Speech Science

Bernd Möbius and Mikey Elmers

Winter 2022/2023, LSF/HIS #137848

Lecture and Exercise (2+2 SWS)

MSc LST: core lecture
MSc LCT

Lecture: Thu 10:15-11:45 (C7.2/-1.05)
Exercise: Mon 10:15-11:45 (C7.2/1.12)


Prerequisites

None.

Content

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; the source-filter model of speech production and the acoustic properties of speech sounds; the ear and hearing physiology; theories of speech perception.

Assessments / Exams

Completion of exercises; written exam at end of term (6 CP).

Contact:

  Prof. Dr. Bernd Möbius
  Email
  C7.2/4.10

  Mikey Elmers
  Email

Schedule (Lecture and Exercise)

Date Topic Slides and more
27.10. Placement questionnaire (online)
Course organization
03.11. Properties of spoken language pdf, pptx (with audio)
07.11. Classification of speech sounds pdf
10.11. Speech production organs, Articulation slides, CYF ch. 2.1-2.4, 2.7, 2.9.2.12
14.11. Transcription pdf
17.11. Respiration, phonation, voice quality slides pdf, slides pptx (with audio), CYF 2.5-2.6
21.11. Phonation pdf
24.11. Acoustic phonetics I slides (updated 15.12.), CYF ch. 7
28.11. Introduction to Praat pdf
01.12. Acoustic phonetics II see 24.11.
05.12. Acoustic analyses I pdf
08.12. Acoustic phonetics III see 24.11.
12.12. Acoustic analyses II pdf
15.12. Digitization of speech signals see 24.11. (updated 15.12.)
02.01. no class Reading assignment: Prosody CYF ch. 9
05.01. Prosody slides
09.01. Pitch & Duration Manipulation pdf
12.01. no class
16.01. Prosodic analyses pdf
19.01. Tone, pitch accent, intonation see 05.01.
23.01. Auditory system / pitch perception pdf
26.01. Auditory system
Psychoacoustics
slides, CYF ch. 8.2
slides, CYF ch. 8.3-8.4
30.01. Speech perception pdf
02.02. Speech perception
Theories and models of speech perception
slides, CYF ch. 8.5-8.6
slides pdf, slides ppt (with animations), CYF ch. 8.11
background reading: Diehl et al. 2004 (pp.149-159,170-173)
06.02. Summary, Q & A
09.02. Written exam
10:15-11:45 AM, room -1.05
Registration for exam by Feb 2, 2023
06.04. Written exam (resit)
10:15-11:45 AM, C7.2/-1.05
Registration for exam by Mar 30, 2023

Literature

Suggested companion text book:

BibTex entries of all references (books, papers, URL)


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