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Introduction to phonetics and phonology

Cynthia Chepkemoi

Bed-05-0069/2020

Introduction

Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology  Is the study of General Phonetics and the Phonology of a particular language. It is a language course for second year students of English but students at similar levels in linguistics may also find the course adequate for their needs.

The unit consists of 10 topics which cover a general introduction to phonetics and the phonology of English; the concept and nature of language, phonetics and phonology, speech production and description as well as non-segmental features of

tone/intonation; accentuation/stress, syllable structure, rhythm.

This unit guide informs you about the course generally and how to go about  achieving the best in it. You are advised to pay attention to every detail in what follows.

Course Aims

The aim is the  systematic study of the nature of language, the basic sound production processes and a description of the basic sounds of a given language – the English language. In addition, the unit  exposes the  concerned to appropriate nonsegmental features of English.