Unit 1 Phonetics – the Science of Speech
1.1 Overview 1
1.2 Branches of Phonetics
1.3 Speech Production
1.4 Articulation
1.5 Applications
1.6 Test Yourself
Unit 2 International Phonetic Alphabet
2.1 Overview
2.2 The International Phonetic Alphabet
2.3 Narrow vs Broad Transcription
2.4 Cardinal Vowels
2.5 Applications
2.6 Test Yourself
Unit 3 Classification of Speech Sounds
3.1 Overview
3.2 Vowels and Consonants
3.3 Contoid and Vocoid
3.4 English Vowels and Consonants
3.5 Applications
3.6 Test Yourself
Unit 4 Classification of English Consonants
4.1 Overview
4.2 Voicing
4.3 Places of Articulation
4.4 Manners of Articulation
4.5 Applications
4.6 Test Yourself
Unit 5 English Stops,Fricatives and Affricates
5.1 Overview
5.2 Stops
5.3 Fricatives
5.4 Affricates
5.5 Applications
5.6 Test Yourself
Unit 6 English Nasals and Approximants
6.1 Overview
6.2 Nasals
6.3 Approximants
6.4 More about English Consonants
6.5 Applications
6.6 Test Yourself
Unit 7 Classification of English Vowels
7.1 Overview
7.2 Close Vowels and Open Vowels
7.3 Front Vowels and Back Vowels
7.4 Rounded Vowels vs Unrounded Vowels
7.5 Applications
7.6 Test Yourself
Unit 8 English Pure Vowels
8.1 Overview
8.2 Front Vowels
8.3 Central Vowels
8.4 Back Vowels
8.5 Applications
8.6 Test Yourself
Unit 9 English Diphthongs
9.1 Overview
9.2 Closing Diphthongs
9.3 Centering Diphthongs
9.4 Length of Vowels
9.5 Applications
9.6 Test Yourself
Unit 10 English Syllable Structure
10.1 Overview
10.2 Defining the Syllable
10.3 Internal Structure of the Syllable
10.4 Consonant Clusters
10.5 Applications
10.6 Test Yourself
Unit 11 English Word Stress and Sentence Stress
11.1 Overview
11.2 Word Stress in English
11.3 Sentence Stress in English
11.4 Rules of Sentence Stress in English
11.5 Applications
11.6 Test Yourself
Unit 12 Strong Forms and Weak Forms
12.1 Overview
12.2 Strong Forms and Weak Forms
12.3 Sound Change in Weak Form Words
12.4 The Use of Weak Forms
12.5 Applications
12.6 Test Yourself
Unit 13 Linking and Assimilation
13.1 Overview
13.2 Linking Consonant to Vowel and Vowel to Vowel
13.3 Linking r & Intrusive r
13.4 Coarticulation and Assimilation
13.5 Applications
13.6 Test Yourself
Unit 14 Rhythmic Structure in English
14.1 Overview
14.2 Stress-timed vs Syllable-timed
14.3 Components of Language Rhythm
14.4 Rhythm and Vowel Reduction
14.5 Applications
14.6 Test Yourself
Unit 15 Tone Units in English Utterances
15.1 Overview
15.2 Tone Language vs Intonation Language
15.3 Intonation Structures in English Utterances
15.4 Nucleus of Intonation Units
15.5 Applications
15.6 Test Yourself
Unit 16 English Intonation in Use
16.1 Overview
16.2 The Attitudinal Function of Intonation
16.3 Grammatical Function of Intonation
16.4 Discourse Function of Intonation
16.5 Applications
16.6 Test Yourself
Appendix I Phonetic Symbols for English Vowels and Consonants
Appendix II The International Phonetic Alphabet (Revised to 2005)
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