UCJAP016 English Phonetics

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Winter 2023
Extent and Intensity
0/0/11. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc. (seminar tutor)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Pavel Kolář, CSc.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is for the students to acquire the ability to identify English sounds and their correct pronunciation and to understand the phonological system of English pronunciation as compared to Czech. In order to do that, students must master phonological transcription and fluent reading.
Syllabus
  • 1. Basic categories, speech organs, RP, IPA
    2. English short vowels
    3. English long vowels, diphthongs and triphthongs
    4. English plosives
    5. English fricatives and affricates
    6. Nasals and consonant clusters
    7. Pronunciation of r, l, j, w
    8. Stress (derived words, compounds)
    9. Weak forms
    10. Rhythm
    11. Assimilation, linking and elision
    12. Phonological transcription
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Roach, P.:. English Phonetics and Phonology. CUP. 1983. info
  • Jones, D. a Roach, P.:. English Pronouncing Dictionary 15th Ed., CUP, 1991. info
  • Wells, J. C.:. Longman Pronunciation Dictionary, Longman, 1990. info
Language of instruction
English
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
The course can also be completed outside the examination period.
Information on the extent and intensity of the course: Seminář 11 HOD/SEM.
Teacher's information
Phonological transcription.
Fluent reading of texts and tongue-twisters.
Pronunciation of crucial words.
Knowledge of the theory system.
The course is also listed under the following terms Winter 2012, Winter 2013, Winter 2014, Winter 2015, Winter 2016, Winter 2017, Winter 2018, Winter 2019, Winter 2020, Winter 2021, Winter 2022.
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