AJ22066 PRONUNCIATION VARIETIES, Autumn 2012



Sessions: Room G31, 1550-1725,

                   Oct. 1, 15 and 29, Nov. 12 and 26, Dec. 10.

Facilitator: K. Tomková, 2060@mail.muni.cz,

             office hours Tue 1600-1700, Wed 1400-1500, Thu 1300-1500.

Compulsory listening:

J.C.Wells – Accents of English in IS Study Materials

Collins and Mees – Practical Phonetics and  Phonology in IS Study

                                                                          Materials, with
tapecscipts


Youtube: - The English Language in 24 Accents

                  21 Accents by Amy Walker

                  Educating Rita Part 1, “Christopher Cazenove in Three Men

                                                                       and a Little Woman (=Lady)“

                  Films presented in italics for each accent


Online sources: Sounds Familiar langlit; Accents Archive browse

Literature:

Phonetics and sociolinguistic terminology

Accents of English by J.C.Wells, chapters presented in class

International English by Trudgill / Hannah, chapters presented in class

Accent and dialects for stage and screen by Paul Meier

Requirements:

- Attendance, 3pts a session

- Final test max. 50pts

- Contributions, av. 10pts

                                             Syllabus

Oct. 1

Introduction. Literature. Terminology. Web sources.

Wells’  triangle and Trudgill’s chart.

Sources of recordings and tapescripts.

2 social varieties in Educating Rita.

Anglican vicar stereotype in The Three Men and a Little Lady.

Creating one’s own accent. Collection of errors. North American project.

Having native speakers of different accents in class. ⃰⃰⃰ ⃰


Oct. 15

Presentations: - ⃰Phonetics terminology from Meier: E. Vahalíková

                         - ⃰The sociolinguistics of accents from Wells: M. Jílková,

                                                                                             Lo
Yu-Hsiang

                         - ⃰RP, R.I.P. by David Abercrombie and Sociophonology

                              by John Honey:

                          - ⃰Upton’s model of RP by Miroslav Ježek: A. Holubcová


Oct. 29

EE accents in the UK: - RP revisited A. Holubcová continued

-      ⃰Cockney, Estuary English and SE England: L. Koudelková

-      ⃰The rhotic SW: Bristol, Hampshire:

-                                                         V. Slováčková

-      ⃰Welsh: P. Fišerová, ⃰Midlans P. Řeholová,  ⃰Yorkshire: P. Nováková  ⃰Scouse, Blackpool:
A.Parra P. Pitarch, ⃰Geordie: R. Ibrahim

Nov. 12

⃰Ewa Waniek-Klimczak’s presentation about World Englishes: B. Orlická

EE accents overseas:- ⃰Australia: J. Gašpar  and New Zealand:

                                                                                                V.
Hradilová

                                      - ⃰South Africa: G. Vašíčková

                                      - ⃰India: V. Šimunková, Gara Khalil

                                      - ⃰Africa: M. Vokoun

                                      - ⃰European second language varieties: Spanish team (3-15
mins); A. Zurek (5 mins)


Nov. 26

- ⃰Scottish: J. Pelíšková

HW: watch Trainspotting.

-⃰Irish: Eva Vahalíková brings Sister Georgina!

-⃰Northern Irish T. Kalčíková:

HW: watch In the Name of the Father.

Mock test.

Dec. 10

Credit test in theory, accent classification and recognition.

Correct answers, results and assessment sheets found subsequently in the IS.


Thursday, January 24, 10am, tutor´s office: exam colloquium



Relevant tapescripts in Collins and Mees, Practical Phonetics and Phonology:

1 – Traditional RP

2 – Modern RP

41 – Cockney (Greater London)

42 – West Country (Bristol)

43 – Midlans (Birmingham)

44 – North (Lancashire)

45 – Geordie (Newcastle)

45 – Scottish (Edinburgh)

47 – Irish Republic (Greater Dublin)

48 – Northern Ireland (Belfast)

49 – South Wales

50 – Scouse (Liverpool)

51 – Southern USA (Texas)

52 – Kentucky

53 – Canadian

54 – Australian

55 – New Zealand

56 – South African

57 – Indian English

58 – Singapore

59 – Caribbean (West Indian)