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Exploring Accents with Articulatory Phonetics
Serena W, PhD
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(15)
Introduction to articulatory phonetics in linguistics using data from the Speech Accent Archive online
Class experience
US Grade 8 - 11
This is a class on accent distinctions, but it also serves as an introduction to articulatory phonetics, so no prior linguistics knowledge is required. We will spend one session focusing on vowel parameters: jaw height, tongue root position, lip rounding, and tense/lax distinctions. The second session will focus on consonant parameters: place of articulation, manner of articulation, and voicing. Throughout the class sessions, we will refer to the Speech Accent Archive online to listen to...
Students will learn the place, manner, and voicing of consonants of the world's languages. Students will learn the parameters for producing vowels such as jaw height, tongue root advancement, and lip roundedness. Students will learn how to read and use the International Phonetic Alphabet chart. Students will learn how to digitally type IPA symbols. Students will learn how to analyze an accent by focusing on specific features of vowels and consonants. Students will learn how to systematically study accents from both native and nonnative speakers of English.
Teaching linguistics on Outschool since 2020; teaching language and linguistics at secondary and post-secondary levels since 1998.
Homework Offered
Assessments Offered
There is no formal assessment. Students will receive informal feedback during this hands-on class.Grades Offered
In addition to the Outschool classroom, this class uses:
We will be using these third party websites/tools for which no accounts are required: 1. The International Phonetic Alphabet: https://www.internationalphoneticassociation.org/IPAcharts/IPA_chart_orig/pdfs/IPA_Kiel_2020_full.pdf 2. Type IPA Phonetic Symbols: https://ipa.typeit.org/full/ 3. Speech Accent Archive: http://accent.gmu.edu/index.php 4. Interactive IPA Chart: https://www.ipachart.com/
Average rating:5.0Number of reviews:(15)
I'm Serena, a perennial student. I've got 3 masters degrees, 2 bachelors degrees, and a doctorate! I also have owned 2 companies and my own music studio and lived all over the US. I truly believe I learn more by teaching. I specialize in...
Group Class
$45
for 2 classes2x per week, 1 week
55 min
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
1-9 learners per class
