Prospectus

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Linguistics 1: The Phonetics of English

Course
2013-2014

Admission requirements

None.

Description

This course will take the form of an introduction to the phonetics of modern English. It will examine, amonst other matters, the production of speech, the description and classification of speech sounds, and how sounds are combined in speech and what influence they have upon each other. In the practical component of the course, attention will be paid to phonemic transcription.

Course objectives

Students:

  • become acquainted with the terminology needed in the study of phonetics;

  • learn the properties of English phonemes and how to describe them, both singly and in combination;

  • students learn the symbols needed to transcribe phonemically.

Timetable

The timetable will be available by June 1st on the website.

Mode of instruction

Lecture (1 hour per week) and seminar (2 hours per week)

Course Load

  • time spent on attending lectures and seminars: 39 hours

  • time for studying the compulsory literature: 41 hours

  • time to prepare for the exam and in-term quizzes: 60 hours

Assessment method

3 in-term quizzes (30%); final written examination (70%). If the in-term quiz average is lower than the written examination mark, only the latter will be taken into account

Blackboard

This course is supported by Blackboard.

Reading list

  • Beverley Collins & Inger Mees (1999), The phonetics of English and Dutch, Leiden: Brill.

  • Beverley Collins & Inger Mees (1998), Working with the phonetics of English and Dutch, Leiden: Brill. (3 supplementary CDs are available via Reader Online.)

  • David Crystal (1995), The Cambridge encyclopedia of the English language, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2nd edition 2003

  • Syllabus

Recommended:

  • John Wells (1990),Longman pronouncing dictionary, Harlow: Longman.

Registration

First year students will be assigned to a tutor group. All other students (including exchange students) must see the coordinator of studies and register with her. If you have any questions, please contact the departmental office, tel. 071 5272144 or mail: english@hum.leidenuniv.nl.

Exchange and Study Abroad students, please see the Study in Leiden website for information on how to apply.

Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs

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Registration via Contractonderwijs

Contact

English Language and Culture departmental office, P.N. van Eyckhof 4, room 102C. Tel. 071 5272144; english@hum.leidenuniv.nl.
Coordinator of studies: Ms T.D. Obbens, MA, P.N. van Eyckhof 4, room 103C.