James M. Hillenbrand

Course syllabus

Intro

Language

Introduction to the IPA

Flap assignment

Phonotactic rule assignment

Dialect

Reading: Grammar Puss

Writing

Vowels

Vowel acoustics

Consonants

Nonsegmentals

Speech dynamics

Exercise: Counting speech sounds

Exercise: Counting morphemes; free/unbound vs. bound morphemes

Exercise: Orthography vs. Phonetics/ Letters vs. Speech Sounds

Exercise: Vowel transcription 1

Study Guide for exam 2 (acoustics only)

Acoustics puzzle; puzzle answers

Frequency response/vector multiplication problems

My transcriptions for MacKay's exercises 1-7

Consonant transcription exercises 8-10: My transcriptions

Exercise: Phonetic transcriptions are given, you supply the words (answers attached)

Phonetic transcription exercise

Phonetic transcription practice 1 (Powerpoint file)

Phonetic transcription practice 2 (Powerpoint file)

Reverse transcription puzzle / Clues to reverse transcription puzzle

Consonant chart for English (with a few non-English sounds thrown in)

Blank consonant chart for English

MiniAlvin for SPPA 2040:

(1) Installer (no font installation)

(2) Keyboard mappping for phonetic symbols (you need the information in these tables for the word transcription exercises)

Vocal tract synthesis demo:

(1) Installer

(2) Help in getting started

(3) Vocal tract synthesis assignment

(4) What to do if you have a Mac, or cannot get the software to run on your Windows machine.

Information for Honors Students

(1) Ideas for Projects

(2) How the First Letter was Written

(3) Vowel formant frequencies

Acoustic analysis software

How to measure vowel formants (video)

Michigan vowels (Hillenbrand et al., 1995)

Mid-Atlantic vowels (Peterson & Barney, 1952)

(4) Bill Cosby "Pound Cake" Speech

Phonetic font installer (for Windows)

Phonetic fonts (for Mac users): font 1, font 2: (a) right click (ctrl/click with a 1-button mouse) and choose "Save target as" (b) put the file some place where you can find it; (c) double-click the font file and click the "Install" button at the bottom.

Click here to download the Powerpoint Viewer