Phonetics

Mrs.TIAIBA Imane: Associate Lecturer class B English Departement Setif2

email: imane.ti@hotmail.fr

What is this course about ?

• Phonetics is the branch of linguistics that examines sounds in a language. Phonetics describes these sounds using the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA). The IPA uses a single symbol to desribe each sound in a language. If a letter in a word is silent, there will be no IPA symbol used in the transcriptions.

For whom this course is designed ?

• This course introduces undergraduates (first year students at university) to the concepts, terminology and representations needed for an understanding of how English is pronounced around the world. Assuming no prior knowledge, the course guides readers through the vocal tract and explains how sounds of speech are made.

Which English is used?

• In this course, British English ( BBC English, RP) is used

GENERAL OBJECTIVES

At the end of the course, the student is expected to be able to produce and describe all the English sounds correctly and to transcribe simple English words. Also, the student will have a broad view about IPA symbols

Important Ressources