Assignment 1: The sentence you'll be working with for this homework is: "You're so sweet to have done this."
Transcribe the sentence phonetically, then orchestrate the sentence.
Assignment 2: The words you'll be working with for this homework are: "cat" and "fight"
Phonetically transcribe the words. Include the phonetic transcription in your answer.
Use PRAAT to generate spectrograms of the words.
Identify the segments of the words using the spectrogram, describe them, and explain how the
spectrogram represents the segment.
Assignment 3: The words you'll be working with for this homework are: "Sohn" and "Haus"
Phonetically transcribe the words. Include this phonetic transcription in your answer.
Use PRAAT to generate spectrograms of the words.
Identify the segments of the words using the spectrogram, describe them, and explain how the
spectrogram represents the segment.
Inhaltsverzeichnis (Table of Contents)
- Homework 1: orchestration
- Lips
- Tongue
- Velic port
- Vocal Folds
- Homework 2: spectrogram analysis – English words
- Analyzing the spectrogram
- 1) "cat"
- 2) "fight"
Zielsetzung und Themenschwerpunkte (Objectives and Key Themes)
This homework assignment explores the application of phonetic analysis techniques to understand the production of spoken English utterances.
- Orchestration as a method for visualizing articulation.
- Analysis of synchronous phonological processes in spoken language.
- Spectrogram analysis to examine the acoustic properties of English words.
- Segmentation of spectrograms to identify individual speech sounds.
Zusammenfassung der Kapitel (Chapter Summaries)
Homework 1: orchestration
This section introduces orchestration as a tool for visualizing the movement of articulators during speech production. It explains the different tiers of an orchestration, which represent the position and state of the lips, tongue, velum, and vocal folds. The example focuses on the phrase "You're so sweet to have done this," showing how the articulators move to produce each sound.
Homework 2: spectrogram analysis – English words
This section explores the analysis of spectrograms to examine the acoustic properties of English words. The example focuses on the words "cat" and "fight," and includes spectrograms of each word. The spectrograms are then segmented to identify individual speech sounds.
Schlüsselwörter (Keywords)
The keywords and focus topics of this homework assignment are: orchestration, phonological processes, spectrogram analysis, English pronunciation, speech articulation, phonetic transcription, acoustic properties, speech sounds, and segment analysis.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is orchestration in phonetics?
Orchestration is a visualization tool that shows the movement and state of different articulators, such as the lips, tongue, and vocal folds, during speech production.
How can PRAAT be used for language analysis?
PRAAT is software used to generate spectrograms, which allow researchers to examine the acoustic properties and individual segments of spoken words.
What are phonological processes?
Phonological processes are the patterns and changes that occur in speech sounds when they are produced in sequence, such as assimilation or elision.
What is phonetic transcription?
It is the visual representation of speech sounds using symbols (typically the IPA) to show exactly how a word or sentence is pronounced.
What does a spectrogram represent?
A spectrogram represents the frequency, intensity, and duration of speech segments, helping to identify specific vowels and consonants acoustically.
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- Ronny Müller (Autor), 2012, 3 Assignments about Phonological Processes, Múnich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/205458
