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LING217 – Phonetics and Phonology
2013 – S1 Day
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| Unit convenor and teaching staff |
Unit convenor and teaching staff
Unit Convenor
Felicity Cox
Contact via felicity.cox@mq.edu.au
Unit Convenor
Robert Mannell
Contact via robert.mannell@mq.edu.au
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| Credit points |
Credit points
3
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| Prerequisites |
Prerequisites
LING110(P) or (admission to GCertSphComm or GDipSphComm)
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| Corequisites |
Corequisites
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| Co-badged status |
Co-badged status
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| Unit description |
Unit description
This unit forms the essential background to all aspects of speech and hearing science, and to all of the speech and hearing-based research projects in the Centre for Language Sciences (CLaS). This unit focuses on key areas in phonetics and phonology, and aims to provide training in phonetic and phonological principles, enabling students to carry out phonemic and phonetic transcriptions of spoken English. It also provides students with basic ear training of the sounds of the world's languages. The unit is divided into two parallel streams. One stream is skill-based with the aim of developing competence in transcription. The second stream is theory-based encompassing fundamental concepts relating to the articulation of vowels and consonants as well as complex articulations, airstream mechanisms and laryngeal features, and their use in languages. In addition, the sounds of Australian English are contrasted with other dialects of English. Students are also introduced to the important concepts of phonology through an examination of phonemes and allophones, syllables, word stress and some important aspects of prosody. The tutorials amplify some of the main points dealt with in the lectures and are specifically concerned with developing phonetic ear-training skills and competence in phonetic and phonemic analyses.
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Learning Outcomes
On successful completion of this unit, you will be able to:
- be familiar with the International Phonetic Alphabet
- be familiar with the principles of transcription and be able to perform simple phonemic and phonetic transcription tasks
- have an understanding of speech articulation
- be familiar with the major characteristics of vowels and consonants and with a number of ways of classifying these speech sounds
- understand the distinction between phonemes and allophones and the principles of phonemic analysis
- be familiar with some of the ways that languages and dialects differ in both their phoneme inventories and the pronunciation of their phonemes
- be familiar with the concept of coarticulation
- understand what Distinctive Features are and be able to use them in the analysis of phonemes and their pronunciation
- understand the structure of syllables and how phonotactic constraints result in different sets of legal syllables for different languages
- have a basic understanding of the phonology of intonation
Assessment Tasks
| Name | Weighting | Due |
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| IPA Test | 15% | Week 8 |
| Phonetic Transcription | 20% | Week 11-13 |
| Exam | 40% | Exam Period |
| Phonemic Transcription | 25% | Weeks 4-6 |
IPA Test
Due: Week 8
Weighting: 15%
Online test assessing recognition and representation of sounds of the world’s languages
On successful completion you will be able to:
- be familiar with the International Phonetic Alphabet
- be familiar with the principles of transcription and be able to perform simple phonemic and phonetic transcription tasks
- have an understanding of speech articulation
- be familiar with the major characteristics of vowels and consonants and with a number of ways of classifying these speech sounds
Phonetic Transcription
Due: Week 11-13
Weighting: 20%
Phonetic/allophonic transcription task involving analysis of single words, short phrases and a passage using the principles of the IPA applied to the examination of Australian English.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- be familiar with the International Phonetic Alphabet
- be familiar with the principles of transcription and be able to perform simple phonemic and phonetic transcription tasks
- understand the distinction between phonemes and allophones and the principles of phonemic analysis
- be familiar with the concept of coarticulation
- understand the structure of syllables and how phonotactic constraints result in different sets of legal syllables for different languages
Exam
Due: Exam Period
Weighting: 40%
2 hour exam covering all major topics with the exception of transcription. The exam is in short answer format.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- be familiar with the International Phonetic Alphabet
- have an understanding of speech articulation
- be familiar with the major characteristics of vowels and consonants and with a number of ways of classifying these speech sounds
- be familiar with some of the ways that languages and dialects differ in both their phoneme inventories and the pronunciation of their phonemes
- be familiar with the concept of coarticulation
- understand what Distinctive Features are and be able to use them in the analysis of phonemes and their pronunciation
- understand the structure of syllables and how phonotactic constraints result in different sets of legal syllables for different languages
- have a basic understanding of the phonology of intonation
Phonemic Transcription
Due: Weeks 4-6
Weighting: 25%
Phonemic transcription tasks involving analysis of single words, short phrases and passages using both the Harrington Cox and Evans revised transcription system and the Mitchell and Delbridge transcription system.
On successful completion you will be able to:
- be familiar with the International Phonetic Alphabet
- be familiar with the principles of transcription and be able to perform simple phonemic and phonetic transcription tasks
- understand the distinction between phonemes and allophones and the principles of phonemic analysis
- understand the structure of syllables and how phonotactic constraints result in different sets of legal syllables for different languages
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Graduate Capabilities
Capable of Professional and Personal Judgement and Initiative
We want our graduates to have emotional intelligence and sound interpersonal skills and to demonstrate discernment and common sense in their professional and personal judgement. They will exercise initiative as needed. They will be capable of risk assessment, and be able to handle ambiguity and complexity, enabling them to be adaptable in diverse and changing environments.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- be familiar with the International Phonetic Alphabet
- be familiar with the principles of transcription and be able to perform simple phonemic and phonetic transcription tasks
Assessment tasks
- Phonetic Transcription
- Exam
- Phonemic Transcription
Discipline Specific Knowledge and Skills
Our graduates will take with them the intellectual development, depth and breadth of knowledge, scholarly understanding, and specific subject content in their chosen fields to make them competent and confident in their subject or profession. They will be able to demonstrate, where relevant, professional technical competence and meet professional standards. They will be able to articulate the structure of knowledge of their discipline, be able to adapt discipline-specific knowledge to novel situations, and be able to contribute from their discipline to inter-disciplinary solutions to problems.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- be familiar with the International Phonetic Alphabet
- be familiar with the principles of transcription and be able to perform simple phonemic and phonetic transcription tasks
- have an understanding of speech articulation
- be familiar with the major characteristics of vowels and consonants and with a number of ways of classifying these speech sounds
- understand the distinction between phonemes and allophones and the principles of phonemic analysis
- be familiar with some of the ways that languages and dialects differ in both their phoneme inventories and the pronunciation of their phonemes
- be familiar with the concept of coarticulation
- understand what Distinctive Features are and be able to use them in the analysis of phonemes and their pronunciation
- understand the structure of syllables and how phonotactic constraints result in different sets of legal syllables for different languages
- have a basic understanding of the phonology of intonation
Assessment tasks
- IPA Test
- Phonetic Transcription
- Exam
- Phonemic Transcription
Critical, Analytical and Integrative Thinking
We want our graduates to be capable of reasoning, questioning and analysing, and to integrate and synthesise learning and knowledge from a range of sources and environments; to be able to critique constraints, assumptions and limitations; to be able to think independently and systemically in relation to scholarly activity, in the workplace, and in the world. We want them to have a level of scientific and information technology literacy.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- be familiar with the principles of transcription and be able to perform simple phonemic and phonetic transcription tasks
- understand the distinction between phonemes and allophones and the principles of phonemic analysis
- be familiar with the concept of coarticulation
- understand what Distinctive Features are and be able to use them in the analysis of phonemes and their pronunciation
- understand the structure of syllables and how phonotactic constraints result in different sets of legal syllables for different languages
- have a basic understanding of the phonology of intonation
Assessment tasks
- IPA Test
- Phonetic Transcription
- Exam
- Phonemic Transcription
Problem Solving and Research Capability
Our graduates should be capable of researching; of analysing, and interpreting and assessing data and information in various forms; of drawing connections across fields of knowledge; and they should be able to relate their knowledge to complex situations at work or in the world, in order to diagnose and solve problems. We want them to have the confidence to take the initiative in doing so, within an awareness of their own limitations.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Learning outcomes
- be familiar with the principles of transcription and be able to perform simple phonemic and phonetic transcription tasks
- understand the distinction between phonemes and allophones and the principles of phonemic analysis
- be familiar with the concept of coarticulation
Assessment tasks
- Phonetic Transcription
- Exam
- Phonemic Transcription
Creative and Innovative
Our graduates will also be capable of creative thinking and of creating knowledge. They will be imaginative and open to experience and capable of innovation at work and in the community. We want them to be engaged in applying their critical, creative thinking.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Assessment task
- Phonemic Transcription
Effective Communication
We want to develop in our students the ability to communicate and convey their views in forms effective with different audiences. We want our graduates to take with them the capability to read, listen, question, gather and evaluate information resources in a variety of formats, assess, write clearly, speak effectively, and to use visual communication and communication technologies as appropriate.
This graduate capability is supported by:
Assessment task
- Exam