AJ52017 MINITALK TOPICS 2018

                   Minitalks 5-10 mins long, in class Dec. 14 or at exam Feb. 8

1 The difference between phonetics and phonology
2 The history of studying the sound form of language
3 Practical applications of phonetics and phonology
4 English segmental phonetics: classification of vowels
5 English segmental phonetics: classification of consonants
6 Aspects of coarticulation: assimilation, elision, liaison
7 English suprasegmental phonetics: the rules of English stress and rhythm
8 Articulatory settings in English, Czech and Slovak
9 Main pronunciation problems of Czech and Slovak speakers
10 Goals in teaching pronunciation
11 The use of standard or non-standard accents in teaching
12 The use of music in teaching
13 The use of popular culture (sitcoms and films) in teaching
14 Classification of accents according to Trudgill
15 EE accents - standard, England, Aus and NZ, SA, Africa, Asia
16 RP innovations
17 AmE accents - standard, the U.S., the Carribean, Asia-Pacific
18 Second language varieties
19 Labov´s research
20 Honey´s views of the British Standard
21 Upton/Ježek´s research
22 Headlandová-Kalischová´s research
23 Tomková´s research of perceptions
24 Jirásek´s research on the musicality of accents
25 Docherty’s research on contractions in English L2 aural and oral proficiency

26   any other topic, act, appeal etc.