Organizational introduction Robert Spence Unit 0 Organizational introduction Getting started in the study of phonetics English Phonetics lecture given on Goals 31 October 2016 / Course Overview Resources 10 brumaire, an CCXXV de la République Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi Robert Spence Angewandte Sprachwissenschaft Universität des Saarlandes 0.1 Organizational Definitions introduction Robert Spence Language: the noises we make with our faces in order to live. (J.R. Firth) Goals Course Overview Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.2 2 To exchange contact details (email) — LIST! 3 To gain an overview of how the course will work 4 To complete a brief survey about previous experience 5 To gain an overview of some useful resources for the study of phonetics 6 To list some guiding principles for the study of phonetics Organizational The goals of today’s session are: introduction Robert Spence 1 To gain an overview of what this course is about Goals Course Overview Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.3 3 To gain an overview of how the course will work 4 To complete a brief survey about previous experience 5 To gain an overview of some useful resources for the study of phonetics 6 To list some guiding principles for the study of phonetics Organizational The goals of today’s session are: introduction Robert Spence 1 To gain an overview of what this course is about Goals 2 To exchange contact details (email) — LIST! Course Overview Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.3 4 To complete a brief survey about previous experience 5 To gain an overview of some useful resources for the study of phonetics 6 To list some guiding principles for the study of phonetics Organizational The goals of today’s session are: introduction Robert Spence 1 To gain an overview of what this course is about Goals 2 To exchange contact details (email) — LIST! Course Overview 3 To gain an overview of how the course will work Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.3 5 To gain an overview of some useful resources for the study of phonetics 6 To list some guiding principles for the study of phonetics Organizational The goals of today’s session are: introduction Robert Spence 1 To gain an overview of what this course is about Goals 2 To exchange contact details (email) — LIST! Course Overview 3 To gain an overview of how the course will work Resources Books 4 To complete a brief survey about previous experience Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.3 6 To list some guiding principles for the study of phonetics Organizational The goals of today’s session are: introduction Robert Spence 1 To gain an overview of what this course is about Goals 2 To exchange contact details (email) — LIST! Course Overview 3 To gain an overview of how the course will work Resources Books 4 To complete a brief survey about previous experience Internet sources Fonts 5 To gain an overview of some useful resources for the study of Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts phonetics Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.3 Organizational The goals of today’s session are: introduction Robert Spence 1 To gain an overview of what this course is about Goals 2 To exchange contact details (email) — LIST! Course Overview 3 To gain an overview of how the course will work Resources Books 4 To complete a brief survey about previous experience Internet sources Fonts 5 To gain an overview of some useful resources for the study of Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts phonetics Phonetics programmes Mobile apps 6 To list some guiding principles for the study of phonetics Principles Envoi 0.3 • The course notes (online): http://www.spence.saar.de/courses/phonetics/ coursenotes201602/index.pdf Organizational Where to find information about the course: introduction Robert Spence • The course website: http://www.spence.saar.de/courses/phonetics which includes the slides as shown in the lectures (and a printable form of the slides as well) Goals Course Overview Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.4 Organizational Where to find information about the course: introduction Robert Spence • The course website: http://www.spence.saar.de/courses/phonetics which includes the slides as shown in the lectures (and a printable form of the slides as well) • The course notes (online): Goals http://www.spence.saar.de/courses/phonetics/ Course Overview coursenotes201602/index.pdf Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.4 Organizational Timetable introduction Robert Spence Week Date Unit Description 01 24.x – No Class 02 31.x 00 Basic organization 03 07.xi 01 Theoretical introduction (1) Goals 04 14.xi 02 Theoretical introduction (2) Course Overview 05 21.xi 03 Consonants (1) Resources Books 06 28.xi 04 Vowels (1) Internet sources Fonts 07 05.xii 05 Vowels (2) Copy-and-paste 08 12.xii 06 Consonants (2) Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes 09 02.i 07 Syllables & Rhythm (1) Mobile apps 10 09.i 08 Syllables & Rhythm (2) Principles 11 16.i 09 Intonation (1) Envoi 12 23.i 10 Intonation (2) 13 30.i 11 Intonation (3) 14 06.ii – Revision 15 13.ii – Final Exam 0.5 Eckert and Barry: The Phonetics and Phonology of English Pronunciation. Trier: WVT, 2005 Arnold und Hansen: Englische Phonetik. Langenscheidt, 1998 Halliday and Greaves: Intonation in the Grammar of English. London: Equinox, 2008 Organizational Books introduction Robert Spence You might find some of these useful (active links): Goals Course Overview Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.6 Arnold und Hansen: Englische Phonetik. Langenscheidt, 1998 Halliday and Greaves: Intonation in the Grammar of English. London: Equinox, 2008 Organizational Books introduction Robert Spence You might find some of these useful (active links): Eckert and Barry: The Phonetics and Phonology of English Pronunciation. Trier: WVT, 2005 Goals Course Overview Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.6 Halliday and Greaves: Intonation in the Grammar of English. London: Equinox, 2008 Organizational Books introduction Robert Spence You might find some of these useful (active links): Eckert and Barry: The Phonetics and Phonology of English Pronunciation. Trier: WVT, 2005 Goals Course Overview Arnold und Hansen: Englische Phonetik. Langenscheidt, 1998 Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.6 Organizational Books introduction Robert Spence You might find some of these useful (active links): Eckert and Barry: The Phonetics and Phonology of English Pronunciation. Trier: WVT, 2005 Goals Course Overview Arnold und Hansen: Englische Phonetik. Langenscheidt, 1998 Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Halliday and Greaves: Intonation in the Grammar of English. London: Principles Equinox, 2008 Envoi 0.6 2 BAD: Concise Oxford Dictionary: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com 3 GOOD: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com (don’t forget the ”s”!) 4 On a Mac, the Concise Oxford Dictionary is integrated with the operating system. DO NOT TRUST IT!! 5 Beware these…! WRONG! (words like:) RIGHT! ɛ BET e a BAT æ əː NURSE ɜː ɛː SQUARE eə ʌɪ PRICE aɪ Organizational Beware! introduction Robert Spence 1 If you are using an Oxford dictionary to check the pronunciation of an English word, make sure it is an Oxford learner’s dictionary – not the “Concise Oxford Dictionary”! Goals Course Overview Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.7 3 GOOD: Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary: http://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com (don’t forget the ”s”!) 4 On a Mac, the Concise Oxford Dictionary is integrated with the operating system. DO NOT TRUST IT!! 5 Beware these…! WRONG! (words like:) RIGHT! ɛ BET e a BAT æ əː NURSE ɜː ɛː SQUARE eə ʌɪ PRICE aɪ Organizational Beware! introduction Robert Spence 1 If you are using an Oxford dictionary to check the pronunciation of an English word, make sure it is an Oxford learner’s dictionary – not the “Concise Oxford Dictionary”! 2 BAD: Concise Oxford Dictionary: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com Goals Course Overview Resources Books Internet sources Fonts Copy-and-paste Keyboard layouts Phonetics programmes Mobile apps Principles Envoi 0.7 4 On a Mac, the Concise Oxford Dictionary is integrated with the operating system. DO NOT TRUST IT!! 5 Beware these…! WRONG! (words like:) RIGHT! ɛ BET e a BAT æ əː NURSE ɜː ɛː SQUARE eə ʌɪ PRICE aɪ Organizational Beware! introduction Robert Spence 1 If you are using an Oxford dictionary to check the pronunciation of an English word, make sure it is an Oxford learner’s dictionary – not the “Concise Oxford Dictionary”! 2 BAD: Concise Oxford Dictionary: http://www.oxforddictionaries.com