FONÉTICA Y FONOLOGÍA INGLESAS (PRIMER CURSO GRADO ESTUDIOS INGLESES)

(Prof. Marciano Escutia. Tel.: 913945382. Office hours: Tue., Wed.: 10.30-12 (A: 330.2).
Email in Campus Virtual. (also, only for use if problem with the other, mescutia@ucm.es)

MATERIALS:
- One pdf file, PF, of sheets for class use. Another file, Tones, with tone units corresponding to a folder
(Hancock selection for tones) with those same units in mp3 for individual use.

EVALUATION:
- Final exam: 50%.
- Chapter tests: 30%
- Class attendance, participation (exercise realization): 20%.

GENERAL SYLLABUS

1. Phonetics and Phonology.

1.1. Phonetics and phonology.
1.2. Articulatory Phonetics.
1.3. The Vocal Organs.
1.4. Places of Articulation.
1.5. Manners of Articulation.
1.6. The Articulation of Vowel Sounds.

2. Phonemic and Phonetic transcription.

2.1. Phonology and Phonetic Transcription.
2.2. The English Phonemic inventory. Comparison with Spanish.
2.3. Description and Transcription of English vowels.
2.4. Description and Transcription of English consonants.
2.5. English allophonic rules.

3. The phonetics of English Words and Sentences.

3.1. Strong and Weak forms.
3.2. Word stress.
3.3. Sentence stress. English rhythm.
3.4. Aspects of connected speech.

4. Intonation.
4.1. Form and function in intonation.
4.2. The tone unit and its structure.
4.3. Types of tones.
4.4. Functions of intonation.

REFERENCE BOOKS

Carr, P. (1999). English Phonetics and Phonology. Oxford: Blackwell.

Finch, D.F. & Ortiz Lira, H. (1982). A Course in English Phonetics for Spanish Speakers. London. Heinemann.
Gierich, H. J. (1992). English Phonology. Cambridge: C. U. P.
Hancock, M. (2003). English Pronunciation in Use. Intermediate level. Cambridge: C. U. P.
Hewings, M. (2007). English Pronunciation in Use. Advanced level. Cambridge: C. U. P.
Jones, D. (1978). An Outline of English Phonetics. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
______ (1982, 1997). Everyday's Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge: C. U. P.
Kreidler, C. (1995). The Pronunciation of English. Oxford: Blackwell.
Ladefoged, P. (1982). A course in Phonetics. London: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich.
Lecumberri, M. L. & Maidment, J. A. (2013). English Transcription Course. New York: Routledge
Merino, J. (1991). Curso de transcripción fonética. Editorial: S.A.Thomson Paraninfo
Roach, P. (1989). English Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge: C. U. P.
Wells, J. C. (2006). English Intonation. Cambridge: C. U. P.