M.Sc. LST: core course SS&T, obligatory for specialization P&ST
B.A. / Mag. Phonetik
Lecture: Thu 10.15-11.45, C7.2/5.09
Exercise: Tue 10:15-11:45, C7.2/5.09
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This course, consisting of a lecture and an exercise session, gives an overview of the three main areas of Speech Science: speech production, the acoustic structure of speech and speech perception. The topics covered include the anatomy and physiology of speech production; articulation and the symbolic representation of speech; theories of speech production control; the source-filter model of speech production and the acoustic properties of sound classes; the ear and hearing physiology, theories of speech perception.
Completion of exercises; written exam at end of term (M.Sc. 6 LP, Phonetik 6 SP).
| Date | Topic | Slides and more |
| 29.10. | Introduction: Speech sounds (and more) | slides, assignment (due Nov 2) |
| 03.11. | Transcription I (exercises) | IPA table, IPA / SAMPA tables |
| 05.11. | (no class) | please attend FLST on Nov 9, 11, 13 |
| (09.11.) | Acoustic phonetics I (FLST) | |
| 10.11. | (no class) | please attend FLST on Nov 9, 11, 13 |
| (11.11.) | Acoustic phonetics II (FLST) | |
| 12.11. | Analog vs. digital signals | |
| (13.11.) | Praat - phonetic analyses (FLST, exercises) | |
| 17.11. | Phonetic analyses (exercises) | spectrograms, Praat script formants, Praat script vowels space |
| 19.11. | Respiration, Phonation | |
| 24.11. | Respiration and speech production (exercises) | Exercise respiration (by 23.11.) |
| 26.11. | Voice quality | |
| 01.12. | Voice quality (exercises) | Exercise voice quality (by 30.11.) |
| 03.12. | Prosody I | |
| 08.12. | Prosody (exercises) | Exercise prosody (by 7.12.) |
| 10.12. | Prosody II | |
| 15.12. | Prosody in TTS (exercises) | Exercise TTS |
| 17.12. | Speech rhythm | Dellwo slides, URL |
| 05.01. | (no class) | |
| 07.01. | Auditory system | |
| 12.01. | Speech perception (exercises) | Exercise
CatPerc, Exercise
Mosquito (in
class) Mosquito sound, Sounds |
| 14.01. | Theories and models of speech perception I | pdf - Assignment: read Diehl et al. 2004 (pp.149-159,170-173) |
| 19.01. | Questions and answers I (exam prep.) | |
| 21.01. | Theories and models of speech perception II | pdf ppt |
| 26.01. | Theories and models of speech production | |
| 28.01. | Coarticulation | |
| 02.02. | Questions and answers II (exam prep.) | |
| 04.02. | Written exam building C7.2, room 5.09 |
Registration for exam by Jan 27, 2016! |
| Tue 19.04. 16:15-17:45 |
Written exam (resit) B3.1/0.12 (HS III) |
Registration for exam by Apr 4, 2016 |