Intro page 1/Overview of course (1) F14

1. Overview of:
Introduction to Phonetics with Pronunciation Practicum, p. 1
Professor: Karen Steffen Chung 史嘉琳 karchung@ntu.edu.tw

Fall 2014
Mondays 1, 2 (8:10-10:00am)
Wednesdays 9, A (17:30-19:20 [5:30-7:30pm])
Classroom: 外教 201

Class size limit: 45 students 3 credits
Prerequisite: Two semesters of Introduction to Linguistics, or professor's permission

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CET articles on English pronunciation
Links to the corrected versions of the exercises

Here is the provisional syllabus for this semester, based on the Fall 2012 syllabus.
Note that it is subject to change – in fact there will probably be quite a few changes
so we can spend more time on certain topics when needed.
This is only to give you an overview of the course and to help you plan your time a bit.
Several "catch up" classes have purposely been scheduled at the end of the semester
in case some items take longer than originally scheduled.
Please report any errors or dead links you notice!

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. This course is strongly recommended for anybody planning to do further study in linguistics.

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 only in teaching English or improving their pronunciation may choose to take only first semester.

NOTE: Last year's class was video-recorded and is available 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.

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 文鶴 (金山南路二段200號 8樓; 一樓是星展銀行). Say you're a student in Ms. Chung's Introduction to Phonetics class at NTU when you buy it at Crane's to get a 15% discount. Make sure you get the 6th edition. Website for 5th edition. Professor Ladefoged passed away in 2006; this newest edition has been revised by Prof. Keith Johnson of UC Berkeley. (Note that Amazon sells the US edition of this book for $124.48, marked down from the list price of US$165.95!)

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. Crane's; ask for class discount. Make sure you get the 2nd edition. Companion website.

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. We will read the textbook aloud in class, each person taking one paragraph or so, with the instructor explaining and clarifying the content as we go along (though the instructor may read and summarize herself parts of the text sometimes 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 keep a pronunciation journal of 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 copy your class notes and corrections into the Excel file that you can download from the Phonetics F14 folder on Google Drive. You will need a gmail address and invitation to access this. Once it is done, it will be easy the rest of the year. You will edit your files every week, and submit them online 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' – which by the way is now changing quite rapidly!) and other dialects of English.

You will be assigned various written exercises, some from the text, some in the form of online handouts. There will 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 frequent dictations to help train your ears and sharpen your sensitivity to the sounds of language.

     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 – many former phonetics students and others are already on the list – and with the professor. Click on the link above to join if you haven't already. You are also welcome to join Karen on Ivy League Analytic English if you need a place to ask general English language questions.

     Notes: 1. You will have an assigned seat.
                2. ALWAYS use your NTU email account for class-related correspondence.
              3. Always TURN OFF YOUR CELL PHONE while in class.

Week 1: 9/15, 9/17

9/15:
(1) Enrollment and other class business;

make sure you have a textbook, by 9/11 at the latest!

Also a fresh notebook for class notes and your pronunication 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 is also useful;
a pencil and eraser if you plan to write in your textbook;
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.

(2) Overview of the course:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/phon1intro1F13.htm
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page2.htm

(3) Introduction to the areas of linguistics and phonetics; see:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%204.htm

(4) Homework: Record "before" versions of passages in English, Mandarin, and other dialects/languages with Audacity software:
http://audacity.sourceforge.net/
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 (doc or pdf format ONLY – no docx!);
e-mail the MP3 file together with the Word doc file to: feathermountain@gmail.com; due 9/24/14.
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page3f.htm

(5) CET articles on pronunciation learning: read CET 1 (#69) and CET 2 (#70)

9/17:
(1) Dictation.

(2) Video: The Fantastic Voyage

(3) Parts of the vocal tract

(4) Start learning Hanyu Pinyin with: 漢語拼音八講
Eight Lessons in Hanyu Pinyin
(watch out for two or so errors in the exercises)
http://www.ncacls.org/materials/HanYuPinYin-8.pdf

(5) Book sharing: The Soundscape, by R. Murray Schafer.

Week 2: 9/22, 9/24

9/22:
(1) Hand in class notes. 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, 新細明體 12 pt. for Chinese,
     and Lucida Sans Unicode 10.5 pt for IPA symbols. Sample:

   Rita Lin 林玉梅
    B01102000
    Introduction to Phonetics
    September 15, 2014

    See this sample for correct email format.

(2) Ladefoged/Johnson, A Course in Phonetics (hereafter, "Course"), p. 1-3

(3) Webpages: Ssome 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

US Dialect survey
http://www4.uwm.edu/FLL/linguistics/dialect/maps.html

Fun Word Games
http://wordrobe.housing.rug.nl/Wordrobe/public/HomePage.aspx

English-interface Google search
https://www.google.com/webhp?hl=en

(4) 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. Due Wednesday 9/24.

(5) Pronunciation: CET 3 (issue #71)

(6) Book: Good Chinese Wife.

9/24:
(1) Hand in 12 mid-sagittal outline drawings of the head

(2) Course, p. 4-5

(3) Book: I am Hutterite.

Week 3: 9/29, 10/01

9/29:
(1) Upload class notes to Google Drive, including main points of CET 3 (issue #71).
      Save the Excel spreadsheet (downloaded from Google Drive) on your pc, and use it to design and update your pronunciation improvement plan. You can add additional items you need to work on as they come up.
      Summarize CET 4 (issue #72) for next week.

(2) Pinyin quiz.

(3) Discuss where you pause in Chinese.

(4) Course: p. 7-11.

(5) 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

(6) Book: Don't Make Me Think! Revisited, by Steve Krug.

10/01:
(1) Dictation.

(2) Course, p. 11-14.

(3) Listen closely for the continuation rise in the English you hear spoken in the coming week.

Week 4: 10/08, 10/10

10/06:
(1) Upload class notes to Google Drive, including the main points of CET 4 (issue #72);
     Read and take notes on CET 5 (issue #73) for next Monday, 10/13.

(2) Course, p. 8-16

(3) Read this web page on your own - 7b. Talking with just one vocal fold, or none:

http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro_page_7b.htm

And make sure you're familiar with the material on this page:

http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page8.htm

10/08:
(1) Dictation.

(2) Course, p. 16-20.

Week 5: 10/13,10/15

10/13:
(1) Upload class notes, notes on CET 5 (issue #73), and listening log to Google Drive.
     Take notes on CET 6 (issue #74) for next Monday, 10/20;
      keep up 10-minutes-a-day listening log.

(2) Start working on ch. 1 exercises, p. 25-32. Print out pdf file from CD;
     watch out for possible misnumberings.

(3) Webpages: 11. Romanization I and 12. Romanization II
Read these carefully – 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

Basic Rules of Hanyu Pinyin Orthography   in Chinese

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

10/15:
(1) English monosyllable dictation and compound noun stress quizzes.

(2) Course: ch. 1, p. 15-24

(3) Ch. 1 exercises, p. 25-32; due 10/22.

(4) Webpages: a. Romanization III
Read this page and the pages below carefully - the material may appear on a test:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2013.htm

b. This page includes the follow two links to essays in Chinese on Romanization by Prof. Wen-chao Li of San Francisco State University.
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/Wenchao%20Romanization%20I.htm
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/Wenchao%20Romanization%20II.htm

(5) Make and print out WASP waveforms:
a. "My two boys know how to fish." and b. "Tom saw nine wasps."
Use the audio recordings together with the waveforms to check
the sentences in the book.

(6) How to check your English grammar BEFORE submitting any assignment:
Using Google as a Usage Barometer, by Jerome C. Su.
Ruben Tsui suggests using only news sites for checking grammar,
since they tend to be relatively well-written: https://news.google.com/nwshp?hl=en

Week 6: 10/20, 10/22

10/20:
(1) Upload class notes together with notes on CET 6 (issue #74) to Google Drive.
     Take notes on CET 7 (issue #75); include with notes next Monday 10/27;
     keep up 10-minutes-a-day listening log and pronunciation plan.
     Dictation 4 and compound noun stress quiz 1 will be returned to you.

(2) Hand in WASP (or 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!

(3) Finish Course ch. 1; demonstration of Newton's stream of vowels;
     and 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

(4) Go over ch 1 exercises on 10/22.

(5) Book sharing: The Smartest Kids in the World – and How They Got That Way, by Amanda Ripley.

(6) Read this second article in Chinese from 商業周刊 on using Google and other online tools
      to check your English grammar:
     還在用Google翻譯？6個超強網站讓你查到最道地的英文
     This article has gone viral on Karen on Ivy; as of this writing it has been viewed over 30,000 times!

(7) Test on ch. 1 on Monday 10/27, including dictation, Pinyin transcription and compound stress marking.

10/22:
(1) Go over exercises for ch 1; test on ch 1 on Monday, 10/27,
      including dictation, Pinyin transcription and compound stress marking.
      Make sure you've read the assigned pages on Romanization!

(2) Tutorial on Voicing - Do the first one:
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) Start ch. 2, if there's time.

Week 7: 10/27, 10/29

10/27:
(1) Upload class notes together with notes on CET 7 (issue #75) to Google Drive.
     Take notes on CET 8 (issue #76); include with notes next Monday 10/27;
      keep up 10-minutes-a-day listening log and pronunciation plan.

(2) Test on Chapter 1, including dictation and compound stress marking.

(3) Course, ch. 2, p. 33-36.

(4) Webpages: Phonemes and Allophones
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2014.htm
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2015.htm

(5) 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

10/29:
(1) Course, ch 2.

(2) Tutorial on Plosives, Part II : VOT and aspiration:
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2017.htm

Direct link:
http://www.phon.ucl.ac.uk/home/johnm/siphtra/plostut2/plostut2.htm

(3) Webpage: Writing Chinese in IPA
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2010.htm

Concentrate on the system for Mandarin described in Prof. Wen-chao Li's article, p. 1387:
   http://online.sfsu.edu/wenchao/papers/2009_mandarin.pdf
this is basically the one we will be using in class.

Jimmy's table of IPA symbols for Mandarin

Week 8: 11/03, 11/05

11/03:
(1) Upload to Google Drive class notes and notes on CET 8 (issue #76);
      take notes on CET 9 (issue #77) for next Monday;
      keep up 10-minutes-a-day listening log and pronunciation plan.

(2) Course, ch 2.

11/05:
(1) Course: ch 2

(2) Compound noun stress, schwa elision practice.

(3) Read Phonetics 1 web page 32; test yourself on the words in list:
     how many syllables does each one usually have?
     Mark the space next to each word with your mouse 反白
     to reveal the number of syllables in US English (on the left)
     and in Standard British English (on the right). If there is
     only one number, then the number of syllables is the same
     in both varieties of English.

(4) To hear each word pronounced in first US and then Standard British English,
      use the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary online. Please focus
      on US English, but you can also listen to how the words are pronounced
      in Standard British English.

(5) Do the exercises for chapter 2. We will finish ch. 2 of the Course
     on Monday, Nov. 10 and then will go over the ch. 2 exercises in class.

(6) Mentioned in class: a popular modern Navajo writer: Sherman Alexie, author of:
     The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian.

(7) Recommended movie: My Fair Lady. Peter Ladefoged was
      the phonetics consultant for this film! Available in the 3rd floor 外教 library.

Week 9: 11/10, 11/12

11/10:
(1) Submit class notes and notes on CET 9 (issue #77) over Google Drive;
      class notes and notes on CET 10 (issue #78) for next Monday;
      keep up 10-minutes-a-day listening log and pronunciation plan.

(2) Submit corrected test on ch 1.

(3) Finish ch. 2 of Course.

(4) We will go over the Four-task handout in class; submit.

(5) We will go over the exercises for chapter 2 of the Course in class.

(6) Test on ch. 2 on Wednesday 11/19.

11/12:

(1) Begin ch. 3 of Course.

(2) Homework: Praat waveform assignment.
     Details and handouts will be emailed to you over Ceiba. Due 11/17/2014.
     http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/

(3) 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).

(4) Write a short essay of your thoughts on:
      How to establish a new L2 category in your mind for a feature
      that is largely absent in your L1. The particular example to focus on is
      the singular-plural and the countable-non-countable distinctions in English nouns;
      however, the principle should be applicable to any other feature, such as
     person number, and tense in English verbs; or definite and definite articles; or the
      the he-she gender distinction in English pronouns.
      Due Monday 11/17.

(5) Practice Dictations online.

(6) Test on ch. 2 on Wednesday 11/19.

Week 10: 11/17, 11/19

11/17:
(1) Submit class notes and notes on CET 10 (issue #78) over Google Drive;
      take notes on CET 11 (issue #79) for next Monday.

(2) Test on ch. 2 on Wednesday 11/19.

(3) Hand in essay on estabishing new mental categories for L2 learning.

(4) Hand in Praat assignment.

(5) Course, ch. 3.

(6) Web page 19: Phonotactics I (with language identifier)
      http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2019.htm

(7) Transcribing Mandarin into IPA: Print out and bring to class on Mondary 11/24:
     Jimmy's table of IPA symbols for Mandarin.

11/19:
(1) Test on ch. 2.

(2) Course, ch. 3.

(3) Web page 20: Phonotactics II Syllable structure
http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2020.htm

(4) Hand copy the "Rules for English Consonant Allophones," p. 72-77, due 11/26.
     Also, start early on the exercises for ch. 3.

Week 11: 11/24, 11/26

11/24:
(1) Hand in class notes, notes on CET 11 (issue #79), and LANGUAGE IDENTIFICATIONS for p. 19
      don't forget to update your pronunciation journal and listening log;
      take notes on: CET 12 (issue #80) for next Monday.

(2) The hand-copied "Rules for English Consonant Allophones," p. 72-77, are due 11/26.

(3) Exercises for ch. 3 are due 12/01.

(4) The test on chapter ch. 3 and dictation will be held first hour, 12/03.

(5) Finish ch. 3, p. 68-77.

11/26:
(1) Wrapping up chapter 3.

(2) Go over the "Rules for English Consonant Allophones", p. 72-77.

(3) Exercises for ch. 3 are due 12/01.

(4) The test on chapter ch. 3 and dictation will be held first hour, 12/03.

Week 12: 12/01, 12/03

12/01:
(1) Submit to Google Drive class notes and notes on CET 12 (issue #80);
     CET 13 (issue #81) for next Monday.

(2) Finish going over rules for consonant allophones and finish ch. 3.

(3) We'll go over in class the written and performance exercises for ch. 3, p. 78-83.

(4) The test on chapter ch. 3 and dictation will be held first hour, 12/03; it will include:
      I. Short answer questions on Ladefoged/Johnson ch. 3 (100%);
      II. Quiz on the three plosives and voicing tutorials (100%);
      III. English dictation: monosyllables (100%)
     = 300%, as three separate grades, for the entire test.

12/03:
(1) The test on chapter ch. 3 and dictation will be held first hour.

(2) Course, ch. 4.

(3) Dictation practice here.

Week 13: 12/08, 12/10

12/08:
(1) Hand in class notes, pronunciation journal, listening log and notes on CET 13 (issue #81);
     for next Monday (12/15), submit your: a. class notes
     b. notes on CET 14 (issue #82);
     c. notes on web page 33. Contractions:
     http://homepage.ntu.edu.tw/~karchung/intro%20page%2033.htm
     to be added to your weekly class notes.

(2) Carefully correct items with points deducted on tests on chapter 2 and chapter 3,
     due Wednesday 12/10. Please be THOROUGH and NEAT – I need to be able to read
     your corrections CLEARLY!

(3) Course, ch. 4.

12/10:
(1) Hand in corrections on tests on Ladefoged, chapter 2 and chapter 3.

(2) Course, ch 4.

(3) Hand in hand-copied "Rules for English Vowel Allophones" on Monday 12/15,
     exercises for ch. 4 on Wednesday 12/17.

Week 14: 12/15, 12/17

12/15:
(1) Hand in class notes, pronunciation journal, listening log and notes on CET 14 (issue #82),
     plus notes on web page 33. Contractions;
     hand in hand-copied "Rules for English Vowel Allophones."
     Submit class notes and notes on CET 15 (issue #83) for next Monday 12/22.

(2) Mark compound noun stress exercise.

(3) Course: finish ch. 4.

(4) Start Ladefoged, ch. 5.

(5) Transcribing Mandarin into 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.

12/17:
(1) Transcribe Chinese passage into IPA; due Monday 12/22.
     Use Jimmy's table of IPA symbols for Mandarin; remember to add a "tone letter"
     after each syllable.

(2) Finish ch. 4 and hand in hand-copied "Rules for English Vowel Allophones."

(3) Go over exercises for chapter 4.

(4) Begin Course, ch. 5.

(5) Read web page 23: Phonotactics V: Exceptions and odd syllable types
     and include with your Monday notes.

(6) Collect ten compound nouns or noun phrases; hand in on Monday 12/22.

Week 15: 12/22, 12/24

12/22:
(1) Hand in class notes and notes on CET 15 (issue #83)
    and notes on web page 23. Phonotactics V: Exceptions and odd syllable types.
     Submit class notes and notes on CET 16 (issue #84) AND CET 18 (issue #86) for next Monday 12/29.

(2) Finish going over exercises for chapter 4. Write transcriptions on board before class.

(3) Hand in your collection of ten compound nouns and noun phrases, with stress marked.

(3) Course, ch. 5.

(4) Due January 5: 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
— 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 Ms. Chung at: feathermountain@gmail.com

12/24:
(1) IPA transcription of Mandarin Chinese.

(2) Ladefoged, ch. 5.

(3) Christmas carol singing, if there's time
      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.

Week 16: 12/29, 12/31

12/29:
(1) Submit class notes and notes on CET 16 (issue #84) AND CET 18 (issue #86);
      for next Monday, submit class notes and notes on CET 17 (issue #85).

(2) Course, ch. 5.

(3) Your collections of compound nouns and noun phrases for stress circling
      and tonic stress marking practice!   pdf
      Please print out this file, begin work on it, and bring to class on 12/31.
      Work still missing from Ariel, Ruben, Leo, and Jasmine.

12/31:
(1) Course, ch. 5.

(2) Work on your collections of compound nouns and noun phrases for stress circling
      and tonic stress marking practice!   pdf

Week 17: 1/05

1/05:
(1) Class evaluations and class notes summaries in two pdf files are due today.
      Make sure you send them to Ms. Chung at: feathermountain@gmail.com (NOT to the NTU account)
      and make sure you use correct email format! Please recheck the email you sent, if you've already
      sent it, for correct address and correct format, and resend your cover letter if you discover
      mistakes in either or both. (You need not resend your files.)

(2) Continue marking your collections of compound nouns and noun phrases   pdf

(3) Finish ch. 5 of Course.

(4) Go over exercises for ch. 5.

1/07:
(1) Continue marking your collections of compound nouns and noun phrases   pdf

(2) Dictation.

(3) Wrap-up and questions.

FINAL EXAM:

1/14:
FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, January 14, 5:30-7:20pm in 外教 203.

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 - ball

2. pall - Paul
Paul - pall

3. all - awl
awl - all

4. gall - Gaul
Gaul - gall

5. 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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