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Fonética y Fonología del Inglés I

List of English Phonetics and Phonology I Study and Practice Sheets[1] Available for Download (B-2009)

 1.        English Phonetics and Phonology I Syllabus (B-2009)

2.        Welcome Letter & Guidelines for Studying Phonetics I

3.        Instructions for Making the Audio Recordings

4.        Diagnostic Passage (Recording No. 1)
(Click on the speaker to listen:  AmE
AudioBrE Audio)

 Unit I:

1.      Language, Speech Sounds & Phonetics

2.      The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) Chart

3.      IPA Symbols for the English Sounds

4.      English Letters & Sounds – Phonetic Symbols
(Click on the speakers to listen: Consonants 
Audio  Vowels Audio )

5.      Transcription Conventions and Diacritics

6.      Contexts or Environments of Occurrence of the English Sounds

7.      The Organs of Speech

 Unit II:

1.      Criteria for the Classification of the English Consonant Phonemes


2.      Types of Closure




3.      English Consonant Phonemes and Their Allophones

4.      Description of the Production of the English Consonant Phonemes

5.      Contexts of Occurrence of the English Consonant Allophones

6.  Stages in the Production of English Plosive Consonants

7.  Aspiration in the Pronunciation of /p, t, k/.
(Click on the speaker to listen:  AmE
Audio BrE Audio)

8.  Practicing the Pronunciation of –ED
(Click on the speaker to listen:  AmE
  Audio BrE Audio)

9.  Adjectives and Adverbs Whose Final -ED Is Pronounced /-Id/

10.  Pronunciation of –(E)S/’S in English
(Click on the speaker to listen:  AmE
 Audio BrE Audio)

11.  Frictionless Continuants, Laterals and Nasals

12.  Semivowels

13.  Spellings for the English Consonant Phonemes

14.  Silent Consonant Letters in English

 Unit III:

1.      Daniel Jones’ Cardinal Vowels

2.      English Vowel Chart

3.      Description of the Production of the English Vowel Sounds

4.      The RP English Vowel Sounds

5.      The English Syllable

 Unit IV:

1.      Stress and Rhythm

2.      Stress Placement Practice

3.      My Holiday (Transcribed Version)
(Click on the speaker to listen:
Audio)

4.      Intonation.   Exercises.

 Other Important Information:

a)      How to Use English Punctuation Correctly

b)      Secrets of Straight-A Students

c)      How to Learn Perfect English as a Native English Speaker

 

NOTE: These study sheets are not the only study materials you should use. They simply supplement the information given in class and found in the phonetics and phonology textbooks. Therefore, YOU MUST ADDITIONALLY CONSULT THE BIBLIOGRAPHY recommended in the syllabus.



[1] The study sheets have been listed in the order that they will be used in class. Please print them all.