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Phonetics and phonology II - OEBAA1707Z

Title:	Phonetics and Phonology II
Guaranteed by:	Katedra anglického jazyka a literatury (41-KAJL)
Faculty:	Faculty of Education
Actual:	from 2019
Semester:	summer
E-Credits:	6
Examination process:	summer s.:
Hours per week, examination:	summer s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unknown / unknown (unknown)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment priority enrollment if the course is part of the study plan

Guarantor:	Mgr. Kristýna Červinková Poesová, Ph.D.
Class:	Předměty v angličtině - bc.

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Annotation -

Last update: Mgr. Kristýna Červinková Poesová, Ph.D. (30.01.2021)

The course focuses on the description and practice of selected suprasegmental features of the English sound system, particularly syllable structure, word stress, rhythm, reduction and intonation, which greatly contribute to better intelligibility of fluent speech.

Descriptors -

Last update: Mgr. Kristýna Červinková Poesová, Ph.D. (30.01.2021)

There will be regular online sessions via ZOOM. All homework will be assigned via Moodle.

Literature -

Last update: Kateřina Esserová, DiS. (02.12.2019)

Required literature:

WELLS, J. C. English Intonation. An Introduction. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2006.

Recommended literature:

BRADFORD, B. Intonation in Context. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 2000.
BRAZIL, D. Pronunciation for Advanced Learners of English. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1994.
HEWINGS, M. English Pronunciation in Use. Advanced. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007.
ROACH, P. English Phonetics and Phonology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2000.
CRUTTENDEN, A. Gimson´s Pronunciation of English. London: Edward Arnold, 2001.

Requirements to the exam -

Last update: Mgr. Kristýna Červinková Poesová, Ph.D. (30.01.2021)

written part of the exam including both semesters; oral part consisting of portfolio presentation and reading aloud (a short passage + 2 tasks related to the text);

the written part (pass = 70%; 2 re-sits) is a prerequisite for the oral part

Syllabus

Last update: Mgr. Kristýna Červinková Poesová, Ph.D. (30.01.2021)

Topics:

English syllable; phonotactics; weak and strong syllables; syllabic consonants

Nature and placement of word stress (complex words); vowel reduction

Placement of word stress in compound words; stress shift

Sentence stress and weak forms and contractions

English rhythm (stress-timing x syllable-timing)

Introduction to English intonation; basic tones

Tone unit and its structure; pitch possibilities in tone units

Functions of English intonation

Course completion requirements -

Last update: Mgr. Kristýna Červinková Poesová, Ph.D. (30.01.2021)

80% attendance (no more than 2 absences); reading assignments; pronunciation portfolio