Linguistics 341: Introduction to Phonetics

Steve Winters, InstructorNick Welch, Teaching Assistant

Social Sciences 541MWF 2:00-2:50

Today’s Nuts and Bolts1. Class Census

2. Adds/registration/questions: please see me after class

3. Syllabus

4. What is phonetics?

What is phonetics?

What you will learn in this class

Phonetic Transcription

The Trouble with English

Phonetic Alphabet

The IPA

Labio-dental flap movie

Movie file source: http://linguistic-discovery.dartmouth.edu/webobjbin/WebObjects/Journals.woa/1/xmlpage/1/article/262/labial.mov

Principles of the IPA

Minimal Pairs

More IPA Principles

Yet More Principles

Caveats

Phonetic Reality

The Problem of Abstractness

Broad and Narrow

Moral of the Story