Linguistics 341: Introduction to Phonetics

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Linguistics 341 Introduction to Phonetics
Steve Winters, Instructor Nick Welch, Teaching
Assistant Social Sciences 541 MWF 200-250
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Todays Nuts and Bolts

1. Class Census
2. Adds/registration/questions please see me after
   class
3. Syllabus
4. What is phonetics?

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What is phonetics?
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What you will learn in this class
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Phonetic Transcription
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The Trouble with English
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Phonetic Alphabet
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The IPA
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Labio-dental flap movie
Movie file source http//linguistic-discovery.dar
tmouth.edu/webobjbin/WebObjects/Journals.woa/1/xml
page/1/article/262/labial.mov
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Principles of the IPA
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Minimal Pairs
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More IPA Principles
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Yet More Principles
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Caveats
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Phonetic Reality
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The Problem of Abstractness
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Broad and Narrow
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Moral of the Story