SE117 ENGLISH PHONETICS AND

PHONOLOGY

MayAugust 2014


Genevieve F. Dipolog-Ubanan, Ph.D.
Lecturer

My first name is Genevieve. It is pronounced
either like this /denvi:v/
OR like this /denvv/


You can call me either as
Dr. Ubanan,
Dr. Genevieve, or
Ms. Genevieve

Course Outline (refer to the course
outline):

course description
learning objectives
grading system
assignments
class policies
textbook/s, and
consultation hours.


Take note of schedules for midterm test and
oral activities, and the submission and
presentation of assignments


Attendance is monitored and ticked on-line
(every Saturday).
Do not forget to sign in the attendance sheet (for my
personal copy). Counting of absences will start in
the 3
rd
week of the semester.
Original medical certificate must be shown and a
photocopy be submitted for record purposes a day
after your absence. Failure to do this may result to
your being marked absent in the IIS. Once
absence is ticked in the IIS, it cannot be un-ticked.
This course introduces students to the world
of spoken language, particularly on the
pronunciation of the sounds of the English
language.

The course will introduce you to the
types of sounds (voiced/unvoiced,
vowels/consonants) that we make when we speak
ways in which we produce these sounds (place and
manner of articulation)
types of supra-segmentals (stress and intonation)
that we use when speaking,
the other aspects of connected speech
(assimilation, elision, linking, etc.), and the
ways in which our speech varies between social
situations, speakers intentions, etc.
..



Are there questions or comments,
so far?

How do animals communicate to one
another?
Birds

Whales

Tigers

Bees

Monkeys

etc.


How do human beings communicate
to one another?


Although we can also communicate to others
by writing, using sign language, using a
pointer, or using a computer screen, generally
we human beings relate/connect/share/tell
others what we want to tell them by using
speech!




We use speech to communicate our thoughts,
feelings, experiences, memories, fears, dreams,
and many more to classmates, friends, family
members, strangers , or colleagues.

The following questions and more will be answered as we
continue our lesson in the next 14 weeks.

1. What is phonetics? What is phonology? What is the
difference between the two?
2. How are speech sounds produced?
3. What are the different speech organs? Why are they
important in the production of sounds?
4. What are consonant sounds? What are the different kinds of
consonant sounds?
5. What are vowel sounds? What are the different kinds of
vowel sounds?
6. Are consonant and vowel sounds the same as consonant and
vowel letters? How many (a) consonant and vowel letters and
(b) consonant and vowel sounds are there in your language?


7. Why is a special alphabet (the International Phonetic
Alphabet or IPA) important in the study of speech?
8. How do we transcribe English sounds and words?
9. How does word and sentence stress affect meaning?
10. What is the relationship between intonation and grammar,
intonation and attitude, and intonation and discourse?
11. What are the other aspects of connected speech?
12. How are speech sounds connected with one another?
13. Are English spelling and pronunciation the same?


Answer the first 3 questions.
Use a Longman or Oxford dictionary, or get
answers from our textbook.
Write in complete sentences.
Use an A4 paper.
Write your name, ID number, and the date of
submission in the A4.
Be ready to answer the questions in front of
your classmates (a graded activity).
1. What is phonetics? What is phonology? What is the
difference between phonetics and phonology?
2. How are speech sounds produced?
3. What are the different speech organs? Why are the
speech organs important in the production of
sounds?
4. What are consonant sounds? What are the different
kinds of consonant sounds?
5. What are vowel sounds? What are the different
kinds of vowel sounds?
6. Are consonant and vowel sounds the same as
consonant and vowel letters? Why/Why not?

HOMEWORK (later)
7. Why is a special alphabet (the International
Phonetic Alphabet or IPA) important in the study
of speech?
8. How do we transcribe English sounds and words?
9. How does word and sentence stress affect meaning?
10. What is the relationship between intonation and
grammar, intonation and attitude, and intonation
and discourse?
11. What are the other aspects of connected speech?
12. How are speech sounds connected with one
another?
13. Are English spelling and pronunciation the same?


DISCUSSION
IS
TO BE CONTINUED NEXT
MEETING
(Introduction 1b)