Experimental methods on phonetics fall 2008 Instructor: 陈忠敏 Chén, Zhōngmǐn [tən35 tʊŋ55 min214] Location/Time

This course is designed with a practical goal: to train students in the techniques of experimental phonetic in order to prepare them for more advance research in phonetics and phonology within linguistics, speech technology, communication disorder, and language acquisition. It will provide the student with hands-on experience in methods of experimental phonetic research, including audio recording, acoustic speech database construction, recording and interpreting speech air flow and pressure, static palatography, and the design of perception tests. In addition, students receive training in writing up experimental results for publication.

It is better for you to have finished ‘Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology’ and ‘Experimental Phonology and Sound Change’ which I taught last year at Zhejiang and Shanghai Universities, before you take this course..

Since this is a bilingual course (required text, reading materials, homework assignments, project introduction written in English; but don’t worry, you could use Chinese to answer questions and write the project, etc.), a good English-reading ability is obligatorily required for all students who enroll in the course.
Coursework:

Reading assignments; in-class participation; six group homework projects.

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  Ladefoged, Peter. 2003 Phonetic Data Analysis: An Introduction to Fieldwork and Instrumental Techniques. Cambridge: Blackwell.
  
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  Clark, John & Yallop, Colin 1996. Introduction to phonetics and phonology. Second edition, Blackwell 此书作为“当代国外语言学与应用语言学文库”的一种在中国外语教学与研究出版社出版
  
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  Ladefoged, Peter 1996. Elements of Acoustic Phonetics (2th ed.). The University of Chicago Press.
  

Clark, John & Yallop, Colin 1996. Introduction to phonetics and phonology.

Second edition, Blackwell 此书作为“当代国外语言学与应用语言学文库”的一种在中国外语教学与研究出版社出版

Baken R.J. and Robert F. Orlikoff 2000. Clinical Measurement of Speech and Voice (2^nd ed) Singular Thomson Learing.

Borden G. J., Harris K. S & Raphael L. J. 2003 Speech Science Primer, Physiology, Acoustics, and

Perception of Speech (4^th ed) Lippincott Williams & Wilkins

Catford, J. C. 1977. Fundamental Problems in Phonetics. Bloomington: Indiana University Press.

Hardcastle, William J. & John Laver ed. 1997. The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences. Blackwell.

Johnson Keith 2003. Acoustic & Auditory Phonetics. Second edition, Blackwell.

Ladefoged, Peter 1996. Elements of Acoustic Phonetics (2^th ed.). The University of Chicago Press

Ladefoged, Peter 2006. A Course in Phonetics (5^th ed.). Thomas Wadsworth..

Stevens, Kenneth 1999. Acoustic Phonetics. MIT Press.

Rosen, Stuart and Peter Howell 1991. Signals and Systems for Speech and Hearing. Academic Press.

IPA Help http://www.sil.org/computing/speechtools

Speech Analysis Software: Praat http://fonsg3.hum.uva.nl/praat

Wavesurfer: http://www.speech.kth.se/wavesurfer/