1. Introduction to Phonetics II  Spring 2019
Instructor: Karen Steffen Chung ¥v¹ÅµY ¦Ñ®v
karchung@ntu.edu.tw
Mondays 1, 2 (8:10-10:00am) Classroom: ¥~±Ð 203
Wednesdays 9, A (17:30-19:15 [5:30-7:15pm]) Classroom: ´¶ 201

THIS WEEK

Website for A Course in Phonetics

CET articles on English pronunciation and ­^»y®q articles
Syllabus for  Spring 2018  Spring 2017  Spring 2016   Spring 2015

Eligibility:

       Students who have successfully completed one semester of an introductory phonetics course; others by permission only. This course is highly recommended for anyone planning to do advanced work in phonetics or linguistics. A serious but friendly course!
       

Textbooks:

       Ladefoged, Peter & Keith Johnson. 2011. A Course in Phonetics. 6th edition. Boston: Wadsworth Cenage Learning. 322pp. Available at Crane's ¤åÅb.

       Ladefoged, Peter & Sandra Ferrari Disner. 2012. Vowels and Consonants: An Introduction to the Sounds of Languages. 3rd edition. West Sussex: Wiley-Blackwell. 211pp + xvii. Paper. Companion website here.  Note: This book seems to be currently unavailable in Taiwan. Get more information in class.

Course description:

     This course is a continuation of Karen Chung's Introduction to Phonetics Course; though students who have taken other phonetics courses are also welcome. The primary goal of the course will be to finish Ladefoged's A Course in Phonetics, starting from Chapter Six, "Airstream Mechanisms and Phonation Types" (figure out the correct compound noun stress before reading this aloud!), and to go through all of the material in Ladefoged/Disner's Vowels and Consonants.

     Note that Chapter 11 of the Course will not be covered in class, though material in it may appear in the final exam, so you will need to read chapter 11 of the Course yourself, independently. You are however of course welcome to ask questions about it in class.

     Students are expected to take careful class notes, including on pronunciation corrections, and will be asked to submit a paper summary of their notes in class every Monday, and to also upload your notes and other written work to Google Drive. Make sure Ms. Chung has a gmail address for you so you can be added to the Phonetics II S17 folder on Google Drive.

      There will be 33 class meetings this semester:

     February 2019: 18, 20, 25, 27
     March: 4, 6, 11, 13, 18, 20, 25, 27
     April: 1, (3 is a holiday; no class), 8, 10, 15, 17, 22, 24, 29
     May: 1, 6, 8, 13, 15, 20, 22, 27, 29
     June: 3, 5, 10, 12
     The final exam is currently scheduled for: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 in ´¶ 201; subject to change.

     Every Wednesday, you will read and submit a brief summary of one chapter of Vowels and Consonants and write and submit two questions on the chapter a week, in this sequence:

February 20-27: Chapter 1 (Wednesday 2/28 is a holiday) February 27-March 6: Chapter 2 March 6-13: Chapter 3 March 13-20: Chapter 11 March 20-27: Chapter 12 March 27-April 3: Chapter 13 (Wednesday 4/3 is a holiday) April 3-10: Chapter 14 April 10-17: Chapter 4

April 17-24: Chapter 5 April 24-May 1: Chapter 6 May 1-8: Chapter 7 May 8-15: Chapter 8 May 15-22: Chapter 9 May 22-29: Chapter 10 May 29-June 5: Chapter 15 June 5-12: Chapter 16

     There will be a number of class dictations, and practical exercises in English pronunciation will be assigned, as time permits, with emphasis on consolidating past progress and identifying and fine-tuning areas left for improvement. Various Web assignments will be given, and you will get more practice in using Praat and other speech tools.

     Make sure you join and check in often with NTU Phonetics on Facebook, where we can continue and supplement class discussions and ask and answer questions online.

     All of the classes from Phonetics II, Spring 2013, are available online for reference. This semester will not be exactly the same, but if you end up missing a class, or if you'd like to hear the material again for review or to understand it better, you're encouraged to watch the online lectures.

     Final exam date: Wednesday, June 19, 2019 at 5:30-7:15pm in ´¶ 201.

Grade calculation:

     Students will be graded on written work, dictations (to a lesser extent), quizzes, chapter tests, and a final, as well as attendance, class participation, attitude, and progress made.

Syllabus: NOTE: This syllabus is basically a modified copy of the Spring 2018 Phonetics II syllabus,
     so it is for reference only. It is certain to be changed a lot over the course of the semester.
     It will be updated weekly, so in general, it should be accurate up to and including the current week;
     for any time after that, check back after it's been updated for this semester.
     PLEASE REPORT ANY ERRORS OR DEAD LINKS you find to karchung@ntu.edu.tw!

Website for A Course in Phonetics

Week 1: 2/18, 2/20
Monday 2/18:
(1) Enrollment and other class business;
     fill in your gmail and other required information:
     You will receive an invitation to join the class gmail folder
     if you weren't in the class last semester.
     Make sure you have a copy of the third edition of
     Vowels and Consonants asap!
     See reading schedule above; we will be reading the chapters
     in a different sequence from the one in the book.
     Also note that there is a companion website for the book.
     Read and summarize chapter 1 and write two questions on the
     material in the chapter, to be submitted 2/27.

(2) Your final exam from last semester will be returned
      and we'll go over it in class. Correct it carefully
      and hand it in on Wednesday February 20.

(3) Just like last semester, you will hand in the paper version
      of your class notes every Monday, and you are also to
      upload them to Google Drive before Monday of each week.
      Make sure that you record all pronunciation corrections, and
      work actively on automating them and thus fixing them permanently
      so we won't have to keep repeating the same corrections in class!
      One of the biggest complaints in previous classes is that we spent
      too much class time correcting the same mistakes over and over
      again. This can be avoided if you practice and come prepared.
      
(4) For new students: Read and summarize:
     CET 1 & 2: ¤j®v¶}Á¿ ¡X ´£¤ÉÅ¥¤O¯¦³Z¡G¨C¤Ñ½ÐÅ¥¡u¦^­µ¡v¤Q¤ÀÄÁ¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^
     For everybody: CET 19 ²æ¤f¦Ó¥Xªº­^¤å¤åªk in No. 87, January/February 2015, p. 8-10.

(5) Make three observations about language over the coming week
     and share what you find with the class on Wednesday, 2/27.

(6) Start reading chapter 6 of Ladefoged/Johnson's A Course in Phonetics.
     Learn how to pronounce ejectives.
     Some Chinese translations for "ejective": ¥~Ãz­µ¡Bºò³ï­µ¡B¼Q­µ;
     for "egressive": ¥~©I­µ¡B©I®ð­µ¡BÀ½®ð­µ¡B¥~À½­µ;
     for "ingressive": ¤º§l­µ;
     for "creaky voice": §s¹Ç¡]¶Ú¡^­µ;
     for "breathy voice": ®ð¡]Án¡^­µ;
     for "plosive": Ãz­µ¡BÃz¯}­µ.
     for "implosive": ¤ºÃz­µ
     for "click": Ëß zā ­µ¡B·f¼L­µ¡B§l®ð­µ

(7) Breaktime music: A Million Possibilities ¤@¦Ê¸U­Ó¥i¯à       by Christine Welch §JÄRµ·¥m       lyrics     
    Self-intro      BBC report      Don't Go        ¦ËªL¤¤/Into the Bamboo Forest     

Wednesday 2/20
(1) Hand in corrected final exam from last semester.

(2) Chapter 6 of Ladefoged/Johnson's A Course in Phonetics.

(3) Breaktime music: A Million Possibilities ¤@¦Ê¸U­Ó¥i¯à       by Christine Welch §JÄRµ·¥m       lyrics     
    Self-intro      BBC report      Don't Go        ¦ËªL¤¤/Into the Bamboo Forest     

Website for A Course in Phonetics


Week 2: 2/25, 2/27
Monday 2/25:
(1) Finalize class list. Make sure you're now all on Google Drive.

(2) For new students: Discuss and ask questions about:
     CET 1 & 2: ¤j®v¶}Á¿ ¡X ´£¤ÉÅ¥¤O¯¦³Z¡G¨C¤Ñ½ÐÅ¥¡u¦^­µ¡v¤Q¤ÀÄÁ¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^
     For everybody: CET 19 ²æ¤f¦Ó¥Xªº­^¤å¤åªk in No. 87, January/February 2015, p. 8-10.

     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize
     ´£¤ÉÅ¥¤O¯¦ ³Z¡G /i/ ©M /Èþ/ ªº¿ë§O in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14 and:
     read and takes notes on article on how to write a good email, by Melissa Hsiung ºµ°´§¡¡G
     ­^¤å E-mail ¼ç³W«h¡G¦Ñ®v«ç»ò¤£¦­ÂI±Ð§Ú?!
   
     For everybody: CET 22 and 23: ³æ¼Æ¡H½Æ¼Æ¡H¥i¼Æ¡H ¤£¥i¼Æ¡H a, one, the¡HÅý­^¤å¦Wµü¦A¤]Ãø¤£­Ë§A¡I¡]¤W¡^ ¡]¤U¡^
     in No. 90, July/August 2015, p. 20-22 and  No. 91, September/October 2015, p. 12-14. 

(3) Continue reading chapter 6 of Ladefoged/Johnson's A Course in Phonetics.
     Learn how to pronounce ejectives.
     Some Chinese translations for "ejective": ¥~Ãz­µ¡Bºò³ï­µ¡B¼Q­µ;
     for "egressive": ¥~©I­µ¡B©I®ð­µ¡BÀ½®ð­µ¡B¥~À½­µ;
     for "ingressive": ¤º§l­µ;
     for "creaky voice": §s¹Ç¡]¶Ú¡^­µ;
     for "breathy voice": ®ð¡]Án¡^­µ;
     for "plosive": Ãz­µ¡BÃz¯}­µ.
     for "implosive": ¤ºÃz­µ
     for "click": Ëß zā ­µ¡B·f¼L­µ¡B§l®ð­µ

(4) Breaktime music: Shallow    by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper  from A Star is Born    lyrics  

Wednesday 2/27:
(1) Ask questions on V&C ch. 1, hand in your summary and 2 questions.
     Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 2, for 3/6.

(2) Discuss three observations about language.

(3) Continue reading chapter 6 of Ladefoged/Johnson's A Course in Phonetics.
     Learn how to pronounce ejectives.
     Some Chinese translations for "ejective": ¥~Ãz­µ¡Bºò³ï­µ¡B¼Q­µ;
     for "egressive": ¥~©I­µ¡B©I®ð­µ¡BÀ½®ð­µ¡B¥~À½­µ;
     for "ingressive": ¤º§l­µ;
     for "creaky voice": §s¹Ç¡]¶Ú¡^­µ;
     for "breathy voice": ®ð¡]Án¡^­µ;
     for "plosive": Ãz­µ¡BÃz¯}­µ.
     for "implosive": ¤ºÃz­µ
     for "click": Ëß zā ­µ¡B·f¼L­µ¡B§l®ð­µ

(4) Optional listening practice:
     Transcription practice: Remember to use oTranscribe 
     WNYC's 10 Things That Scare Me: Samin Nosrat     MP3    
     Finish transcribing till the 4:43 point for next Monday, 3/4.

(5) Example of both elements of a compound noun being stressed on the first mention,
     usual compound stress rules being followed on subsequent occurrences of the word.
     https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/myhairkules/hairkules
     (starts at the 0:44 point)

(6) Breaktime music: Shallow    by Lady Gaga and Bradley Cooper  from A Star is Born    lyrics  

Website for A Course in Phonetics


Week 3: 3/4, 3/6
Monday 3/4:
(1) For new students: Discuss and ask questions about:
     CET 3: ´£¤ÉÅ¥¤O¯¦ ³Z¡G /i/ ©M /Èþ/ ªº¿ë§O in No. 71, May/June 2012, p. 12-14 and:
     read and takes notes on article on how to write a good email, by Melissa Hsiung ºµ°´§¡¡G
     ­^¤å E-mail ¼ç³W«h¡G¦Ñ®v«ç»ò¤£¦­ÂI±Ð§Ú?!
     For everybody: CET 22 and 23: ³æ¼Æ¡H½Æ¼Æ¡H¥i ¼Æ¡H ¤£¥i¼Æ¡H a, one, the¡HÅý­^¤å¦Wµü¦A¤]Ãø¤£­Ë§A¡I¡]¤W¡^ ¡]¤U¡^
     in No. 90, July/August 2015, p. 20-22 and  No. 91, September/October 2015, p. 12-14.

     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:
     CET 4: ¡u­«­µ¡v¯u ªº«Ü­«­n! in No. 72, July/August 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: CET 24: °Êµü®ÉºA¤T­¶³q in No. 92, November/December 2015, p. 24-26.

(2) Example of both elements of a compound noun being stressed on the first mention,
     usual compound stress rules being followed on subsequent occurrences of the word.
     https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/myhairkules/hairkules
     (starts at the 0:44 point)

(3) Continue sharing three observations about language.

(4) Continue reading chapter 6 of Ladefoged/Johnson's A Course in Phonetics.
     Learn how to pronounce implosives.
     Some Chinese translations for "ejective": ¥~Ãz­µ¡Bºò³ï­µ¡B¼Q­µ;
     for "egressive": ¥~©I­µ¡B©I®ð­µ¡BÀ½®ð­µ¡B¥~À½­µ;
     for "ingressive": ¤º§l­µ;
     for "creaky voice": §s¹Ç¡]¶Ú¡^­µ;
     for "breathy voice": ®ð¡]Án¡^­µ;
     for "plosive": Ãz­µ¡BÃz¯}­µ.
     for "implosive": ¤ºÃz­µ
     for "click": Ëß zā ­µ¡B·f¼L­µ¡B§l®ð­µ

(5) Book sharing:

(5) Breaktime music: Knees     by Bebe Rexha       lyrics  

Wednesday 3/6:
(1) Ask questions on V&C ch. 2, hand in your summary and 2 questions.
      Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 3, for 3/13.

(2) Continue sharing three observations about language.

(3) Continue reading chapter 6 of Ladefoged/Johnson's A Course in Phonetics.
     Learn how to pronounce implosives and clicks.
     Some Chinese translations for "ejective": ¥~Ãz­µ¡Bºò³ï­µ¡B¼Q­µ;
     for "egressive": ¥~©I­µ¡B©I®ð­µ¡BÀ½®ð­µ¡B¥~À½­µ;
     for "ingressive": ¤º§l­µ;
     for "creaky voice": §s¹Ç¡]¶Ú¡^­µ;
     for "breathy voice": ®ð¡]Án¡^­µ;
     for "plosive": Ãz­µ¡BÃz¯}­µ.
     for "implosive": ¤ºÃz­µ
     for "click": Ëß zā ­µ¡B·f¼L­µ¡B§l®ð­µ

(4) Georgian tongue twister:
      ბაყაყი წყალში ყიყინებს (Bakaki tskalshi kikinebs).
      'The frog in the water croaks.' Hear Katie Melua say it;
      start around 4:00 (for intro) or 4:33 (tongue twister); to 5:00.

(5)  Breaktime music: Knees     by Bebe Rexha       lyrics  
 
Website for A Course in Phonetics


Week 4: 3/11,  3/13
3/11
(1) For new students: Discuss and hand in notes on: CET 4: ¡u­«­µ¡v¯u ªº«Ü­«­n! in No. 72, July/August 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: CET 24: °Êµü®ÉºA¤T­¶³q in No. 92, November/December 2015, p. 24-26.

     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:
     CET 5: ­^»y±Ð¾Ç¦º ¨¤¡G½Æ¦X¦Wµü­«­µ in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: ­^»y®q: ¥xÆW±Ð«Ç¸Ì§ä¤£¨ìªº¡u¼J¿Ø½Ò¡v(¤W)¡B¡]¤U¡^

(2) New students: Learn Hanyu Pinyin with this tutorial   local copy

(3) Dictation #1: Ejectives.
      There will probably be a dictation on implosives next Monday 3/18.

(4) Continue sharing three observations on language (10 minutes).

(5) Course, ch. 6: Clicks

(6) Prof. Rob Hagiwara's introduction to ToBI

(7) Book sharing, regarding the use of ¤F and other aspect particles in Chinese:
      Jian Kang Loar ù±d°·: Learn to Use Chinese Aspect Particles

(8) Breaktime music:  Positively 4th Street (1964)        Bob Dylan      lyrics   

3/13
(1) Ask questions on V&C ch. 3, hand in your summary and 2 questions.
     Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 11, for 3/20.

(2) Continue sharing three observations on language (10 minutes).

(3) Course, ch. 6: Clicks.

(4) Breaktime music:  Positively 4th Street (1964)        Bob Dylan      lyrics   


Week 5: 3/18, 3/20
3/18
(1) For new students: Discuss and hand in notes on:
     CET 5: ­^»y±Ð¾Ç¦º ¨¤¡G½Æ¦X¦Wµü­«­µ in No. 73, September/October 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: ­^»y®q: ¥xÆW±Ð«Ç¸Ì§ä¤£¨ìªº¡u¼J¿Ø½Ò¡v(¤W)¡B¡]¤U¡^
     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:
     CET 6 (#74) §í´­¹y®À¡G­^»yªº»y½Õ©MÂ_¥y in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: ­^»y®q March 2016: ¦Ñ®v¡A½Ð»{¿ù§a¡I and
     ­^»y®q April 2016: ¦P¾Ç¡Aµ¹§Ú¤@ÂIFeedback 

(2) Reminder to new students: Learn Hanyu Pinyin with this tutorial   local copy

(3) Dictation #1: Implosives.

(4) Continue sharing three observations on language (10 minutes).

(5) Course, ch. 6: Clicks Phonetics II page 2: Canadian raising

(6) Breaktime music: Vienna Teng (¥v¶hªY)       Between        lyrics 

3/20
(1) Ask questions on V&C ch. 11, hand in your summary and 2 questions.
     Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 12, for 3/27.

(2) Continue sharing three observations on language (10 minutes).

(3) Course, ch. 6: Finish clicks; phonation types.

(4) Breaktime music: Vienna Teng (¥v¶hªY)       Between        lyrics 


Week 6: 3/25, 3/27
3/25
(1) For new students: Discuss and hand in notes on:
     CET 6 (#74) §í´­¹y®À¡G­^»yªº»y½Õ©MÂ_¥y in No. 74, November/December 2012, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: ­^»y®q March 2016: ¦Ñ®v¡A½Ð»{¿ù§a¡I and
     ­^»y®q April 2016: ¦P¾Ç¡Aµ¹§Ú¤@ÂIFeedback 
     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:
     CET 7 (#75)  Stop at stops! ¡X¡X ¹J¨ì¶ë­µ½Ð°±¡Iin No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14.
     English Island May 2016: Wrongology ¤£­nÃhºÃ¡A¯uªº¦³¥Ç¿ù¾Ç: choose and watch one of the TED videos
     and include notes on it in your class notes; and
     English Island June 2016: ¤¤¤åÅܦn¡A­^¤å¤]¸òµÛ¦n¤F.   

(2) Reminder to new students: Learn Hanyu Pinyin with this tutorial   local copy

(3) Continue sharing three observations on language (10 minutes).

(4) Course, ch. 6: Phonation types.

(5) Breaktime music: Kelly Clarkson: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger (lyrics)        lyrics     official video   

3/27
(1) Ask questions on V&C ch. 12, hand in your summary and 2 questions.
     Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 13, for Monday 4/1 (no class on Wednesday 4/3).
     Make sure to include TWO QUESTIONS at the end of your summary.
     For those of you who haven't been doing this, please MAKE UP the questions
     for all chapters so far.

(2) Continue sharing three observations on language (10 minutes).

(3) Finish Course, ch. 6.

(4) Print out the EXERCISES for ch. 6 and complete them for Monday, April 1. We'll go over them in class.

(5) Chapter test on chapter 6 of the Course on Monday, April 15.

(6) Breaktime music: Kelly Clarkson: What Doesn't Kill You Makes You Stronger (lyrics)        lyrics     official video   


Week 7: 4/1 (4/3 is a holiday; no class)
4/1
(1) For new students: Discuss and hand in notes on:
     CET 7 (#75) Stop at stops! ¡X¡X ¹J¨ì¶ë­µ½Ð°±¡Iin No. 75, January/February 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everyone: English Island 5 May 2016: Wrongology ¤£­nÃhºÃ¡A¯uªº¦³¥Ç¿ù¾Ç: choose and watch one of the TED videos
     and include notes on it in your class notes; and English Island 6 June 2016: ¤¤¤åÅܦn¡A ­^¤å¤]¸òµÛ¦n¤F.   
     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:
     CET 8 (#76) "-s" ©M "-ed" µü§À «ç»ò°á¡H in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14;
     Everyone: English Island July 7 2016: ¬Ý¤£¨£ªº¤åªk.

(2) Discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 13.

(3) Click-related links:
     a. The click consonants and the languages in which they are found
     b. The clicks of Xhosa
     c. Tongue twister in Xhosa
     d. Trevor Noah speaking Xhosa
     e. South African singer Miriam Makeba singing the Xhosa "Click Song (Qongqothwane)"
     f.  Miriam Makeba singing the Zulu original of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
     g. Name clicks 1    Nama clicks 2    Damara-Nama clicks 3
     h. Spoken sample of San, a Khoisan language of the Kalahari Desert

(4) Mark ch. 6 exercises.
      Test on chapter 6 on Monday 4/15; it will probably also include a dictation,
       a compound noun stress quiz, and Pinyin quiz.

(5) Jimmy's table of IPA symbols for Mandarin; remember to add a "tone letter"
      after each syllable.

(6) Begin Course, ch. 7.

(7) Breaktime music: Buffy Sainte-Marie:  Now That The Buffalo's Gone     lyrics     Efforts to bring back the buffalo     Canada (BBC)  

4/3: Holiday; no class.

Website for A Course in Phonetics


Week 8: 4/8, 4/10
4/8
(1) For new students: Discuss and hand in notes on:
     CET 8 (#76) "-s" ©M "-ed" µü§À «ç»ò°á¡H in No. 76, March/April 2013, p. 12-14;
     Everyone: English Island 7 July 2016: ¬Ý ¤£¨£ªº¤åªk.   
     Make sure to hand in previous homework if you were absent last Monday.
     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:
     CET 9 (#77) and CET 10 (#78): »ó­µ/m /¡B/n/ »P /Èü/ ¡X¡X No problen? ¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^ 
     in No. 77, May/June 2013, p. 12-14 and in No. 78, July/August 2013, p. 12-14.
     Everybody: English Island 8 August 2016: ½ÖÁ¿¸Ü³Ì§Ö¡H and
     English Island 9 September 2016: ­þ°ê»y¨¥¥~¨Ó»y³Ì¦h¡H 

(2) Go over ch. 6 exercises for those absent on 4/1.
      Test on chapter 6 on Monday 4/15; it will probably also include a dictation,
       a compound noun stress quiz, and Pinyin quiz.
       Also discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 13.

(3) Print out and familiarize yourself with:
      Jimmy's table of IPA symbols for Mandarin; remember to add a "tone letter"
      after each syllable.

(4) Finish sharing three observations on language.

(5) Course, ch. 7.

(6) Breaktime music: Elton John        Your Song (1970)     lyrics

4/10
(1) Discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 14.
     Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 4, for 4/17.
     Make sure to include TWO QUESTIONS at the end of your summary.
     For those of you who haven't been doing this, please MAKE UP the questions
     for all chapters so far.

(2)  Course, ch. 7.

(3) Breaktime music: Elton John        Your Song (1970)     lyrics


Week 9: 4/15, 17
4/15
(1) Test on chapter 6, including short-answer questions, dictation,
      compound noun stress quiz, and Pinyin quiz.

(2) For new students: Discuss and hand in notes on:
     CET 9 (#77) and CET 10 (#78): »ó­µ/m /¡B/n/ »P /Èü/ ¡X¡X No problen? ¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^ 
     in No. 77, May/June 2013, p. 12-14 and in No. 78, July/August 2013, p. 12-14.
     Everybody: English Island 8 August 2016: ½Ö Á¿¸Ü³Ì§Ö¡H and
     English Island 9 September 2016: ­þ°ê»y¨¥¥~¨Ó»y³Ì¦h¡H 
     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:
     CET 11 (#79): ¥x¦¡­^»y¸o»íº×­º¡G/æ /¡B/È÷/ ©M /eÈþ/ in No. 79, September/October 2013, p. 12-14.
     Everybody: English Island 11 November 2016: ¬Ý¡u¤¤¤å¦r¹õ¡v·|¼vÅT­^¤åÅ¥¤O¶Ü¡H and
     English Island 13 January 2017: §A¬O¤¤¤å¸£ÁÙ¬O­^¤å¸£¡H

(3)  Course, ch. 7.

(4) Breaktime music:  Georgy Girl (1967)    The Seekers       lyrics   

4/17
(1) Discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 4.
     Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 5, for 4/24.

(2) Transcribing Mandarin in IPA

(3)  Course, ch. 7.

(4) Hanyu Pinyin tutorial by Andrea Lay

(5) Breaktime music:  Georgy Girl (1967)    The Seekers       lyrics   

Website for A Course in Phonetics

Week 10: 4/22, 24
4/22
(1) For new students: Discuss and hand in 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.
     Everybody: English Island 11 November 2016: ¬Ý¡u¤¤¤å¦r¹õ¡v·|¼vÅT­^¤åÅ¥¤O¶Ü¡H and
     English Island 13 January 2017: §A¬O¤¤¤å¸£ÁÙ¬O­^¤å¸£¡H
     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:    
     CET 12 (#80): ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤@¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (1)
     in No. 80, November/December 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: English Island 15 March 2017: "Goody Two Shoes" ¤Ó¨Äªº¤H¥Í¦³ÂIµL²á and
     English Island 16 April 2017: Echo Method: ¥Î¡u¦^­µ°O¾Ð¡v¥´³ynativelikeªº»y·P 

(2)  Course, ch. 7.

(3) Book sharing:
   1. Doing Justice: A Prosecutor's Thoughts on Crime, Punishment, and the Rule of Law
       by Preet Bharara
   2. Thank You for Arguing: What Aristotle, Lincoln, and Homer Simpson Can Teach Us About the Art of Persuasion
       by Jay Heinrichs

(4) Make-up test on ch. 6 for three students; come to ¥~±Ð¤¤¤ß 201 at 5:30pm

(5) Breaktime music:  Judy Collins      Where Are The Clowns?       lyrics   

4/24
(1) Discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 5.
     Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 6, for 5/01.

(2) Mark test on chapter 6.

(3) Course, ch. 7.

(4) Breaktime music:  Judy Collins      Where Are The Clowns?       lyrics   

Website for A Course in Phonetics


Week 11: 4/29, 5/01
4/29
(1) For new students: Discuss and hand in notes on:
     CET 12 (#80): ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤@¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (1)
     in No. 80, November/December 2013, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: English Island 15 March 2017: "Goody Two Shoes" ¤Ó¨Äªº¤H¥Í¦³ÂIµL²á and
     English Island 16 April 2017: Echo Method: ¥Î¡u¦^­µ°O¾Ð¡v¥´³ynativelikeªº»y·P 
     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:    
     CET 13 (#81): ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤G¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (2) in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: English Island 17 May 2017: ±q100¤À­Ë¦©ªºÄvª§¦¡ªÀ¥æ  and
     English Island 19 July  2017: ¤p¤ß§Aªº¥x¦¡­^¤åµÄ  

(2) Your test on ch. 6 will be returned; make corrections on a separate piece of paper
      and hand in together with your original test paper on Wednesday 5/1.

(3) Finish Course, ch. 7; do the Performance Exercises. Start on ch. 8 if there's time.

(4) Do the written exercises for chapter 7; due Monday May 6.

(5) Do the logarithms tutorial; introduction and link on web page:
     11. Getting ready to learn about decibels: a tutorial on logarithms
     As with the plosives and VOT tutorials, make special note of the step-by-step
     teaching method as well as the content of the tutorial.

(6) For some hints on how to produce an alveolar trill, please see this page:
       7. Trills again ¡V and /r/ 

(7) Book sharing:
      1. Off the Clock: Feel Less Busy While Getting More Done (2018)
          by Laura Vanderkam
          Laura Vanderkam's TED talk
      2. Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
          by Frans de Waal (2019) 
          Frans de Waal's TED talk

(8) Breaktime music: Gordon Lightfoot      Affair on 8th Avenue (1968)      lyrics   

5/01
(1) Discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 6.
     Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 7, for 5/08.

(2) Hand in corrections for test on chapter 6.

(3) Finish ch 6 Performance Exercises.

(4) Waveform, spectrogram, and pitch track of "ear, year, east, yeast".

(5) Course, ch. 8.

(6) Phonetics II page 8. Fundamental frequency and harmonics, with guitar string demonstration.
      Also: Chrome Music Lab spectrogram

(7) For fun: 1. Victor Borge: Audible punctuation marks 
                    2. Downton Abbey, with American accents

(8) Optional ¡V for reference:
       Some good podcasts:
      Looking for a new podcast to try? 45 great picks from the TED staff 
      Kind World podcast
      But That's Another Story podcast 
      Before Breakfast podcast with Laura Vanderkam
      Roy's Writing Tools: 50 Essential Strategies for Every Writer
      Podcast about language learning: Actual Fluency with Kris Broholm  
      Podcast about accents: Paul Meier's In a Manner of Speaking podcast 

(9) Breaktime music: Gordon Lightfoot      Affair on 8th Avenue (1968)      lyrics   

Website for A Course in Phonetics

Week 12: 5/06, 5/08
5/06
(1) For new students: Discuss and hand in notes on:
     CET 13 (#81): ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤G¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (2) in No. 81, January/February 2014, p. 12-14.
     For everybody: English Island 17 May 2017: ±q100¤À­Ë¦©ªºÄvª§¦¡ ªÀ¥æ  and
     English Island 19 July  2017: ¤p¤ß§Aªº¥x¦¡­^¤åµÄ  
     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:    
     CET 14 (#82): ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤T¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (3)  in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14; and
     CET 15 (#83): ­^ »yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¥|¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (4) in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14.
     Everybody: English Island 20 August 2017 »y¨¥¥æ´«¥²¬Ý¤pºJ¨B and
     English Island 21 September 2017 ¬°¤°»ò²³æªº³æ¦r¡Aµo­µ«o¤£Â²³æ¡H  
     If the English Island site is down, please let me know and I'll post pdf's!

(2) 9. Vowels and Formants I: Resonance (with soy sauce bottle demonstration) 
      Video: The Sci Guys: Science at Home - SE1 - EP9: Physics of Sound - Part 2: Bottle Flute - Helmoltz 

(3) Go over the written exercises for chapter 7.
      Test on chapter 7 next Monday 5/13.

(4) Course, ch. 8.

(5) Breaktime music: Simon & Garfunkel       American Tune       lyrics        Paul Simon video with lyrics 

5/08
(1) Discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 7.
     Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 8, for 5/15.

(2) 10. Vowels and Formants II (with duck call demonstration) 

(3) Course, ch. 8.

(4) Zverev has trouble understanding a British reporter from Yorkshire

(5) For reference: ¦p¦ó¨Ì¾Ú°ê­µ¨Ó¿ë»{ ¤JÁn¦r (How to recognize entering tone characters
     based on their Mandarin pronunciation)   Word download

(6) Breaktime music: Simon & Garfunkel       American Tune       lyrics        Paul Simon video with lyrics 

Website for A Course in Phonetics


Week 13: 5/13, 5/15
5/13
(1) Test on chapter 7.

(2) For new students: Discuss and hand in notes on:
     CET 14 (#82): ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤T¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (3)  in No. 82, March/April 2014, p. 12-14; and
     CET 15 (#83): ­^ »yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¥|¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (4) in No. 83, May/June 2014, p. 12-14.
     Everybody: English Island 20 August 2017 »y¨¥¥æ´«¥²¬Ý¤pºJ¨B and
     English Island 21 September 2017 ¬°¤°»ò²³æªº³æ¦r¡Aµo­µ«o¤£Â²³æ¡H  
     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:   
     CET 16 (#84) & CET 17 (#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.
     Phonetics I page 32. Schwa elision in English 
     Everybody: English Island 22 October 2017 ¶V¶}®Ô¡A»y¨¥¾Ç±o¶V§Ö 
     English Island 23 November 2017 ¡u¨C¤Ñ°µ¤@ÂI¡v ¨Ó§ïÅܤH¥Í   

(3) Resonance demonstration with an Appalacian dulcimer   Whiskey Before Breakfast 

(4) Course, ch. 8.

(5) Breaktime music: Lionel Richie     Hello        video with lyrics      lyrics      

5/15
(1) Discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 8.
     Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 9, for 5/22.

(2) Course, ch. 8.

(3) For reference: ¦p¦ó¨Ì¾Ú°ê­µ¨Ó¿ë»{ ¤JÁn¦r (How to recognize entering tone characters
     based on their Mandarin pronunciation)   Word download

(3) Remember to work through the logarithms tutorial, if you haven't already

(4) Book sharing: Who is Fourier?: A Mathematical Adventure 
      The Hippo Family Club (LEX Institute)
      Terry Hsieh's book: ³o¦ì¥xÆW­¦·|»¡25ºØ»y¨¥¡G¥~»y±a§A¨«¦V¤@­Ó§ó¼sÁ諸¥@¬É 

(5) For fun, and to see a demonstration of how knowledge of allusions (or a lack thereof)
      makes all the difference when trying to figure out what an audience thinks is "funny":
      1. Lionel Richie on the Jimmy Fallon show:
      Note the initial allusion to the painting teacher Bob Ross.

      2. Now watch the music video that goes with this week's song, and see if the audience's laughter
      in the previous video now makes more sense:
      Breaktime music: Lionel Richie     Hello        video with lyrics      lyrics      
 

Week 14: 5/20, 5/22
5/20
(1) For new students: Discuss and hand in notes on:
     CET 16 (#84) & CET 17 (#85): Do not ©M don¡¦t·N«ä¤@¼Ë¶Ü¡H­^»yªºÁYŪ¦r¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^
     and Phonetics I page 32. Schwa elision in English   
     Everybody: English Island 22 October 2017 ¶V ¶}®Ô¡A»y¨¥¾Ç±o¶V§Ö 
     English Island 23 November 2017 ¡u¨C ¤Ñ°µ¤@ÂI¡v ¨Ó§ïÅܤH¥Í   
     Next week: For new students: Read and summarize:   
     CET 18 (#86): ¦¸­«­µ¡G¦¸­nªº­«­µÁÙ¬O«Ü­«­n¡I in No. 86, November/December 2014, p. 12-14.
     Everybody: English Island 24 December 2017: ¥x ÆW¨ý¾Ç²ßªk¡G¥Îª`­µ½m­^¤å¥À­µ; and
     English Island 25 January 2018 Advanced! ¤åªk¹L©Û²Ä¤@¦¡¡G­^¤å­Ë¸Ë¥y   

(2) Course, ch. 8.

(3) Bonus: Ten Rules of Good Studying by Barbara Oakley  word    pdf 

(4) Breaktime music: The Hollies    Bus Stop (1966)      lyrics   

5/22
(1) Discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 9.
     Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 10, for 5/29.

(2) Course, ch. 8.

(3) 1. Two recommendations from Linda Chen:
          TEDx talk: How to motivate yourself to change your behavior | Tali Sharot | TEDxCambridge
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xp0O2vi8DX4
      2. ªüºw­^¤å¡U¬íÀ´¬ü¦¡«ÕÀq! ¥xÆW»P¬ü°ê«ÕÀq·P®t¦b­þ¸Ì? feat. ³Õ®¦¯¸°_¨Ó
          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0rHV76uTPg

(4) Books:
      1. A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even If You Flunked Algebra), by Barbara Oakley.
          Ten Rules of Good Studying by Barbara Oakley  word    pdf 
      2. Don't Shoot the Dog! : The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor.

(5) Breaktime music: The Hollies    Bus Stop (1966)      lyrics   

Website for A Course in Phonetics


Week 15: 5/27, 5/29
5/27
(1) For new students: Discuss and hand in notes on:
     CET 18 (#86): ¦¸­«­µ¡G¦¸­nªº­«­µÁÙ¬O«Ü­« ­n¡I in No. 86, November/December 2014, p. 12-14.
     Everybody: English Island 24 December 2017: ¥xÆW¨ý¾Ç²ß ªk¡G¥Îª`­µ½m­^¤å¥À­µ; and
     English Island 25 January 2018 Advanced! ¤åªk¹L©Û²Ä¤@¦¡¡G­^¤å­Ë¸Ë¥y     
     Next week:
     English Island 27 March 2018: ©ñ»´ÃP¡A¡uµo§b¡vÅý §Aµo­µ§ó¦n and:
     English Island 28 April 2018: Advanced!¤åªk¹L©Û ²Ä¤G¦¡¡G °ÆµüEvenªº4ºØ¥Îªk

(2) Course, ch. 8.

(3) Plot vowel formants for 1. American English and 2. British English
     onto this formant chart.

(4) Breaktime music: The Turtles      Happy Together (1967)    video with lyrics     lyrics     

5/29
(1) Discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 10.
      Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 15, for 6/05.

(2) Final evaluation and Summary of Class Notes (submit as two separate pdf files)
      for Phonetics II are due June 14:

      I. End-of-semester evaluation:
      Part 1: evaluate the class, teacher, 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 prepared for class you were, 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 learning more about linguistics?

      II. Organized summary of your class notes:
      Go through all your old notes, and organize them into a summary of main points,
including notes on the CET and English Island articles and Vowels & Consonants.
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 no later than June 14, 2019.

(3) Do an IPA transcription of this short Chinese passage:

¥´¥XÀH­ÉÀH°±ªº¦@¨É¯²¸î¦Û¦æ¨®oBike·|­û¼Æ¤@«×öt¯}¦Ê¸U¡A
¦ý¤]¦]¬°¤£¤Ö¥Á²³±`±NoBike±ó¸m¸ôÃä«Ñ§Ë¡Bªe§É¡B¤s°Ï¡A­l¥Í¶Ã¶H¡C
  
https://news.pts.org.tw/article/433007    ¡]¤½µø2019¦~5¤ë28¤éºî¦X³ø¾É¡^

Jimmy's Mandarin IPA handout 
Sample transcription for reference

(4) Featured links:
     1. Helen Keller on her greatest disappointment 
     2. Does your home talk and sing to you?  (Amazon's Dash button)
     3. Andrew Huang: Hit songs of 2014: Performed with household items
     4. Link suggested by Linda Chen: GeoGebra ²¨±Kªi»P¾îªi¦ì²¾¹ï·Ó

(5) Course, ch. 8.

(6) Breaktime music: The Turtles      Happy Together (1967)    video with lyrics     lyrics     


Week 16: 6/03, 6/05
6/03
(1) Discuss and hand in notes on: English Island 27 March 2018: ©ñ»´ÃP¡A¡uµo §b¡vÅý§Aµo­µ§ó¦n and:
     English Island 28 April 2018: Advanced!¤åªk ¹L©Û²Ä¤G¦¡¡G °ÆµüEvenªº4ºØ¥Îªk
     Next week: English Island 29 May 2018: ¾Ç­þ¤@ºØ¦n¡Hª`­µ²Å¸¹vs.ù°¨«÷­µ  
     English Island 30 June 2018: ¡u§ì¨ì¤F¡I¥À»y¤H¤h°Êµü®ÉºA¤£¤@­P¡I¡v¡]§Ú¤]¥i¥H¤£¥ÎºÞ°Êµü®ÉºA¶Ü¡H¡^  

(2) Make sure you've turned in your plot vowel formants for 1. American English and 2. British English
     onto this formant chart. Please redo it if needed and submit on Wednesday 6/05.

(3) We'll go over your IPA transcription of this short Chinese passage on the board:

¥´¥XÀH­ÉÀH°±ªº¦@¨É¯²¸î¦Û¦æ¨®oBike·|­û¼Æ ¤@«×öt¯}¦Ê¸U¡A
¦ý¤]¦]¬°¤£¤Ö¥Á²³±`±NoBike±ó¸m¸ôÃä«Ñ§Ë¡Bªe§É¡B¤s°Ï¡A­l¥Í¶Ã¶H¡C
  
https://news.pts.org.tw/article/433007    ¡]¤½µø2019¦~5¤ë28¤éºî¦X³ø¾É¡^

Jimmy's Mandarin IPA handout 
Sample transcription for reference

(4) Course, ch. 8.

(5) Breaktime music: Novelty song: Three Wheels on my Wagon sung by Dick Van Dyke (1961)      The New Christie Minstrels version       lyrics       

6/05
(1) Discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 15.
      Next week's V&C chapter: Ch. 16, for 6/12.

(2) Course, ch. 8.

(3) Spectrogram by Karen Chung of "mystery" sentence on Course, p. 209, figure 8.15.

(4) Breaktime music: Novelty song: Three Wheels on my Wagon sung by Dick Van Dyke (1961)  
      The New Christie Minstrels version       lyrics       

Website for A Course in Phonetics


Week 17: 6/10, 6/12
6/10
(1) Discuss and hand in notes on: English Island 29 May 2018: ¾Ç­þ¤@ºØ¦n¡Hª`­µ²Å¸¹vs.ù°¨«÷­µ
      English Island 30 June 2018: ¡u§ì¨ì¤F¡I¥À»y¤H¤h°Êµü®ÉºA¤£¤@­P¡I¡v¡]§Ú¤]¥i¥H¤£¥ÎºÞ°Êµü®ÉºA¶Ü¡H¡^  
      These are the last articles for this semester!
      (But hopefully you will want to keep reading the articles on your own...)

(2) Finish Course, chapter 8, begin chapter 9.

(3) Spectrogram by Karen Chung of "mystery" sentence on Course, p. 209, figure 8.15.

(4) Breaktime music: Adam Friedman     Be Nice     lyrics  

6/12
(1) Discuss and submit notes and questions on Vowels and Consonants, ch. 16.
      We are finished with Vowels and Consonants!

(2) Materials on Southern Min will be passed out. Try out the reading passage.
      Reminders: Make sure you hand in all missing homework by this Friday, June 16.
      Don't forgot your IPA transcriptions of Mandarin, page 13 The Case of the Missing Fundamental,
      and any missing weekly notes.

(3) We will have class on Monday, June 17. Bring a scientific calculator to class; a smart phone app is fine.
      We will go over the Decibels Tutorial, and will also skim chapter 10 of the Course.
      The final exam will be on Wednesday, June 19, at the usual time and place.

(4) Make sure you send the summary of your notes and your course evaluation as two pdf files to: feathermountain@gmail.com

(5) Finish chapter 9.

(6) Word for Word #22 Forensic linguistics, crime & punishment
      Podcast interview with forensic linguist Prof. Helen Fraser.
      https://www.macquariedictionary.com.au/podcast/article/535/

(7) Breaktime music: Adam Friedman     Be Nice     lyrics  


Website for A Course in Phonetics


Week 18: 6/17, 6/19
6/17
(1) Make sure ALL work is uploaded to Google Drive and that you've
     submitted your final notes summary and class evaluation to feathermountain@gmail.com.

(2) Skim Course, chapter 10.

(3) Read paragraph missing from ch 8 in newer editions of the Course.

(4) Decibels tutorial.

(5) On your own: Watch this talk by Victor Thibout from the June 19, 2013 NTU OCW class:
      Grand Finale: Special Guest Victor Thibout Demonstrates Khoomei and Undertone Singing
      http://ocw.aca.ntu.edu.tw/ntu-ocw/index.php/ocw/cou/101S213/34

(6) Also on your own:
     Web page: 19. Vowels and Formants III: Formants for fun and profit (with samples of exotic music)

6/19
Final exam.











3/7:

(5) Optional: Join the Goodreads group: NTU Freshman English
     https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/213835-ntu-freshman-english
     If you like, you can join the 2018 Goodreads Reading Challenge:
     https://www.goodreads.com/challenges/7501-2018-reading-challenge
     You can add books you read in Chinese and other languages as well as English!

(6) ¦p¦ó¨Ì¾Ú°ê­µ¨Ó¿ë»{ ¤JÁn¦r (How to recognize entering tone characters
     based on their Mandarin pronunciation)   Word download

(7) For new students: Pinyin Tutorial: º~»y«÷­µ¤KÁ¿     local copy

(8) Breaktime music:  Englishman in New York        by Sting       lyrics

 Daddy's Home comic 

Website for A Course in Phonetics

3/28:
(1) Hand in summary of V&C ch 11, summary of ch 12 and ch. 13 for 4/11.
     Upload ch. 12 by Wednesday 4/4 - which is a holiday, but it's still due!

(2) Dictation: Implosives.

(3) Ch. 6: Clicks and phonation types.

(4) Click-related links:
     a. The click consonants and the languages in which they are found
     b. The clicks of Xhosa
     c. Tongue twister in Xhosa
     d. Trevor Noah speaking Xhosa
     e. South African singer Miriam Makeba singing the Xhosa "Click Song (Qongqothwane)"
     f.  Miriam Makeba singing the Zulu original of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight"
     g. Name clicks 1    Nama clicks 2    Damara-Nama clicks 3
     h. Spoken sample of San, a Khoisan language of the Kalahari Desert

(5) Breaktime music: Colbie Caillat:   Try      video with lyrics     lyrics

Website for A Course in Phonetics

(2) Dictation: Clicks.
      Review IPA click symbols (terms according to John Wells):
      1. bilabial click ʘ   
      2. dental click ǀ   
      3. alveolar click ǂ   
      4. retroflex click ǃ   
      5. alveolar lateral click ǁ

      Today's dictation will include: 1, 2, 3, and 5;
      and the vowels: /ɑ/  /i/  /o/ and /u/.

      All of the above clicks may be preceded by a:
      1. /k/ voiceless back articulation,
      2. /g/ voiced back articulation, or
      3. /Èü/ nasal back articulation;
      but today's dictation will include only option 1.

      Examples: i. /kǂɑ/   ii. /kǀi/

4/18:
(1) Hand in summaries of V&C ch 14; summarize ch 4 for 4/23.

(2) Finish exercises for ch. 6.

(3) Course, ch. 7: Consonantal Gestures.

(4) Book sharing: ¤ý¤O¡G¥j¥Nº~»y±`ÃÑ. ¥_¨Ê¡G¥_¨Ê¥Xª©ªÀ. 2016.

(5) New terms: iambic, trochaic, dactylic, anapestic; anacrusis.
     Western pop music usually has a 4/4 time signature; this song has 6/8 rhythm,
     with the beats grouped in threes. For reference:
     About Poetry: English Prosody plus Selected Literary Terms

Website for A Course in Phonetics

5/02:

Website for A Course in Phonetics
 
(4) Make sure you've done the logarithms tutorial; introduction and link on web page:
     11. Getting ready to learn about decibels: a tutorial on logarithms

(5) Breaktime music: Phil Collins     Another Day in Paradise      video with lyrics      lyrics


Website for A Course in Phonetics

(4) Webpage: Phonetics II, 8. Fundamental frequency and harmonics

(5) Transcribing Mandarin in IPA: please print out and bring to class on Wednesday 5/23.

(6) Ruben Tsui's handout on palatal nasals in Hakka, with comparisons to Cantonese.
     Hakka audio dictionary
     Cantonese audio dictionary


Week 13: 5/21; 5/23

(3) Sharing from CET Pronunciation Workshop 2018.

(4) Bottle resonance demonstration.

(5) Course, ch 8.

(6) Breaktime music: Aerosmith     Dream On       video with lyrics       lyrics

5/23:
(1) Hand in summary of V&C ch. 8; summarize ch. 9 for next Wednesday, 5/30.

(2) Guitar overtones demonstration.

(4) Go over Transcribing Mandarin in IPA handout.


Website for A Course in Phonetics

(2) Repeat from first semester:
     Demonstration of overtones of voiced sounds as compared to whistling,
     which has only a fundamental frequency.

     Reliable Software: Frequency Analyzer:
     http://www.relisoft.com/freeware/freq.html

(3) Have fun with the Pink Trombone: https://dood.al/pinktrombone/

(4) Web page: 10. Vowels and Formants II (with duck call demonstration)

5/30
(1) Hand in summary of V&C ch. 9; summarize ch. 10 for next Wednesday, 6/6.

(2) Transcribing Mandarin into IPA. Transcribe the following
      paragraph from the news into Hanyu Pinyin and IPA:
     
     ®ð·Å«ùÄòöt¤É¡A¤£¶È¼ö±o¥Á²³«z«z¤j¥s¡A°Êª«¶é¸Ìªº°Êª«¤]³QÅαoÀY©ü¸£º¦Ãi¬v¬v¡A
     ¬Æ¦ÜÁÙ¦³¨­Å餣µÎªAªºª¬ªp¡A¬r»¶ªº¤Ó¶§°ª±¾¤ÑªÅ¡A°Êª«­Ì³£©¹¾ð½®¤U¸ú¡AÅý«e¨Óªº
     ¹C«Èª½©I¡u¨ì­þ¨à¥h¤F¡I¡v
     For 6/4 you need only transcribe this part into PINYIN and IPA:
     ®ð·Å«ùÄòöt¤É¡A¤£¶È¼ö±o¥Á²³«z«z¤j¥s
     Remember to include a "tone letter" after each syllable.
     Here is a hand-written transcription of a different passage from previous years for reference.
     (Watch out for some minor errors.)

(4) Sympathetic vibration demonstration with an Appalachian dulcimer.

(5) Have fun synthesizing your own voice with Lyrebird.
     Thanks to Tony Hsueh Á§¹t¾È for sharing this great find with us!
     (Do keep privacy concerns in mind.)
     https://lyrebird.ai/
     Here's an introduction to Lyrebird in Chinese - thanks to Robert Lin:
     ¥ÎAI¦X¦¨¥X§AªºµêÀÀÁn­µ! LYREBIRDºô¯¸¹ê´ú! | ³î³î¾c
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5o33A6ZIXLM&t=91s


Website for A Course in Phonetics 

(2) Check Pinyin and IPA transcriptions of:

     ®ð·Å«ùÄòöt¤É¡A¤£¶È¼ö±o¥Á²³«z«z¤j¥s.
     Finish transcribing the rest of the above paragraph into Pinyin and IPA.
     Write out your assigned transcription on the whiteboard before class on 6/06
     and we'll go over it in class.

(3) Print out this blank formant chart.
      Plot the center frequencies of the eight US English vowels in figure 8.4 on page 194,
      and the eight Standard British English vowels in figure 8.5 on page 195 of the Course.
      Using different colors, connect the dots with lines, as in figure 8.18 on page 213.
      Hand in on Wednesday 6/06.


(6) Breaktime music: Bruce Springsteen:    Adam Raised a Cain       video with lyrics      lyrics   
     Springsteen had a very difficult and complicated relationship with his father.
     Quote from Bruce Springsteen: "I believe behind every artist [he] has someone that told him
     that he wasn't worth dirt, and someone that told him they were the second coming of baby Jesus,
     and they believed them both," he told Anthony Mason. "That is the fuel that starts the fire."

(2) Watch and include notes on these videos (especially on the parts that surprised or impressed you most)
      on 1. how Nuance created "Siri":
      Inside Nuance: the art and science of how Siri speaks
      You can turn on the subtitles ("cc") for help if needed or desired, though they're not always accurate.
      How did Nuance incorporate the "continuation rise" into Siri's voice?

      And 2. this video on how Siri understands us:
      This Is The Algorithm That Lets Siri Understand Your Questions | Mach | NBC News

(3) Course, ch 8. Spectrogram reading.

(4) Segment and add IPA symbols to the spectrogram in figure 8.13 for Monday 6/11.

Website for A Course in Phonetics 


Week 16: 6/11 and 6/13
6/11
(1) Submit notes on 2 Siri videos.
     Also hand in plotted formant charts if you didn't last Wednesday.

     For next week (no class on Monday, June 18):
     CET 22 (90) ³æ¼Æ¡H½Æ¼Æ¡H¥i¼Æ¡H ¤£¥i¼Æ¡H a, one, the¡HÅý­^¤å¦Wµü¦A¤]Ãø¤£­Ë§A¡I¡]¤W) and
     and CET 23 (91) ³æ¼Æ¡H½Æ¼Æ¡H¥i¼Æ¡H ¤£¥i¼Æ¡H a, one, the¡HÅý­^¤å¦Wµü¦A¤]Ãø¤£­Ë§A¡]¤U¡^¡I
     in No. 90, July/August 2015 and No. 91, September/October 2015; plus:
     English Island 30 (June 2018): ¡u§ì¨ì¤F¡I¥À»y¤H¤h°Êµü®ÉºA¤£¤@­P¡I¡v¡]§Ú¤]¥i¥H¤£¥ÎºÞ°Êµü ®ÉºA¶Ü¡H¡^

(2) Chapter 8: Spectrogram reading.

(3) Try to decipher this spectrogram; there are two versions on this page for reference;
      here is a third version of the same sentence, recorded by Karen Chung.

(4) Final evaluation and Summary of Class Notes (submit as two separate pdf files)
      for Phonetics II are due June 18:

      I. End-of-semester evaluation:
      Part 1: evaluate the class, teacher, 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 prepared for class you were, 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 learning more about linguistics?

      II. Organized summary of your class notes:
      Go through all your old notes, and organize them into a summary of main points,
including notes on the CET articles and Vowels & Consonants. 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 no later than June 18, 2018.

(5) Book sharing: Notes on a Foreign Country: An American Abroad in a Post-American World, by Suzy Hansen.

(6) Breaktime music: Daniel Powter      Bad Day     video with lyrics      lyrics

6/13

(3) Try to decipher the spectrogram under A. in the ch 8 exercises.

(4) Also do these ch 8 exercises: A, together with G and H; B, C, E, F.

(5) Bring a scientific calculator to class next Wednesday 6/20 for the decibels tutorial.
     A mobile phone app is fine.

(6) Breaktime music: Daniel Powter      Bad Day     video with lyrics      lyrics


Website for A Course in Phonetics 


Week 17: 6/18 (holiday; no class) and 6/20
6/20
(2) Discuss and hand in summary of V&C ch 16. We've finished Vowels & Consonants!

(3) Tutorial: 12. Understanding Decibels.
      The material in this tutorial is relatively dense and technical, and won't be
      included in the final exam. But there is a lot of interesting and useful information in it!

(4) Make sure all missing homework is handed in and uploaded to Google Drive.
      All work, including your final summary and evaluation,
      must be submitted before you will receive a semester grade.



Week 18: 6/25 and 6/27 (finals week) 
(1) Read paragraph missing from ch 8 in newer editions of the Course.

(2) Optional webpage: 13. The Case of the Missing Fundamental.

(3) Go over the ch 8 exercises: A, together with G and H; B, C, E, F.

(4) We'll cover some of the main points of chapters 9 and 10 in a very cursory way.

6/27
(1) Make sure all work is submitted on Google Drive.

(2) Materials on Southern Min dialect will be passed out.

(3) Grand Finale: Special Guest Victor Thibout Demonstrates Khoomei and Undertone Singing
http://ocw.aca.ntu.edu.tw/ntu-ocw/index.php/ocw/cou/101S213/34

(4) On your own:
     Web page: 19. Vowels and Formants III: Formants for fun and profit (with samples of exotic music)

(5) Final exam.


Website for A Course in Phonetics 



Week 11: 5/1, 5/3

(8) Breaktime music: A very singable song that's great for practice of conditionals using "would":
     The way I Am   by Ingrid Michaelson     with lyrics     lyrics    

5/3:
(1) Hand in summary of V&C ch. 6; summarize ch. 7 for next Wednesday, 5/10.

(3) Transcribing Mandarin in IPA:
     Transcribe the first paragraph of this piece into IPA symbols:
     http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/phonetics/PinyinpracticeF2010.pdf
     Use Jimmy's table of IPA symbols for Mandarin; remember to add a "tone letter"
     after each syllable.

(5) Breaktime music: A very singable song that's great for practice of conditionals using "would":
     The way I Am   by Ingrid Michaelson     with lyrics     lyrics    

     Index of English Island articles.

(3) Transcribing Mandarin in IPA:
     Transcribe the first paragraph of this piece into IPA symbols:
     http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/phonetics/PinyinpracticeF2010.pdf
     Use Jimmy's table of IPA symbols for Mandarin; remember to add a "tone letter"
     after each syllable.
     Due Wednesday 5/10.

(4) Victor Borge: Audible punctuation marks:
     https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qf_TDuhk3No

(5) Finish Web page: 8. Fundamental frequency and harmonics: postponed till 5/10.

(6) Guitar demonstration of modes of vibration of a string,
     using guitar, tape measure, electronic tuner, calculator: postponed till 5/10.

(7) For reference: the speed of sound is 340.29 meters per second;
     Wikipedia gives 343.2 m/s; in many calculations it is rounded up to 350 meters per second.

(8) Course, ch. 8.

(9) Breaktime music: Another great song for practicing "would" conditionals;
    watch the video carefully when you have time!
    If I Were a Boy    by Beyoncé     with lyrics     lyrics

5/10:
(1) Hand in summary of V&C ch. 7; summarize ch. 8 for next Wednesday, 5/17.

(2) Finish Web page: 8. Fundamental frequency and harmonics.

(3) Guitar demonstration of modes of vibration of a string,
     using guitar, tape measure, electronic tuner, calculator.

(4) For reference: the speed of sound is 340.29 meters per second;
     Wikipedia gives 343.2 m/s; in many calculations it is rounded up to 350 meters per second.

(5) Course, ch. 8.

(6) Read web page: 16. White noise, pink noise...orange noise???

(7) Breaktime music: Another great song for practicing "would" conditionals:
     If I Were a Boy   by Beyoncé     with lyrics     lyrics


Week 13: 5/15, 5/17
5/15:
(1) Submit and upload class notes, including notes on the new English Island article:
     CET 12 (#80) ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤@¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (1)
     and CET 13 (#81) ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤G¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (2) ;
     also ¨ì©³¬OYesÁÙ¬ONo? and ¬Ý¡u¤¤¤å¦r¹õ¡v·|¼vÅT­^¤åÅ¥¤O¶Ü¡H
     For next week: CET 14 (#82) ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤T¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (3) ;
     and this new English Island article: §A¬O¤¤¤å¸£ÁÙ¬O­^¤å¸£¡H
     Please share your feedback and any questions in class.

(2) Go over Mandarin IPA transcriptions.

(3) Web page: 10. Vowels and Formants II (with duck call demonstration)

(4) Course, ch. 8.

(5) Breaktime music: I Will     by Paul McCartney     lyrics

5/17:
(1) Hand in summary of V&C ch. 8; summarize ch. 9 for next Wednesday, 5/24.

(2) 9. Vowels and Formants I: Resonance (with soda bottle demonstration)
     demonstration of guitar string resonance.

(3) Course, ch. 8

(4) Breaktime music: I Will     by Paul McCartney     lyrics


Week 14: 5/22, 5/24
5/22:
(1) Monday 5/29 is a holiday; we'll have a make-up class on Saturday June 3.

(2) Submit and upload class notes and notes on
     CET 14 (#82) ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¤T¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (3)
     and English Island §A¬O¤¤¤å¸£ÁÙ¬O­^¤å¸£¡H.
     For next week: CET 15 (#83) ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¥|¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (4)
     and English Island §Æ±æ¡B¯¬ºÖ¡B³\Ä@ ­^¤å«ç»ò»¡¡H

(3) Course, ch. 8: Spectrogram reading.

(4) One Small Step Can Change Your Life: with Kaizen

(5) Breaktime music: At Seventeen (1976)    by Janis Ian     lyrics

5/24:
(1) Hand in summary of V&C ch. 9 with 2 questions;
      summarize V&C ch. 10 and write 2 questions for Wednesday, 5/31.

(2) Web page: 13. The Case of the Missing Fundamental

(3) Demonstration of beats on 2-tone bird whistle, of difference frequency on 3-note horn.

(4) Bring scientific calculator (a cell phone/tablet app is fine) to class
     on Wednesday 5/31 for Decibels tutorial.

(5) Plot F1 and F2 of vowels for General American English and standard Southern British English. Due 5/31

(6) Remember that 5/29 will be a holiday (no class), so you will hand in
      both your class notes with article notes and notes on
      Vowels and Consonants ch. 10 on Wednesday 5/31.

(7) Breaktime music: At Seventeen (1976)    by Janis Ian     lyrics


Week 15: 5/29 (holiday; no class), 5/31, 6/3
5/29:
Holiday; no class; make-up class on Saturday June 3.

5/31: Note that make-up class will be held on Saturday June 3
(1) Submit and upload class notes and notes on
     CET 15 (#83) ­^»yµo­µ¦Ê¼Ö½g¡]¥|¡^: Pronunciation Potluck (4)
     and English Island §Æ±æ¡B¯¬ºÖ¡B³\Ä@ ­^¤å«ç»ò»¡¡H
     For next week: CET 16 (#84) and CET 17: Do not ©M don¡¦t·N«ä¤@¼Ë¶Ü¡H­^»yªºÁYŪ¦r¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^
     and English Island "Goody Two Shoes" ¤Ó¨Äªº¤H¥Í¦³ÂIµL²á

(2) Submit summary on V&C ch.10 with 2 questions;
      summarize V&C ch. 15 and write 2 questions for next week, 6/7.

(3) Course, ch. 8: Spectrogram reading. Segment and try to decipher two spectrograms.

(4) Karen Chung's version of the spectrogram on page 209.

(5) 12. Decibels tutorial. will be postponed to 6/3, when everyone is present.
      Have scientific calculator or app ready.

(6) Final evaluation and Summary of Class Notes (submit as two separate pdf files)
      for Phonetics II are due June 15:

      I. End-of-semester evaluation:
      Part 1: evaluate the class, teacher, 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 prepared for class you were, 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 learning more about linguistics?

      II. Organized summary of your class notes:
      Go through all your old notes, and organize them into a summary of main points,
including notes on the CET articles and Vowels & Consonants. 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 no later than June 15, 2016.

(7) Breaktime music: Logical Song (1979)    by Roger Hodgson of Supertramp     lyrics

6/3: Make-up class
Make-up class for holiday on May 29.

(1) 12. Decibels tutorial. Have scientific calculator or app ready.

(2) Course, ch. 8.

(3) Breaktime music: Logical Song (1979)    by Roger Hodgson of Supertramp     lyrics


Week 16: 6/5, 6/7
6/5:
(1) Submit and upload class notes, including notes on
     CET 16 (#84) and CET 17: Do not ©M don¡¦t·N«ä¤@¼Ë¶Ü¡H­^»yªºÁYŪ¦r¡]¤W¡B¤U¡^
     and English Island "Goody Two Shoes" ¤Ó¨Äªº¤H¥Í¦³ÂIµL²á
     For next week: CET 18 (#86) ¦¸­«­µ¡G¦¸­nªº­«­µÁÙ¬O«Ü­«­n¡I
     and English Island Echo Method: ¥Î¡u¦^­µ°O¾Ð¡v¥´³ynativelikeªº»y·P

(2) Course, ch. 8.

(3) Breaktime music: It's a Damn Cold Night     by Avril Lavigne    lyrics

6/7:
(1) Submit summary of V&C ch. 15;
     for next Wednesday 6/15, summarize last chapter of V&C, ch. 16.

(2) Course, ch. 8.

(3) Final evaluation and Summary of Class Notes (submit as two separate pdf files)
      for Phonetics II are due June 15.

(4) Breaktime music: It's a Damn Cold Night     by Avril Lavigne    lyrics


Week 17: 6/12, 6/14
6/12:
(1) Hand in and upload class notes, including notes on
     CET 18 (#86) ¦¸­«­µ¡G¦¸­nªº­«­µÁÙ¬O«Ü­«­n¡I
     and English Island Echo Method: ¥Î¡u¦^­µ°O¾Ð¡v¥´³ynativelikeªº»y·P
     Last English Island articles: ±q100¤À­Ë¦©ªºÄvª§¦¡ªÀ¥æ and: ·|°Û³o¨â­ººq¡A´N¾Ç·|°²³]»y®ð; also:
     A Global Approach to Teaching Phrasal Verbs, by Rita Baker.

(2) Reminder: Summary of notes and final evaluation due June 15.

(3) Read this Web page and watch the videos on your own: 17. Hearing with your eyes: The McGurk Effect

(4) Go over last spectrogram in Chapter 8; finish chapter.

(5) Quick hop through Chapter 9.

(6) Breaktime music: Outlaws of Love    by Adam Lambert     lyics    (suggested by Betty Tsai ½²©ýÍ´)
      (alternate choice: Breaktime music: Everybody Hurts (1994)    by R.E.M.     lyrics)

    Index of English Island articles.

6/14:
(1) Hand in summaries of V&C ch. 16. We've finished Vowels and Consonants!

(2) Finish Course ch 9; go over highlights of ch 10.

(3) Breaktime music: Outlaws of Love    by Adam Lambert     lyrics    (suggested by Betty Tsai ½²©ýÍ´)
     (alternate choice: Breaktime music: Everybody Hurts (1994)    by R.E.M.     lyrics)


Week 18 (Finals week): 6/19, 6/21 (Final exam)
6/19:
(1) Discuss English Island articles: ±q100¤À­Ë¦©ªºÄvª§¦¡ªÀ¥æ and: ·|°Û³o¨â­ººq¡A´N¾Ç·|°²³]»y®ð; also:
     A Global Approach to Teaching Phrasal Verbs, by Rita Baker.

(2) Make sure you've submitted your summary of notes and final evaluation,
     and make sure all your class work has been uploaded to Google Drive!

(3) Quick jaunt through Course chapter 10.

(4) Materials on Southern Min dialect will be passed out.

(5) On your own: Watch this talk by Victor Thibout from the June 19, 2013 NTU OCW class:

Grand Finale: Special Guest Victor Thibout Demonstrates Khoomei and Undertone Singing
http://ocw.aca.ntu.edu.tw/ntu-ocw/index.php/ocw/cou/101S213/34

(6) Also on your own:
     Web page: 19. Vowels and Formants III: Formants for fun and profit (with samples of exotic music)

(7) Breaktime music: Anything But Ordinary  by Avril Lavigne     lyrics  (suggested by ELP student Ashley Lee §õÚ{§°)

6/21:
Final exam: 5:30-7:15pm in ¥~±Ð 203.

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