1. Overview of:
Introduction to Phonetics with
Pronunciation Practicum, p. 1
Professor: Karen
Steffen Chung ¥v¹ÅµY
NTU: karchung@ntu.edu.tw
gmail: feathermountain@gmail.com
THIS WEEK
Fall 2018
Mondays 1, 2
(8:10-10:00am) in ¥~±Ð 203
Wednesdays 10, A
(17:30-19:20 [5:30-7:20pm]) in ´¶ 103
Class size limit: 45 students 3 credits
Prerequisite: Two semesters of Introduction to Linguistics, or
professor's permission
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Here is the provisional syllabus for this
semester, based on the Fall 2012 syllabus;
it will be updated week to week.
Note that it is subject to change at any time ¡V in fact
there will probably be quite a few changes
so we can spend more time on certain topics when needed.
Please report any errors or dead links you
notice!
Website for A Course in Phonetics
This course is an introduction to
theoretical and practical phonetics primarily for future
teachers of English enrolled in the education
program and for translation program students;
secondarily for interested DFLL (foreign
language) students; and finally, for other interested students
who have taken or are currently taking Introduction to
Linguistics, as space allows. If you are not in one of these
categories, please see Prof. Chung to determine whether this
class is suitable for you. This course is strongly recommended
for anybody planning to do further study in linguistics; many of
the people admitted to NTU's GIL grad program in linguistics are
alumni of this course.
In the first semester, we
will concentrate mainly on the phonetics of English; second semester we will
talk about phonetic phenomena in other languages as well. The
material we cover second semester will be relatively technical
and advanced, so students interested mainly in teaching English
or improving their pronunciation may choose to take only first
semester. Others may choose to boldly go where a select, elite
group before you has gone (i.e. onto second semester)...and
prospered!
NOTE: The Fall 2012 Introduction to Phonetics class
was video-recorded and is available free of charge to the
general public via NTU's Open
Course Ware (OCW) site at http://ocw.aca.ntu.edu.tw/ntu-ocw/
The class is not exactly the same from year to year, but
students are encouraged to view the videos from Fall 2012 to
help review and reinforce the material covered in class. Second
semester is available here.
The
textbooks we will be using:
Ladefoged, Peter & Keith
Johnson. 2011. A Course in
Phonetics. 6th
ed. International Student Edition.
Boston: Wadsworth Cengage Learning. 322pp. Paper; includes
CD-ROM. Available at Crane's ¤åÅb (ª÷¤s«n¸ô¤G¬q200¸¹ 8¼Ó; ¤@¼Ó¬O¬P®i»È¦æ); you
can also purchase it at Bookman Books. Say you're a student in
Prof. Chung's Introduction to Phonetics class at NTU when you
buy it to get a discount. Make sure you get the 6th edition. (Here is the website for 5th edition).
Professor Ladefoged passed away in 2006; this edition has been
revised by Prof. Keith Johnson of UC Berkeley.
Second
semester we will also be using: Ladefoged, Peter. 2005. Vowels and Consonants: An Introduction to
the Sounds of Languages. 2nd ed. Oxford: Blackwell.
206pp. Paper. Includes CD-ROM. Make sure you get the 2nd edition. Companion website.
Ask Prof. Chung about where to get the book; it's no longer
available locally.
Judging
from previous years, we can expect to finish the first
five chapters of Ladefoged's Course first
semester, that is, Part I: Introductory Concepts, to page 54,
and Part II: English Phonetics, to page 134. (Be prepared to
rush to finish the text toward the end of the semester ¡V just an
alert so you know beforehand.)
We will read the textbook aloud in
class, each person taking one or a half paragraph or so, with
the instructor explaining and clarifying the content as we go
along (though the instructor may herself sometimes read and
summarize parts of the text to save time and keep up with our
proposed syllabus). We will also use this as an opportunity to
correct each student's pronunciation problems, and you will take
notes on the corrections you and others receive. This will help
you become aware of which areas you need to work on in your own
pronunciation. You are to organize and input your class notes
and corrections into typewritten notes. If you like, you can use
this "pronplan" Excel file to keep
organized record; it's also available in the class Google Drive
folder. You will need a gmail address and invitation to access
this. Once you've been added, it will be easy the rest of the
year. You will edit your files every week, adding the new week's
notes to the top of the Word file, pdf it, and submit the file
online by Monday, and also submit the paper
version in class on Monday.
General
American (GA) will be our standard for this class, but we will
make frequent reference to Standard Southern British (SSB)
English, sometimes called "RP" ('received pronunciation'; also
called 'BBC English' ¡V which by the way is now changing
quite rapidly!) ¡V
and other dialects of English. We'll also make frequent
comparisons to Mandarin Chinese, Southern Min, Cantonese, and
other dialects and languages as needed.
You
will be assigned various written exercises, some from the text,
some in the form of online handouts. There will usually be at
least one chapter test on each chapter of Ladefoged, to help
consolidate the material we cover. And there will be a final
exam at the end of each semester. There will also be dictations
to help train your ears and sharpen your sensitivity to the
sounds of language and quizzes, and to gain mastery of the IPA
symbols used for English.
Some
of your learning will be done on computer, both on- and offline.
This will include, among other things, downloading and using
tools such as Praat
phonetics analysis software; completing online tutorials; and
searching for sites related to a particular topic of interest.
All students are required to join the class Facebook
group NTU Phonetics. NTU
Phonetics on Facebook
will give you opportunity to interact outside of class with each
other, with phonetics oldtimers ¡V many
former phonetics students and others are already on the list,
including some high-profile phoneticians ¡V and with the
professor. Click on the link above to join if you haven't
already. Make sure you also join Karen on Ivy
League Analytic English ¡V this is a
good place to ask general English language questions. You are
welcome to share these resources with others.
Notes: 1. You will have an assigned seat
to facilitate easier and fairer turn-taking.
2. The polite way to address your professor is "Professor
Chung".
(This article explains
current practices in the US.)
If other teachers invite you to use their first name, then it's
OK; otherwise use "Professor" + family name.
3. ALWAYS use your NTU email account for
class-related correspondence unless otherwise instructed.
You will also need a gmail account to use Google Drive, and to
submit certain assignments, as instructed.
4. Always TURN
OFF YOUR CELL PHONE while in class.
5. ABSOLUTELY NO EATING IN THE CLASSROOM! ALSO, NO DRINKS
ALLOWED OTHER
THAN
PLAIN WATER OR UNSWEETENED TEA! You may eat and drink in the
hallways.
6. Use correct format in all your written work:
Include your name in English and
Chinese,
your student number, and the date,
flush left (left
justified),
in the upper right-hand corner of all
your work.
Use Times New Roman 12 pt for text,
·s²Ó©úÅé 12 pt. for Chinese,
and Lucida Sans Unicode 10.5 pt for IPA
symbols. Sample:
Iris Lin ªL¥É±ö
B01102000
Introduction to Phonetics
September 10-12, 2018
Week One
Make SURE you include the CORRECT WEEK NUMBER
for the classes
the notes are from, based on this syllabus.
See this sample, and read Melissa
Hsiung's article, ^¤å E-mail ¼ç³W«h¡G¦Ñ®v«ç»ò¤£¦ÂI±Ð§Ú?!
for correct email format. FORMAT is
IMPORTANT!
Always start the subject line with: phon
to show which class the email is for.
There will be 32 class meetings this
semester:
September
2018: 10, 12, 17, 19, (24
is a holiday), 26
October: 1, 3, 8, (10 is
a holiday), 15, 17, 22, 24, 29, 31
November: 5, 7, 12,
14, 19, 21, 26, 28
December: 3, 5, 10,
12, 17, 19, 22 (make-up class),
24, 26 (31 is a holiday)
January 2019: 2
Week One: 9/10, 9/12
9/10:
(1) Enrollment, authorization codes, assigned seats, learning partners, other class business;
make sure you have a textbook, by 9/12 at the latest!
Also a fresh notebook for class notes and your pronunciation journal;
loose-leaf paper for transcriptions and dictations:
a pen with blue ink and one with red ink for quiz marking and corrections;
correction tape and a mini-stapler are also useful;
a pencil and eraser if you plan to write in your textbook; a small ruler is useful for underlining in the text;
a pocket folder or plastic pocket to hold your papers from class - SAVE them all!
You will also need a computer with Internet access, attached to a working printer with enough ink or toner,
and a reasonably good-quality headset with microphone for listening and recording. If you don't have these,
you can use the ones in the computer center, but it is really much more convenient to have your own.
Try to avoid printing out your homework at the last minute - printers in the computer center are
known to break down on occasion (or there may be a long line)!
(2) Overview of the course:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/phon1intro1F18.html
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page2.htm
Website for A Course in Phonetics(3) Introduction to the areas of linguistics and phonetics; see:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%204.htm
(4) Homework: Send Prof. Chung an email including:
1. your gmail address;
2. your reason for wanting to take this class;
3. what musical instrument(s) you play
FORMAT is IMPORTANT!
See this sample, and read Melissa Hsiung's article, ^¤å E-mail ¼ç³W«h¡G¦Ñ®v«ç»ò¤£¦ÂI±Ð§Ú?!
for correct email format.
Always start the subject line with: phon
to show which class the email is for.
(5) Homework: Record "before" versions of passages in English, Mandarin, and other dialects/languages with Audacity software:
https://www.audacityteam.org/download/
save as an MP3 file (you will need to download a special LAME file in order to convert your file to MP3 format; instructions here). Listen to your recording, then write about a page of comments on the recording;
e-mail the MP3 file together with the Word docx file to: feathermountain@gmail.com; due 9/19/18.
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page3g.html
(6) Homework: CET articles on pronunciation learning: read CET 1 and 2 (#69 and #70):
¤j®v¶}Á¿ ¡X ´£¤ÉÅ¥¤O¯¦ ³Z¡G¨C¤Ñ½ÐÅ¥¡u¦^µ¡v¤Q¤ÀÄÁ¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^
in No. 69, January/February 2012, p. 8-10 and No. 70, March/April 2012, p.12-14.
(7) Warm-up song: Nat King Cole: Kemo Kimo
9/12:
(1) Enrollment.
(2) SLANT:
Sit up straight.
Listen.
Ask and answer questions.
Nod your head. (or: shake your head; or: wrinkle your brow)
Track the teacher.
(3) Video: The Fantastic Voyage: A Journey into the Human Voice
(4) Parts of the vocal tract
(5) Start learning Hanyu Pinyin with: º~»y«÷µ¤KÁ¿ local copy
Eight Lessons in Hanyu Pinyin
(watch out for two or so errors in the exercises)
http://www.svcs-us.org/docs/academics/2012-2013/HanYuPinYin.pdf
(6) Book sharing: The Body Keeps the Score: Brain, Mind, and Body in the Healing of Trauma.
Bessel van der Kolk. New York: Penguin, 2014.
(7) Optional: Related BBC podcast: The Infinite Monkey Cage: The Human Voice
Source page
(8) Warm-up song: Nat King Cole: Kemo Kimo
Week Two: 9/17, 9/19
9/17:
(1) Finalization of class list and email format.
Thank you for your emails! However, these problems appeared quite frequently.
If any of these apply to your email, please correct it and resend:
1. Plain text; no html!
2. Indent paragraphs 5 spaces.
3. No Chinese punctuation; leave a space (before and after) parentheses!
4. "Prof." (NOT: Pro. or Pros.!)
5. Please put "phon" in the subject line of all class-related emails.
6. Make sure you send your email to: karchung@ntu.edu.tw (and not the gmail address).
(2) Print out and bring to every class: IPA symbols handout.
There will be a short dictation on Wednesday 9/19.
(3) Discuss, hand in class notes and notes on CET 1 and 2 (#69 and #70):
¤j®v¶}Á¿ ¡X ´£¤ÉÅ¥¤O¯¦ ³Z¡G¨C¤Ñ½ÐÅ¥¡u¦^µ¡v¤Q¤ÀÄÁ¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^
in No. 69, January/February 2012, p. 8-10 and No. 70, March/April 2012, p.12-14.
Read and take notes on: CET 3 (issue 71): /i/ ©M /Èþ/ ªº¿ë§O in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14
for next Monday; upload to Google Drive by Sunday evening, hand in paper copy on 9/26.
Be ready to mention some of the main points in class!
(4) Do daily 10-minutes-a-day Echo Practice;
you can keep a record of your practice times in this Excel file named "pronplan.xls"
(also on Google Drive), if you like, to motivate yourself.
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(5) Review the parts of the vocal tract
(6) Don't forget to download and work through the Pinyin tutorial!
We'll have a quiz on it soon.
And remember the due date for your recording assignment is 9/19.
(7) Start reading textbook: Ladefoged/Johnson: A Course in Phonetics (hereafter, "Course"), ch. 1
Links for Chapter One
(8) Homework:
Make 12 freehand outline drawings (6 per side of
an A4 sheet of paper) of the mid-sagittal view of the head with
articulatory organs using the figure on p. 27 as a model. You don't need to label the organs.
Due Wednesday 9/19.
(9) Breaktime music: Rebecca Ferguson: Nothing's Real but Love lyrics
9/19:
(1) Class list and assigned seating.
(2) Recording assignment due.
(3) Hand in 12 mid-sagittal outline drawings of the head on 9/26.(4) Dictation #1. Go over IPA symbols handout.
(5) Read Course, ch 1.(6) Remember to do the Pinyin Tutorial.
For students from outside Taiwan:
Two resources for learning the Mandarin Phonetic Symbols, aka bopomofo;
thanks to ¤_¨Î§ö Yu Jiaxing.
(a) Zhuyin-Pinyin Comparison chart:
http://www.dujing.org/ClCms/Article/ShowInfo.asp?InfoID=927
(b) YouTube video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6iYavPivro4
(7) Webpages: Some of this material will be covered in class;
please go through all of the material yourself at home:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%205.htm
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%206.htm
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%207.htm
Links for Chapter One
US Dialect survey
http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/maps.html
Fun Word Games
http://wordrobe.housing.rug.nl/Wordrobe/public/HomePage.aspx
(8) Mark Zuckerberg's speech in Chinese at Tsinghua University Beijing, Oct. 25, 1015.
(9) Breaktime music: Rebecca Ferguson: Nothing's Real but Love lyrics
Website for A Course in Phonetics
Week Three: 9/24 is a holiday; no class; 9/26
9/26:
(1) Please put "phon" in the subject line of all class-related emails.
Remember to send your emails in plain text unless you really
need formatting. Also avoid sending attachments unless really necessary.
(2) Discuss CET 3 (issue 71): /i/ ©M /Èþ/ ªº¿ë§O.
Hand in class notes and notes on the CET article.
Read and take notes on: CET 4 (#72:)¡u«µ¡v¯uªº«Ü«n!
for Monday 10/01.
Make sure your notes are uploaded to Google Drive;
let me know if there's still a problem.
(3) Hand in 12 mid-sagittal view heads.
(4) Second dictation on /i/ vs. /Èþ/.
(5) Course, ch. 1.
Remember to take notes on all corrections given in class!
(6) Webpages - some of this material will be covered in class;
please go through all of the material yourself at home:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro_page_7b.htm
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page8.htm
(7) Listen closely for the continuation rise in the English you hear spoken in the coming week.
(8) Book sharing:
Empires of the Word: A Language History of the World by Nicholas Ostler. 2006.
New York: HarperPerennial. Why should we protect endangered languages? by Nicholas Ostler.
(9) Breaktime music: Laura Marling: Ghosts lyrics
Week Four: 10/01, 10//03
10/01:
(1) Discuss CET 4 (#72:)¡u«µ¡v¯uªº«Ü«n!.
Hand in class notes and notes on the CET article.
Read and take notes on: CET 5 (#73) ^»y±Ð¾Ç¦º¨¤¡G½Æ¦X¦Wµü«µ
in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14 for Monday 10/08.
Make sure your notes are uploaded to Google Drive.
(2) Course, ch. 1.
(3) Breaktime music: Leonard Cohen: Who By Fire lyrics
10/03:
(1) Dictation #3: /i/ vs. /Èþ/ with final nasal.
Go over IPA symbols handout.
Get more practice with /i/ vs. /Èþ/ and other sound contrasts here:
http://www.eflnet.com/content/sound-contrast-i-vs-i
(2) Course, ch. 1.
(3) Breaktime music: Leonard Cohen: Who By Fire lyrics
Week Five: 10/08; (10/10 is a holiday; no class)
(1) Return work and assigned seats.
(2) Discuss and hand in class notes to Google Drive, including the main points of
CET 5 (#73) ^»y±Ð¾Ç¦º¨¤¡G½Æ¦X¦Wµü«µ
in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14;
upload pdf to Google Drive.
Read and take notes on:
1. CET 6 (#74): §í´¹y®À¡G^»yªº»y½Õ©MÂ_¥y;
in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14; and
2. English Island ^»y®q July 2018: ³sµ: ^»y¡u¦r¸Ì¦æ ¶¡¡vªº¥È¾÷ - ¥Àµ½g
for Monday, 10/15.
(3) a. Dictation #4: / È÷/ vs. /æ/ with final /-d/.
b. Compound noun stress practice and quiz (postponed till next week 10/15).
c. Please print out these two compound noun stress exercises,
complete the first one, and bring both to class on Monday 10/15.
1. http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/compoundstresspractice1.pdf
2. http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/compoundstress1.pdf
(4) Course, ch. 1.
(5) Download, install, and have some fun with Praat.
(6) Breaktime music: Jason Mraz Have it All video with lyrics lyrics slap bracelet
similar to: I'm Yours lyrics
10/10: Holiday: no class.
Week Six: 10/15, 10/17
10/15:
(1) Submit class notes along with notes on:
1. CET 6 (#74): §í´¹y®À¡G^»yªº»y½Õ©MÂ_¥y;
in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14; and
2. English Island ^»y®q July 2018: ³sµ: ^»y¡u¦r¸Ì¦æ ¶¡¡vªº¥È¾÷ - ¥Àµ½g
for Monday, 10/15
both paper notes and updated pdf file to Google Drive.
For Monday, 10/22, read and take notes on:
CET 7 (#75) Stop at stops! ¡X¡X ¹J¨ì¶ëµ½Ð°±¡I in No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14.
Keep up your 10-minutes-a-day Echo practice.
(2) Also include in your 11/22 notes:
Notes on web pages: 11. Romanization I and 12. Romanization II
Read these carefully ¡V the material may appear on a test:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2011.htm
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2012.htm
(3) First Pinyin quiz next Wednesday 10/24.
For reference:
Basic Rules of Hanyu Pinyin Orthography in Chinese
(1) Regarding Pinyin: Tone marking rules:
1. Add the tone mark to the main vowel ¥Dn¥Àµ/¤¸µ,
which is the vowel on the left for ai, ei, ao, ou.
2. Add the tone mark to the vowel on the right for all other diphthongs,
i.e. ia, ie, ua, ue/üe
3. Add the tone mark to the vowel in the middle for the triphthongs iao, uai.
In fact you only really need Rule 1 - the rest you can figure out through logic by yourself!
Also please note:
4. iou and uei are generally simplified to iu and ui in Pinyin,
e.g. diu, niu, liu, qiu, jiu, xiu; and dui, tui, gui, kui, hui,
except for when the i and u sounds are initials, i.e. you and wei.
Pinyin tone tool: Adds tone markings over correct vowels
to pinyin marked with tone numbers
http://toshuo.com/chinese-tools/pinyin-tone-tool/
Zhuyin to Pinyin converter tool (also has character to Zhuyin conversion):
http://www.chineseconverter.com/en/convert/zhuyin
(4) Compound noun stress quiz.
We'll go over:
1. http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/compoundstresspractice1.pdf
For Wednesday 10/17, complete
2. http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/compoundstress1.pdf
(5) Course, ch 1.
(6) Breaktime music: Same Love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert lyrics video with lyrics
(7) Please note: Class Notes (it's PLURAL); "vocabulary" is NON-COUNTABLE (no "-s"!); font: Times New Roman 12 pt. (not Arial!); print on both sides of the paper; suprasegmentals; leave a (space) before and after parentheses but not inside!; dot your "i"s and "j"s (it's not a line!); final "-y" is transcribed as /i/!
10/17:
(1) We'll go over the rest of the exercises in the second compound noun stress exercise.
(2) Course, ch. 1.
(3) Breaktime music: Same Love Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Mary Lambert lyrics video with lyrics
Week Seven: 10/22, 10/24
10/22:
(1) Hand in and upload to Google Drive class notes,
together with notes on CET 7 (#75) Stop at stops! ¡X¡X ¹J¨ì¶ëµ½Ð°±¡I
and notes on web pages: 11. Romanization I and 12. Romanization II
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2011.htm
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2012.htm
For next week 10/29, take notes on CET 8 (#76) "-s" ©M "-ed" µü§À «ç»ò°á¡H,
and on page 13: Romanization III http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2013.htm
along with essays in Chinese on Romanization by Prof. Wen-chao Li:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/Wenchao%20Romanization%20I.htm
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/Wenchao%20Romanization%20II.htm
include with notes next Monday 10/29.
(2) First Pinyin quiz on Wednesday 10/24.
(3) Course ch. 1.
(4) Breaktime music: Coldplay Viva la Vida lyrics video with lyrics
10/24:
(1) First pinyin quiz, with compound noun stress marking quiz.
(2) We'll try to finish ch. 1 and begin ch. 2.
We'll mark the ch. 1 exercises on Monday 10/29. You can SKIP question K;
it's a bit advanced for our current level.
Test on Chapter 1 on Wednesday 10/31, including dictation and compound stress marking.
Please note: a. "feedback", "punctuation" and "vocabulary"
are uncountable (no "-s"!); but there IS an "-s" in "Class Notes"!
b. Don't use "ever" to mean ´¿¸g in affirmative statements like:
"I have X ever heard that..."; just say, "I've heard that..."
(3) Webpages: Phonemes and Allophones
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2014.htm
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2015.htm
(4) Breaktime music: Coldplay Viva la Vida lyrics video with lyrics
Week Eight: 10/29, 10/31
10/29:
(1) Upload to Google Drive class notes and notes on CET 8 (#76) "-s" ©M "-ed" µü§À «ç»ò°á¡H,
and on page 13: Romanization III http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2013.htm
along with essays in Chinese on Romanization by Prof. Wen-chao Li:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/Wenchao%20Romanization%20I.htm
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/Wenchao%20Romanization%20II.htm
For next week 11/05, take notes on and upload to Google Drive:
CET 9 and 10 (#77 & 78:) »óµ/m/¡B/n/ »P /Èü/ ¡X¡X No problen? ¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^;
Keep up 10-minutes-a-day listening and Echo practice.
(2) Try to finish Course, ch. 1.
(3) Useful resources:
1. Practice Dictations online.
2. Practice Sound contrasts.
(4) Download Praat and use it to make and print out WAVEFORMS
(NOT spectrograms!) of these two sentences:
a. "My two boys know how to fish."
b. "Tom saw nine wasps."
Use the audio recordings together with the waveforms to check
the sentences in the book. (TURN OFF the SPECTROGRAM display;
we're only using the WAVEFORM display for this assignment.)
Make TWO files, then paste both onto ONE SIDE of ONE A4 sheet of paper.
ANNOTATE (i.e. label) each file.
Due Monday, November 5.
(5) The following items are OPTIONAL; they are included here only
because we did them in a previous year, and some of the content is quite fun
and interesting - you can pick out anything that piques your curiosity and have
fun with it; you can include any feedback you may have in your notes if you like:
Watch, listen to and think about 1-4 below; then write an essay on
what you come up with and include it in next Monday's notes. Focus particularly on:
1. Mark Zuckerberg speaks Chinese at Tsinghua University, Beijing October 24, 2015
How do you feel listening to Chinese with poor pronunciation and intonation.
Also, how it is equivalent to listening to Taiwan English, when spoken by
someone who has not worked much on their pronunciation, and doesn't know
the basic rules of English intonation as described in CET #6.
2. ·f¾÷«e¥ý¦Ò^¤å¡@¯d¬üºÓ¤h«ã§å¤NÃø | §Y®É·s»D | 20151031 | Ä«ªG¤é³ø
What is your reaction to the Taiwanese man who was upset at the English test
he was given before being allowed to board a plane? At about what level would
you consider his English pronunciation to be? Do you think the airline representative
at the counter gave him reasonable and fair treatment?
3. Prof. Chung's story about students learning the Echo Method quickly and
easily the first day of class, while colleagues with years of experience teaching
pronunciation often have no reaction to it, or interest in it, at all.
Why did Prof. Chung get such different reactions from the two groups with whom
she shared the Echo Method? Why did one pronunciation teacher eventually
come to be very enthusiastic about it? What does this imply for the prospects
for popularizing the method in Taiwan and beyond?
4. British sitcom series: Mind Your Language (1977) Season One, Episode One
What is your reaction to this sitcom? How accurately does it reflect reality?
Name some of the obvious inaccuracies and implausible aspects of the show
that you notice. Are these justified in order to achieve its goal of getting laughs
and providing entertainment for viewers? (You can search YouTube for other episodes.)
5. How can we train Taiwanese in more of the basic things they need to know
to function well in the world - e.g. understandable English and tidy email format -
with all the gaps left behind by test-driven formal education? Think BIG on this one -
we are looking for a solution or solutions for the whole country - and maybe beyond!
(5) Breaktime music: Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi (Counting Crows/1970) lyrics video with lyrics
Bonus Halloween music from a previous year:
1. A novelty song that's a little creepy but mostly fun,
and good rhythm practice:
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-haaa! (1966) by Napoleon XIV (Jerry Samuels)2. The Monster Mash by Bobby Pickett with lyrics
10/31:
(1) Demonstration of Newton's stream of vowels; finish ch. 1.
(2) Mark exercises for ch. 1. We'll skip question K.
(3) We'll have a test on Chapter 1 of the Course on Monday 11/5.
It will include a dictation on words ending with three nasals: /-m/, /-n/ and /-Èü/
and a phrase and compound noun stress marking quiz.
(4) Useful resources:
The Cambridge Learner's Dictionary and Dictionary.com also give
pronunciations in IPA (click on the "Spell" button; the spellings will be a bit
different from ours though), syllabification (click on "syllables"), how it rates
on a "difficulty index", example sentences, and lots of other interesting information
about each word entry.
(5) Remember to do your Praat assignment, to be handed in on Monday, November 5.
(6) Course ch 2.
(7) Breaktime music: Joni Mitchell Big Yellow Taxi (Counting Crows/1970) lyrics video with lyrics
Bonus Halloween music from a previous year:
1. A novelty song that's a little creepy but mostly fun, and good rhythm practice:
They're Coming to Take Me Away, Ha-haaa! (1966) by Napoleon XIV (Jerry Samuels)2. The Monster Mash by Bobby Pickett with lyrics
Week Nine: 11/05, 11/07
(1) Upload to Google Drive class notes and notes on:
CET 9 and 10 (#77 & 78:) »óµ/m/¡B/n/ »P /Èü/ ¡X¡X No problen? ¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^.
For next week 11/12, take notes on and upload to Google Drive:
CET 11 (#): ¥x¦¡^»y¸o»íº×º¡G/æ /¡B/È÷/ ©M /eÈþ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14.
Keep up 10-minutes-a-day listening and Echo practice.
(2) Hand in your annotated Praat waveforms.
Solve problems with: too much noise, clipping.
Make sure you've printed out only the waveforms and not spectrograms or pitch tracks!
(3) Demonstration of overtones in speech vs. whistling
with Chrome Music Lab's online real-time spectrogram.
Other tools (optional):
Spectrum Analyzer Vowels Whistling
Sonic visualizer
SpectrumView software
(4) Mark exercises for ch 1.
(5) Course, ch 2.
(6) We'll have a test on ch 1 on Wednesday Nov 7; it will include:
a. short answer questions from ch. 1; b. diction, on final nasals /n/ and /Èü/;
c. Hanyu Pinyin; d. phrasal and compound noun stress marking.
(7) Note that these words are usually NOT countable: knowledge, feedback,
audience, alphabet (you probably mean "letters"), punctuation, vocabulary.
(8) Breaktime music: UTN1 (Unknown To No One) War (with lyrics): While We Can (2006) lyrics
11/07:
(1) Test on ch 1; it will include:
a. short answer questions from ch. 1; b. diction, on final nasals /n/ and /Èü/;
c. Hanyu Pinyin; d. phrasal and compound noun stress marking.
(2) Course, ch 2.
(3) Breaktime music: UTN1 War (with lyrics): While We Can (2006) lyrics
Week Ten: 11/12, 11/14
11/12:
(1) Upload to Google Drive class notes and notes on:
CET 11 (#): ¥x¦¡^»y¸o»íº×º¡G/æ /¡B/È÷/ ©M /eÈþ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14.
For next week 11/19, take notes on and upload to Google Drive:
CET 12: ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤@¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (1) in No. 80, November/December 2013, p. 12-14;
also English Island November 2108: ³sµ¶ëµ½g¡GSTOP at STOPS! ¹J¨ì¶ëµ½Ð¼È°±¡I
(2) Course, ch 2.
(3) Tutorial on Plosives, Part I:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2017.htm
Direct link:
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wtutor?tutorial=siphtra/plostut1/plostut1.htm
Finish before November 19. But do it early ¡V it's easy and fun!
(4) Read this Web page; we'll also go over it in class on Wednesday 11/14:
15. More on phonemes and allophones
(5) Breaktime music: Dust in the Wind by Kerry Livgren sung by Kansas lyrics video with lyrics
11/12:
(1) You will receive your corrected ch. 1 test; correct all the items where points were deducted;
hand in next Monday, Nov. 19.
(2) 15. More on phonemes and allophones
(3) Course, ch 2.
(4) Breaktime music: Dust in the Wind by Kerry Livgren sung by Kansas lyrics video with lyrics
Week Eleven: 11/19, 11/21
11/19:
(1) Upload to Google Drive and hand in paper copy of class notes and notes on:
CET 12: ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤@¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (1) in No. 80, November/December 2013, p. 12-14;
also English Island November 2108: ³sµ¶ëµ½g¡GSTOP at STOPS! ¹J¨ì¶ëµ½Ð¼È°±¡I
For next week 11/19, take notes on and upload to Google Drive, hand in paper copy of:
1. CET 13: ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤G¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (2) in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14; |
related audio file
also: 2. English Island December 2016: ¨ì©³¬OYesÁÙ ¬ONo?
Also hand in corrections for the Chapter 1 test.
Your four separate scores can help you identify where you
still need to do more work.
(2) Make sure you've finished the Tutorial on Plosives, Part I (the second tutorial):
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2017.htm
Direct link:
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wtutor?tutorial=siphtra/plostut1/plostut1.htm
then do the tutorial on the basics of voicing (the first tutorial):
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2017.htm
Direct link:
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wtutor?tutorial=siphtra/vb1.htm
(3) Course, ch 2.
(4) Breaktime music: Numb by Linkin Park lyrics video with lyrics
11/21:
(1) Course, ch 2.
(2) Breaktime music: Numb by Linkin Park lyrics video with lyrics
Website for A Course in Phonetics
Week Twelve: 11/26, 11/27
11/26:
(1) Upload to Google Drive and hand in paper copy of class notes and notes on:
1. CET 13: ^ »yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤G¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (2) in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14;
related audio file Link in article
also: 2. English Island December 2016: ¨ì©³¬OYesÁÙ¬ONo?
For next week 12/03, take notes on and upload to Google Drive, hand in paper copy of:
1. CET 14: ^ »yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤T¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (3) in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14; and
2. English Island February 2017: §Æ ±æ¡B¯¬ºÖ¡B³\Ä@ ^¤å«ç»ò»¡¡H
(2) Do the third tutorial: Tutorial on Plosives: VOT and aspiration
(3) Please read and include notes in your Monday notes on this page if you haven't already:
27. The sounds and allophones of Taiwan English I
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2027.htm
(4) Finish Course, ch. 2.
(5) Print out the pdf and complete the exercises for ch. 2. Due Monday, December 3.
Test on chapter 2 on Wednesday December 5.
(6) Book sharing: Intonation and Prosodic Structure, by Caroline Féry.
(7) Breaktime music: Rize Up/Rise Up by Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby performed by the Girls' Choir of Wilmington lyrics
11/28:
(1) Course, ch. 3.
(2) Please read and include notes in your Monday notes on this page if you haven't already:
27. The sounds and allophones of Taiwan English I
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2027.htm
(3) Print out the pdf and complete the exercises for ch. 2. Due Monday, December 3.
Board-writing assignments.
Test on chapter 2 on Wednesday December 5.
(4) Breaktime music: Rize Up/Rise Up by Roy Zimmerman and Melanie Harby performed by the Girls' Choir of Wilmington lyrics
Week Thirteen: 12/3 and 12/5
12/3
(1) Upload to Google Drive and hand in paper copy of class notes and notes on:
1. CET 14: ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤T¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (3) in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14; and
2. English Island February 2017: §Æ±æ¡B¯¬ºÖ¡B³\Ä@ ^¤å«ç»ò»¡¡H
For next week 12/10, take notes on and upload to Google Drive, hand in paper copy of:
1. CET 15 ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¥|¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (4) in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14; and also
reread last week's English Island article:
2. English Island February 2017: §Æ±æ¡B¯¬ºÖ¡B³\Ä@ ^¤å«ç»ò»¡¡H
carefully and mindfully; prepare yourself mentally to give a short presentation on the article,
to make sure you understand and have fully internalized all of the rules
regarding the use of "hope" and "wish" in English.
Be ready to say whether "Hope he comes." is correct or not, and why.
In addition, make sure you've finished and thoroughly understand all three online tutorials.
(2) Mark written exercises for chapter 2; go over performance exercises.
There will be a test on chapter 2 on Wednesday December 5.
It will include a dictation and compound noun stress marking.
(3) Chapter 3 of the Course.
(4) Breaktime music: Blackbird by Paul McCartney Background of the song lyrics
12/5
(1) Write on board, finish correcting the remaining items in the exercises for ch. 2;
also go over the performance exercises.
(2) Test on chapter 2 of the Course.
(3) Praat assignment: Check your inbox for previous mailing on how to use Praat
and how to do this assignment. Prepare files of 15 utterances in 5 files,
including a file with /s/ removed from spy, sty, sky.
Say whether you think the words sound more like pie, tie, guy or buy, die, guy,
and also ask a family member or friend to answer the same question,
and include the answers with the file. Due date to be announced.
(4) Breaktime music: Blackbird by Paul McCartney Background of the song lyrics
Week Fourteen: 12/10 and 12/12
12/10
(1) Upload to Google Drive and hand in paper copy of class notes and notes on:
1. CET 15 ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¥|¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (4) in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14; and also:
2. English Island February 2017: §Æ±æ¡B¯¬ºÖ¡B³\Ä@ ^¤å«ç»ò»¡¡H
Be ready to say whether "Hope he comes." is correct or not, and why.
For next week 12/17, take notes on and upload to Google Drive, hand in paper copy of:
1. CET 16 and 17 (#84 and #85): Do not ©M don¡¦t·N«ä¤@¼Ë¶Ü¡H^»yªºÁYŪ¦r¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^
in No. 84, July/August 2014, p. 12-14 and No. 85, September/October 2014, p. 16-18; and
2. 32. Schwa elision in English.
Make sure you've finished and thoroughly understand all three online tutorials, and include notes
on the tutorials and on 27. The sounds and allophones of Taiwan English I
in your weekly notes, if you haven't already.
(2) Course, ch. 3.
(3) Praat assignment: Check your inbox for previous mailing on how to use Praat
and how to do this assignment. Prepare files of 15 utterances in 5 files
covering columns 1-4 of table 3.1, p. 57,
including a file with /s/ removed from spy, sty, sky.
Say whether you think the words sound more like pie, tie, guy or buy, die, guy,
and also ask a family member or friend to answer the same question,
and include the answers with the file. Due date: Wednesday, Dec. 19.
(4) For reference: a. International Congress of Phonetic Sciences ICPhS 2019
to be held 5 August ¡V 9 August 2019 in Melbourne, Australia
(5) For reference: b. Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase: Catholic Guilt
Source page Episode 159 Smock on Smock off (Nov. 7. 2018)
Can you understand the last sentence of this audio file?
(6) For reference: c. Whistling to Communicate in Alaska NPR June 21, 2005
(7) For reference: d. Sylbo, the Spanish-based whistled language of Gomera, Canary Islands
Though rare, whistled languages are also found in Turkey, Mexico, and many other countries.
(8) Breaktime music: Sixx:A.M. Accidents Can Happen lyrics video with lyrics
interview with Nikki Sixx on the Spit podcast
12/12
(1) Course, ch. 3.
(2) Make-up test on ch. 2 for Wayne, Iris and Clara Kao after class.
(3) Breaktime music: Sixx:A.M. Accidents Can Happen lyrics video with lyrics
interview with Nikki Sixx on the Spit podcast
Week Fifteen: 12/17 and 12/19
12/17
(1) Upload to Google Drive and hand in paper copy of class notes and notes on:
1. CET 16 and 17 (#84 and #85): Do not ©M don¡¦t·N«ä¤@¼Ë¶Ü¡H^»yªºÁYŪ¦r¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^
in No. 84, July/August 2014, p. 12-14 and No. 85, September/October 2014, p. 16-18; and
2. 32. Schwa elision in English.(2) Go over hand-copied "Rules for English Consonant Allophones," p. 72-77.
For next week 12/22 (Saturday make-up class): Class notes and notes on:
1. CET 18 (#86) ¦¸«µ¡G¦¸nªº«µÁÙ¬O«Ü«n¡I
2. Notes on web page 33. Contractions.
(2) Go over hand-copied "Rules for English Consonant Allophones", p. 72-77.
(3) Exercises for ch. 3 due Monday 12/24. Material on ch. 3, 4, and 5 will be included in the final exam.
(4) Course, ch. 4.
(5) Breaktime music: Joni Mitchell River lyrics video with lyrics
12/19
(1) Hand in your Praat assignment:
Make sure you included whether you think the words sound more like pie, tie, guy or buy, die, guy,
and also ask a family member or friend to answer the same question,
(2) Chapter 4.
(3) Due January 2: Prepare:
(I) a written evaluation of this semester's class and
(II) an organized summary of your class notes, in two separate pdf files:
I. End-of-semester evaluation:
Part 1: evaluate the class, textbook, teacher, syllabus, homework assignments,
what was most and least useful, things that could be improved, and how
¡X everything about the class this semester.
Part 2: Evaluate yourself: Attendance and punctuality, homework submission,
how much you learned from the class, how much effort you put into this class,
Part 3: How do you plan to continue improving your English, and your work
in phonetics and linguistics?
Part 4: Re-listen to the recording you made at the beginning of the semester.
Write down your reactions to it this time. What do you notice in your own previous
pronunciation. Is there anything you have changed since then?
II. Organized summary of your class notes:
Go through all your old notes, and organize them into a summary of main points.
You do not have to include every single detail from your notes; try rather to combine
notes that are about the same thing and to generalize.
Format and submission instructions: Convert your files to pdf format
before emailing both files to Prof. Chung at: feathermountain@gmail.com
(4) Breaktime music: Joni Mitchell River lyrics video with lyrics
Website for A Course in Phonetics
Week Sixteen: 12/22: Make-up class
12/22
(1) Upload to Google Drive and hand in paper copy of class notes and notes on:
1. CET 18 (#86) ¦¸«µ¡G¦¸nªº«µÁÙ¬O«Ü« n¡I
2. Notes on web page 33. Contractions.
For Monday 12/24: Class notes and notes on:
October 2016 English Island article on being careful to avoid
vulgar words in your English: §A ¦³¨S¦³¤£¤p¤ß Á¿¥X¡u¨î¯Å^¤å¡v?
(2) Go over exercises for ch. 3.
(3) Course, ch 4.
(4) Breaktime music: Some beautiful international Christmas carols:
1. Czech: Hajej, nynej, Ježišku; Czech text read aloud by Pavel Sticka
2. Georgian: Alilo;
3. Scottish Gaelic: Taladh Chriosda lyrics with IPA transcription.
Also:
4. Aramaic: Hweili Isho' Halleluyah (Christ is Born);
5. Huron/Wendat and French: The Huron Carol;
6. Galician: Nadal de luintra;
7. French: Le Sommeil de l'Enfant Jesus;
8. More Christmas Carols; Word format; html page.
Website for A Course in Phonetics
Week Seventeen: 12/24 and 12/26
12/24
(1) Upload to Google Drive and hand in paper copy of class notes and notes on:
1. CET 18 (#86) ¦¸«µ¡G¦¸nªº«µÁÙ¬O«Ü «n¡I
2. Notes on web page 33. Contractions.
3. October 2016 English Island article on being careful to avoid
vulgar words in your English: §A ¦³¨S¦³¤£¤p¤ß Á¿¥X¡u¨î¯Å^¤å¡v?
(2) Go over exercises for ch. 3.
(3) Course, ch 4 and ch 5
(4) Breaktime music: Some beautiful international Christmas carols:
1. Czech: Hajej, nynej, Ježišku; Czech text read aloud by Pavel Sticka
2. Georgian: Alilo;
3. Scottish Gaelic: Taladh Chriosda lyrics with IPA transcription.
Also:
4. Aramaic: Hweili Isho' Halleluyah (Christ is Born);
5. Huron/Wendat and French: The Huron Carol;
6. Galician: Nadal de luintra;
7. French: Le Sommeil de l'Enfant Jesus;
8. More Christmas Carols; Word format; html page.
12/26
(1) Course, ch 4 and ch 5
(2) Breaktime music: Some beautiful international Christmas carols:
1. Czech: Hajej, nynej, Ježišku; Czech text read aloud by Pavel Sticka
2. Georgian: Alilo;
3. Scottish Gaelic: Taladh Chriosda lyrics with IPA transcription.
Also:
4. Aramaic: Hweili Isho' Halleluyah (Christ is Born);
5. Huron/Wendat and French: The Huron Carol;
6. Galician: Nadal de luintra;
7. French: Le Sommeil de l'Enfant Jesus;
8. More Christmas Carols; Word format; html page.
Week Eighteen: 1/2
1/2
(1) Due date for handing in summary of notes, evaluations, and any overdue homework.
(2) Finish Ladefoged's Course, ch 5.
(3) Why do so many Americans have trouble reading?
APM Reports: Hard Words: Why aren't kids being taught to read? (podcast)
(4) Breaktime music: John Prine Summer's End lyrics
FINALS WEEK: 1/9
(1) Book sharing:
1. Discourse Intonation: A Discourse-Pragmatic Approach to Teaching the Pronunciation of English
by Lucy Pickering 2018
2. What Confucius Really Said: The Complete Analects in a Skopos-Centric Translation
by Chris Wen-chao Li 2018
(2) Final exam: Wednesday, January 9, 2019, 5:30-7:20pm in ´¶ 103.
OLD:
(3) Discuss and submit paper copy of class notes, and notes on
CET 11 (#79:) ¥x¦¡^»y¸o»íº×º¡G/æ/¡B/È÷/ ©M /eÈþ/, also upload to Google Drive;
prepare class notes and notes on CET 12 (#80) ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤@¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (1)
(on "says" and "said", clear and dark "l", the "tap" rule for "t", and the difference
between "ear" and "year") in No. 80, November/December 2013, p. 12-14;
also take notes on this November 2016 English Island article (reprinted in 30+ magazine)
and include in your notes for next Monday: ¬Ý¡u¤¤¤å¦r¹õ¡v·|¼vÅT^¤åÅ¥¤O¶Ü¡H.
(Submission postponed till Wednesday 11/08.)
Also, read and take notes on: Phonetics I p. 32: Schwa elision in English
(4) Optional reference:
Paper on contractions in Mandarin: "Contraction and Backgrounding in Taiwan Mandarin."
Concentric: Studies in Linguistics, Vol. 32, No. 1, January 2006. by Karen Chung.
(3) Keep up 10-minutes-a-day listening and Echo practice.
Class demonstration on how to do Echo practice on your own,
using Mini-conversation 20 as an example.
(5) Hand in Praat waveforms in class. Solve problems with: too much noise, clipping.
Make sure you've printed out only the waveforms and not spectrograms or pitch tracks!
(Submission postponed till Wednesday 11/08.)
(7) Tutorial on Plosives, Part II : VOT and aspiration:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2017.htmDirect link:
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/johnm/siphtra/plostut2/plostut2.htm
(8) Reggae music: Running Away by Bob Marley & The Wailers lyrics
sung in Jamaican Patois (aka Jamaican Creole) humorous Patois lesson
(6) Take notes on CET 11 (#79:) ¥x¦¡^»y¸o»íº×º¡G/æ/¡B/È÷/ ©M /eÈþ/
in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14.
(4) Useful resources:
1. Besides the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary,
Dictionary.com also gives pronunciations in IPA (click on the "Spell" button),
syllabification (click on "syllables"), how it rates on a "difficulty index", example
sentences, and lots of other interesting information about each word entry.
2. Introduction to the IPA and text markup (ppt);
(7) Tutorial on Plosives, Part I:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2017.htm
Direct link:
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/cgi-bin/wtutor?tutorial=siphtra/plostut1/plostut1.htm
Finish before November 8. But do it early ¡V it's easy and fun!
(8) Breaktime music: Wonderful Baby live, with commentary in compilation by Don McLean lyrics
Bonus music from last year: The Rustavi Choir from the Republic of Georgia.
11/08:
(1) Go over ch 1 test; submit corrections for the test on Monday 11/13.
(2) Hand in this week's notes and your Praat assignment.
(3) First Pinyin (for Taiwan students)/Mandarin Phonetic Symbols
(for students from outside of Taiwan) quiz will be on Monday 11/13.
(4) Go over last part of web page 15: More on Phonemes and Allophones: Velar raising.
Make sure you understand the part about an and ang in Mandarin
and how it may affect English pronunciation (e.g. saying bans for bangs).
(5) Course ch. 2.
(6) Breaktime music: Reggae music: Running Away by Bob Marley & The Wailers lyrics
sung in Jamaican Patois (aka Jamaican Creole) humorous Patois lesson
Week 10: 11/13, 11/15
11/13:
(1) Pinyin quiz and dictation.
(2) Discuss and submit paper class notes on:
CET 12 (#80) ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤@¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (1)
and on the November 2016 English Island article: ¬Ý¡u¤¤¤å¦r¹õ¡v·|¼vÅT^¤åÅ¥¤O¶Ü¡H
and upload to Google Drive.
For next Monday, take notes on:
a. CET 13 (#81) ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤G¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (2)
about /ju/ vs. /u/ the deaspiration of /p/, /t/, and /k/ after /s/; the pronunciation of /ʒ/ and /ʤ/;
also /dz/ vs. /z/, and /ts/ vs. /s/, in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14, and also on:
b. this June 2017 English Island article on how to use "will" and "would":
·| °Û³o¨âººq¡A´N¾Ç·|°²³]»y®ð.
(3) Also submit your corrections for the test on ch. 1.
(4) Chapter 2 of Course.
(5) Breaktime music: Imagine by John Lennon lyrics chosen by Henry Hung ¬x¤hùÚ.
11/15:
Holiday: No class; anniversary of NTU's founding.
Week 11: 11/20, 11/22
11/20:
(1) Submit PAPER class notes and notes on
CET 13 (#81) ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤G¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (2);
here is an audio file to help with /dʒ/ (e.g. "major") and /ʒ/ (e.g. "measure");
and on ·| °Û³o¨âººq¡A´N¾Ç·|°²³]»y®ð in the June 2017 issue of English Island;
also upload to Google Drive.
For Monday November 27: Class notes and notes on,
CET 14 (#82) ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤T¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (3),
about the pronunciation of ¡§th¡¨, ¡§x¡¨ and ¡§r¡¨), in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14;
also notes on this December 2016 English Island article
on how to answer a question containing negation: ¨ì©³¬OYesÁÙ¬ONo?
To access this and other English Island articles, you will need to register on the site ¡V
it's free, and comes with no obligations.
(2) Books mentioned in previous class:
1. ¬x²n. º~»yªº³Ì¤pµü. º~»yÃý«ß»yªkÂO®Ñ. ¥_¨Ê»y¨¥¤j¾Ç¥Xª©ªÀ. 2015. ¥¸Ë. 143¶.
(available at Y¤ô°ó)
2. Link, Perry. An Anatomy of Chinese: Rhythm, Metaphor, Politics. Cambridge, MA:
Harvard University Press, 2013. 376pp. Video talk
(3) Course, chapter 2.
(4) Breaktime Music: Brave by Sara Bareilles lyrics
11/22:
(1) Course, chapter 2; we'll finish the chapter on Monday.
(2) Do exercises for chapter 2, due Monday 11/27.
Note that links to the corrected exercises are also available
at both the top and bottom of this page.
Test on chapter 2 on 11/29.
(3) Breaktime Music: Brave by Sara Bareilles lyrics
Week 12: 11/27, 11/29
11/27:
(1) Hand in class notes and notes on:
CET 14 (#82) ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤T¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (3),
and December 2016 English Island article: ¨ì©³¬OYesÁÙ¬ONo?
For next Monday 12/04: Read and take notes on
CET 15 (#83) ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¥|¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (4)
(the pronunciation of ¡§w¡¨, ¡§wh¡¨ and ¡§h¡¨; nasal plosion; schwa elision), and
this October 2016 English Island article being careful to avoid
vulgar words in your English: §A¦³¨S¦³¤£¤p¤ß Á¿¥X¡u¨î¯Å^¤å¡v?
To access this and other English Island articles, you will need
to register on the site ¡V it's free, and comes with no obligations.
(2) Course, chapter 2.
(3) Mark exercises for chapter 2 on Wednesday 11/29; test on Monday 12/04.
(4) Praat assignment: Check your inbox for previous mailing on how to use Praat
and how to do this assignment. Prepare files of 15 utterances in 5 files,
including a file with /s/ removed from spy, sty, sky.
Say whether you think the words sound more like pie, tie, guy or buy, die, guy,
and also ask a family member or friend to answer the same question,
and include the answers with the file. Due Monday 12/11.
(5) Breaktime Music: Free Fallin' video with lyrics by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers lyrics
Song suggested by Ray Lin ªLèû
11/29:
(1) There will be a test on Course, chapter 2 on Monday 12/04/17.
(2) Finish chapter 2;
mark exercises for chapter 2.
Test on chapter 2 on Wednesday 11/29.
(2) Course, ch. 3.
(3) Breaktime Music: Free Fallin' video with lyrics by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers lyrics
Song suggested by Ray Lin ªLèû
Week 13: 12/04, 12/06
12/03:
(1) Test on ch. 2 of the Course.
(2) Do parts H. and I. of the exercises for ch. 2.
Assigned students will put the answers on the board
before class on Wednesday 12/06.
Remember to use the sound files for H. and the
sound files for I. as a basis for your transcriptions.
Please use the American English versions of the items for H.
and for the broad transcriptions of I.;
do narrow transcriptions of both
the American English and Standard British English files for I.
You can change between Standard British and General American
by clicking on "(Change the talker)" toward the top of the page.
(3) Hand in class notes and notes on:
CET 15 (#83) ^»yµoµ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¥|¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (4)
(the pronunciation of ¡§w¡¨, ¡§wh¡¨ and ¡§h¡¨; nasal plosion; schwa elision), and
this October 2016 English Island article being careful to avoid
vulgar words in your English: §A¦³¨S¦³¤£¤p¤ß Á¿¥X¡u¨î¯Å^¤å¡v?
For next Monday (12/11), submit your:
a. Class notes and notes on:
CET 16 & 17 (#84 & #85) Do not ©M don¡¦t·N«ä¤@¼Ë¶Ü¡H^»yªºÁYŪ¦r¡]¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^; and
b. notes on web page 33. Contractions:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2033.htm
to be added to your weekly class notes.
(4) Course, ch 3.
(5) Praat assignment: Check your inbox for previous mailing on how to use Praat
and how to do this assignment. Prepare files of 15 utterances in 5 files,
including a file with /s/ removed from spy, sty, sky.
Say whether you think the words sound more like pie, tie, guy or buy, die, guy,
and also ask a family member or friend to answer the same question,
and include the answers with the file. Due Monday 12/11.
(6) Breaktime Music: Demons video with lyrics by Imagine Dragons lyrics
12/06:
(1) Assigned students will write their transcriptions of part H and I of the exercises for ch. 2
on the board; we'll correct them in class together.
(2) Course ch. 3.
(3) Here are some great online vocabulary flashcards, with audio,
created by TA Andrea Lay ¿à©yÁ¾, for anybody interested!
(4) Breaktime Music: Demons video with lyrics by Imagine Dragons lyrics
Week 14: 12/11, 12/13
12/11:
(1) Hand in: a. class notes;
b. notes on CET 16 (issue #84) and CET 17 (issue #85):
Do not ©M don¡¦t·N«ä¤@¼Ë¶Ü¡H^»yªºÁYŪ¦r¡]¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^;
c. notes on web page 33. Contractions:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2033.htm
For next Monday 12/19: Class notes and notes on CET 18 (#86) ¦¸«µ¡G¦¸nªº«µÁÙ¬O«Ü«n¡I
and CET 19 (#87) ²æ¤f¦Ó¥Xªº^¤å¤åªk;
also read and take notes on the June 2016 English Island article: ¤¤¤åÅܦn¡A^¤å¤]¸òµÛ¦n¤F.
(2) Hand in Praat assignment.
(3) Make sure you know the material in the three voicing and plosives tutorials
(4) Course, ch. 3.
(5) Breaktime Music: Masters of War by Bob Dylan lyrics
12/13:
(1) Go over answers to the test on ch. 2; correct on a separate sheet of paper
staple to your original test papers, and hand in on Monday, Dec. 18.
(2) Finish Course, Chapter 3.
(3) Hand-copy the "Rules for English Consonant Allophones," p. 72-77; due Monday 12/18.
(4) Breaktime Music: Masters of War by Bob Dylan lyrics
Week 15: 12/18, 12/20
12/18:
(1) Hand in class notes and notes on CET 18 (#86) ¦¸«µ¡G¦¸nªº«µÁÙ¬O«Ü«n¡I
and CET 19 (#87) ²æ¤f¦Ó¥Xªº^¤å¤åªk;
also the June 2016 English Island article: ¤¤¤åÅܦn¡A^¤å¤]¸òµÛ¦n¤F.
For next Monday December 25: Class notes and CET 20 (#88) and 21 (#89):
« ¤èªk¤£«¦ºIªº^¤å¤åªk¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^.
Also hand in your corrections for the test on chapter 2.
(2) Go over hand-copied "Rules for English Consonant Allophones," p. 72-77.
(3) Course, ch. 4.
(4) There will probably be no separate chapter tests on chapters 3, 4 and 5;
the material in these chapters will be covered in the final exam.
(5) Due January 1: Prepare:
(I) a written evaluation of this semester's class and
(II) an organized summary of your class notes, in two separate pdf files:
I. End-of-semester evaluation:
Part 1: evaluate the class, textbook, teacher, syllabus, homework assignments,
what was most and least useful, things that could be improved, and how
¡X everything about the class this semester.
Part 2: Evaluate yourself: Attendance and punctuality, homework submission,
how much you learned from the class, how much effort you put into this class,
Part 3: How do you plan to continue improving your English, and your work
in phonetics and linguistics?
Part 4: Re-listen to the recording you made at the beginning of the semester.
Write down your reactions to it this time. What do you notice in your own previous
pronunciation. Is there anything you have changed since then?
II. Organized summary of your class notes:
Go through all your old notes, and organize them into a summary of main points.
You do not have to include every single detail from your notes; try rather to combine
notes that are about the same thing and to generalize.
Format and submission instructions: Convert your files to pdf format
before emailing both files to Prof. Chung at: feathermountain@gmail.com
(6) Breaktime Music: Diamonds and Rust (1975) by Joan Baez lyrics
12/20:
(1) Hand in your completed exercises for ch. 2 and your hand-copied
consonant allophone rules for ch. 3.
(2) Course, chapter 4.
(3) Some beautiful international Christmas carols:
1. Czech: Hajej, nynej, Ježišku; Czech text read aloud by Pavel Sticka
2. Georgian: Alilo;
3. Scottish Gaelic: Taladh Chriosda lyrics with IPA transcription.
Also:
4. Aramaic: Hweili Isho' Halleluyah (Christ is Born);
5. Huron/Wendat and French: The Huron Carol;
6. Galician: Nadal de luintra;
7. French: Le Sommeil de l'Enfant Jesus;
8. More Christmas Carols; Word format.
(4) Breaktime Music: Diamonds and Rust (1975) by Joan Baez lyrics
Week 16: 12/25, 12/27
12/25:
(1) Submit class notes and notes on CET 20 (#88) and 21 (#89):
«¤èªk¤£«¦ºIªº^¤å¤åªk¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^.
Monday January 1 is a holiday; no class.
For next Wednesday January 3:
Class notes and CET 22 (#90) and 23 (#91): ³æ¼Æ¡B½Æ¼Æ¡B¥i¼Æ¡B¤£¥i¼Æ¡H
and CET 24 (#92): °Êµü®ÉºA¤T¶³q.
(2) Finish ch. 4 of Course, start on ch. 5.
(3) Article that Ladefoged seems to be responding to
in chapter 5 as regards levels of stress in English:
Stanley S. Newman: On the Stress System of English.
in Word, vol. 2, No. 3, Dec. 1946.
(4) Test on ch. 3 and on the three voicing and plosives tutorials
will be included in the final exam.
(5) Breaktime music: A very old Irish Christmas carol: The Wexford Carol,
with Yo-Yo Ma and Alison Krauss history and lyrics
Plus carol singalong with Tony and Prof. Chung
12/27:
(1) Course, ch. 5.
(2) Breaktime music: A very old Irish Christmas carol: The Wexford Carol,
with Yo-Yo Ma and Alison Krauss history and lyrics
Week 17: 1/01 (Holiday: no class), 1/031/01: Holiday; no class, but:
Class evaluations and class notes summaries in two pdf files are due today.
Send them to Prof. Chung at: feathermountain@gmail.com (NOT to the NTU account).
1/03:
(1) Submit class notes and notes on CET 22 (#90) and 23 (#91): ³æ ¼Æ¡B½Æ¼Æ¡B¥i¼Æ¡B¤£¥i¼Æ¡H
and CET 24 (#92): °Ê µü®ÉºA¤T¶³q.
(2) Finish ch. 5 of Course.
(3) Wrap-up and questions.
(4) Back homework will be accepted no later than 12 noon Friday January 5, 2018.
Make sure it's also uploaded to Google Drive!
(5) Breaktime music: Operator (That's Not the Way It Feels) by Jim Croce lyrics
FINAL EXAMS WEEK:
1/8:
Finals week; no class.
1/10:
FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, January 10, 2018, 5:30-7:20pm in ¥~±Ð 203.Book sharing: ^º~»y«H®§µ²ºc¹ï¤ñ¬ã¨s. 1998. ±i¤µ ±i§J©wµÛ. ¾G¦{: ªe«n¤j¾Ç¥Xª©ªÀ.
Input tools:
i2Speak IPA input tool:
http://www.i2speak.com/
Another IPA input interface:
http://westonruter.github.com/ipa-chart/keyboard/
Pinyin tone tool: Adds tone markings over correct vowels
to pinyin marked with tone numbers
http://toshuo.com/chinese-tools/pinyin-tone-tool/
Dictionaries:
Merriam-Webster (American English)
http://www.merriam-webster.com/
Cambridge Advanced Learner¡¦s Dictionary (American and British English)
http://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/british/
Macmillan Dictionary (American and British English)
http://www.macmillandictionary.com/
Howjasay (British English pronunciation)
http://www.howjsay.com/
Karen Chung's -all vs. -aul/-awl distinction
1. ball - bawl
bawl - ball2. pall - Paul
Paul - pall3. all - awl
awl - all4. gall - Gaul
Gaul - gall5. call, doll, fall, hall, loll, Moll, scald, stall, tall, wall, Walt, y'all
6. brawl, crawl, drawl, Saul, scrawl, shawl, trawl, yawl, vault
Links to the corrected versions of the exercises
in A Course in Phonetics, courtesy of Amy Tsai:
Exercises for Chapter One
Exercises for Chapter Two
Exercises for Chapter Three
Exercises for Chapter Four
Exercises for Chapter Five
Exercises for Chapter Six
Exercises for Chapter Seven
Exercises for Chapter Eight
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