Filologia 2010-2011 - Gredos - Universidad de Salamanca

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Guía Académica 2010-2011 Facultad de Filología
Universidad de Salamanca
Acoustic phonetics: pitch, quality, loudness and length.
Auditory phonetics.
Articulatory phonetics. The speech organs.
Spelling and sound. The IPA alphabet.
Segmentation. Isolated sounds and connected speech.
Phonemes and allophones. Phonotactics.
Classification of English phonemes.
2. English vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs.
Acoustic features: quality and length.
Articulatory features: openness, place of articulation, rounding, effort.
Cardinal vowels.
Diphthongs and triphthongs.
Description of each sound:
Spelling and examples.
Articulatory and acoustic description.
Allophones.
Contrasts and remarks to foreign (Spanish speaking) learners.
4. English consonants and clusters.
Place of articulation.
Manner of articulation.
Voicing. Fortis/lenis contrast.
Description of each sound:
Spelling and examples
Articulatory description.
Allophones.
Contrasts and remarks to learners.
5. Phonemic transcription.
Written practice. The word as a basis. Strong and weak forms.
Introduction to connected speech. Rhythm, assimilation, elision and linking.
6. Segmental and suprasegmental components.
Word and sentence stress.
The syllable.
Intonation. Functions. Basic types of tone units.
7. Varieties of English.
Social and geographical variation.
RP, GA and other accents.
The course is intended to provide both an introduction to the theory of English phonetics and phonology, and training in practical skills such
as the production and recognition of the phonemes of English and the transcription of English words and texts into phonemic script. Tests will
include both theory and practice (50%-50%).