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PHONETICS SECTION
Jason Zentz • September 16, 2011
Life is in the details…
Administrivia2
Why should I bother waking up early on Friday
mornings?
What will we do in section?4
Section activities5
Practice
Transcription (guest speakers)
Production
Analysis of waveforms and spectrograms
Discussion
Questions from class, homework, readings, or projects
Presentation of new material
In connection to practice activities
Tips for learning the IPA and course material
Why, thank you for asking!
How should I prepare for section?6
Preparing for section7
Work on memorizing the IPA on your own
Bring your IPA chart, a notebook, and a pencil
If you can, do the lab assignments before you come
Look at the homework between Wednesday and
Friday so we can address questions you have
Review your class notes to find areas where you
want clarification
Locate confusing parts of the readings
Time to break out those IPA charts, notebooks,
and pencils!
Transcription8
Names9
Today our wordlist will be each other’s names
Procedure
I will say the item number
You will say your first name slowly, three times, with
pauses in between
When it’s not your turn, transcribe what you hear
Discussion
Transcriptions you’re confident about
Transcriptions you’re unsure about
Transcription tips10
Look at the speaker
After the first repetition, write down as much as you remember
It’s okay for this to be sketchy, but it’s better to write a few alternate possibilities than to leave parts blank
At least try to indicate how many segments you hear
When you are finished, look up
After the second repetition, make changes
During the third repetition, check that your transcription is correct
Don’t be shy!
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English production12
First, describe the sound that the symbol describes
Then pronounce it in context
Consonants: between two [a] vowels
Vowels: between [b] and [d]
It takes practice to be comfortable doing this,
especially with an audience
Don’t be afraid to make a mistake – we’ll work
together at improving our production
English production examples13
Consonant example: [f]
“This is a voiceless labiodental fricative.”
“[afa]”
Vowel example: [i]
“This is a high front (tense) unrounded vowel.”
“[ifi]”
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Trust me, this will come in handy…
Using the IPA on your computer54
Fonts55
You need to use Unicode fonts that include glyphs in the IPA range. Unicode is a standard that allows a symbol to be coded exactly the same across all fonts. I have put links on Classes*v2 to the download pages for these standard Unicode IPA fonts:
Doulos SIL (similar to Times [New Roman])
Charis SIL (based on Bitstream Charter)
Gentium Plus (includes many other alphabets)
Do not use legacy, non-Unicode IPA fonts.
SIL Doulos(93)
IPAPhon
Input methods56
Once you’ve downloaded an IPA font, you have to figure out how to get IPA symbols into your document. There are several methods:
Slow and laborious: Character Map/Palette
Insert…Symbol…
Slightly less slow and laborious: IPA pickers (some require download, some do not)
Fast and easy once you get the hang of it: IPA keyboards (download required)
I have put links to IPA keyboards and pickers on Classes*v2.
Tips for using IPA fonts57
When you share or submit files, give them in PDF format.
Do not use font formatting (small caps, superscript) to create IPA symbols like ʀ, ʙ, ʰ, ᵐ, etc. These symbols have their own Unicode code points, whereas formatting will not necessarily transfer if you copy and paste between applications.
Do not use Greek letters for ɸ, β, θ, ɣ, χ, or Cyrillic letters for ʙ, ɜ, ʜ, ɸ. These IPA symbols are shaped slightly differently, so they have their own Unicode code points.
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