Introduction and Objectives:

The course aims to build on the background knowledge of phonological description & theory in order to explain the theories & the principles regulating the use of sounds in spoken language; train students in the skill of transcribing spoken languages – particularly English; & examine cross-linguistic similarities & variation in sounds – particularly English & Urdu.

On successfully completing this course the students will be able to:

•  Use IPA symbols to describe the sounds of language in both broad & narrow transcriptions.

•  Explain some of the more frequent phonological processes which occur in connected speech.

•  Transcribe speech from both written & oral sources.

Course Contents

•  The production of speech sounds
•  Long vowels, diphthongs & trip thongs
•  Voicing & consonants
•  The Phoneme
•  Nasal & other consonants
•  The Syllable
•  Stress in simple
•  Weak Forms
•  Aspects of connected speech
•  Intonation
•  Elements of Acoustic phonetics

Textbooks
Roach, P. (1991) English Phonetics and Phonology: Cambridge, CUP
Laver, J (1994) Principles of Phonetics, CUP

Class Timings:

BS III (Regular)

Wednesday: 09:30-12:30 pm

Assessment:

• Mid Term: 30
• Sessional: 20
• Final Exam:50