: London, Estuary, MLE, the North of England

Gimson III 7.12.3+4 Gimson III 10

April 6


Ježek 4


Suprasegmentals : word and sentence stress, intonation, rhythm.

Gimson III 11, 12

April 13

NO CLASS

EASTER MONDAY, beginning of Reading Week, USE IT FOR REVISION!


April 20

Ježek 5

Socially realistic linguistics; Variable; Standardisation & prescription; Historical outline

Gimson II 6.1-3

April 27

TomKat 5

Post-Easter class in stress, rhythm and intonation.

Accents as a result of historical development; The social aspect of speech in the U.K.

Accents: Overseas EE accents – AUS, NZ, SA

Gimson II 6.4-7

Gimson II 7.12.5

May 4

NO CLASS

RECTOR’S DAY, use it for revision!


May 11

TomKat 6

AmE accents: GenAm., Caribbean.

Revision, Mock Test, Curiosities.

Gimson II 7.12.1, 7.12.6

May 18

Exam committee

EXAM TEST first sitting, everyone takes part.

Thorough revision