The Phonetics of English Pronunciation
Vorlesung im Sommersemester 2008
Leitung: William Barry
Ort: Geb. C5 1, Musiksaal
Vorlesung: Montag 9-10 Uhr
Beginn: 14.04.2008
IMPORTANT - EXAM REGISTRATION INFORMATION BELOW
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Content
This
one-hour weekly lecture is geared towards German students of English who
a)
are
aware that there is such a thing as a “German accent” in English but
really
don’t know what it means, or
b)
perhaps
think that they have no problem with it, or
c)
perhaps
don’t even care but have to do the course anyway!
It aims,
therefore, to motivate, explain and instruct.
It will
deal with:
· the tricky and uncomfortable problem of
acquiring new articulatory patterns (= new pronunciation habits)
· the different aspects of pronunciation that
may need to be changed,
· the means to recognise, describe and
understand them phonetically,
· what German learners of English may have to
change in order not to sound (too) German,
· how the things they have to change might be
different in some aspects if they want to sound American, not British
(or
Scottish, or Irish, or Australian, New Zealand, South African ….)
· but are not different in other aspects,
· how they are also different depending on what
variety of German they speak!
I hope it
will be an eye-opening (sorry, ear-opening) journey through the
landscape of
English (and German) pronunciation, providing an awareness and a sound
theoretical
basis for – and motivation to work on – the practical exercises.
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Literature
H. Eckert
and W. Barry (2002): The Phonetics and
Phonology of English Pronunciation, Trier: Wissenschaftlicher Verlag Trier
A hard-copy of the Powerpoint slides and
notes is available for copying in Sekretariat
Barry, building 17.2, room 4.11, or Download here:
From week to week the scripts on the lecture topics listed below will
be made available
- NEW: Technical Information about the SS 2008 Course:
(ppt
)
- Sitzung 1: Is
Pronunciation Important? The Problems of Learning an L2 Pronunciation
(ppt
pdf )
- Sitzung 2: What's
Different in English for Germans
(ppt
pdf )
- Sitzung 1&2: Exercise
sheet
(doc
)
- Sitzung 3: How can
we know what's different about consonants?
(ppt,
pdf )
- Sitzung 4: Are
German and English consonants very different?
(ppt,
pdf )
- Sitzung 5:
English (and German) consonants ...yet again (a practice run)
( ppt,
pdf )
- Sitzung 6:
German's problems with English Vowels
(ppt,
pdf )
- Exercise Weeks 5-6:
(doc)
- Sitzung 7:
The Phonetic Differences between German and English Vowels
(ppt,
pdf )
- Sitzung 8:
Vowel quality and vowel weakening
(ppt,
pdf )
- Sitzung 9:
Linking
(ppt,
pdf )
- Sitzung 10:
Linking
(ppt,
pdf )
- Sitzung 11:
Word stress in compounds
(ppt,
pdf )
- Sitzung 12:
Intonation
(
)
PROBEKLAUSUR SS2008:
(doc,
pdf )
- Answers to Practice Test SS2008:
(ppt,
pdf )
- RESULTS OF FINAL EXAM
(pdf )
- Information about the REPEAT EXAM
(doc )
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For your general information (for future use) concerning CLIX:
To register under CLIX please follow these steps:
* Surf to http://www.clix.uni-saarland.de
* Logon with your university login and password (if you have not got one,
enquire at the Computer Centre
* In the menu, click on "Kurse und Inhalte", then on "Meine Studiengänge"
* Navigate to the course in the catalogue
* On the right, click on the shopping cart, then ask to be registered for the
course
* Wait for the secretary to confirm your registration
After you have received the confirmation, you can find the course under
"Mein Bereich", "Meine Kurse", "Belegte Kurse"
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In case of problems in installing the IPA-font
consult: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;324767
Credits
The course will end with a written exam
which is part of the obligatory credits for the English pronunciation module.
The full credits require the successful completion of one of the practical
pronunciation courses
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E-mail: 
William
Barry,
Last modified: 8th August 2008