Phonetics Course Outline

Class-1 (Orientation)

• All about Phonetics & Phonology.
• Alphabet with correct pronunciation.
• Names of seven days, twelve months, six seasons and numbers with correct pronunciation.

Class-2

• What is Phoneme and all about it.
• Pronouncing Consonant Sounds.
• Learning Consonants Sounds with articulations.

Class-3

• Learning Vowel Sounds with articulations.
• What is Monophthongs?
• What is Diphthongs?
• What is Triphthongs?
• Some important words with transcription.

Class-4

• Transcription reading practice.

Class-5 (Voiced and Voiceless sounds)

• What are Voiced and Voiceless sounds?
• Why should we know Voiced and Voiceless sounds.
• How to determine Voiced/Voiceless sounds.
• Types of voiced and voiceless sounds.

Class-6 (Plosive and Nasal sounds)

• Why is /k/ silent in some words like knife, know and knowledge?
• Why are the sounds /p/ and /t/ silent in some words like listen, Castle or Cupboard?
• Difference between British and American accent.

Class-7 (All about Syllables)

• What is Syllable?
• Six key types of Syllables.
• Weak & Strong Syllables.

Class-8 (Aspiration)

• Rules of Aspiration.
• Transcription and sentences based on aspiration.

Class-9 (Syllabic Consonant)

• Rules of Syllabic Consonant.
• Passage and sentences based on Syllabic Consonant.

Class-10 (Pronouncing & Linking /r/)

• When /r/ is pronounced in British accent.
• When /r/ isn’t pronounced in British accent.
• Rules of Linking /r/.
• Dialogue & transcription based on Pronouncing /r/.

Class-11 (Weak & Strong Forms)

• Rules of Weak & Strong Forms.
• Transcription and Sentences based on weak & strong forms.

Class-12 (Contractions)

• How are contractions formed?
• Rules of Contraction.
• Contractions with examples.
• Some important shortened forms.

Class-13 (Elision)

• Types of Elision.
• Elision of Vowel sounds.
• Elision of Consonant sounds.
• Passage and sentences based on Elision.

Class-14 (Glottal Stop)

• GB, Cockney, Estuary & Posh Accents.
• Rules of Glottal Stop.

Class-15 (Assimilation)

• Rules of Assimilation.
• Passage and Sentences based on Assimilation.

Class-16 (Connected speech)

• Five kinds of Connected Speech.
• (Catenations or linking, intrusion, elision, assimilation and geminates).
• How to make Clusters.
• Transcription based on Connected Speech.

Class-17 (Inflection)

• Inflection of ‘’s/es’’ (when to pronounce /s/ and when to pronounce /z/).
• Inflection of ‘’d/ed’’ (when to pronounce /t/ and when to pronounce /d/).
• Inflection of ‘’d/ed’’ (when to pronounce /ɪd/).
• Inflection of Degree (‘’er’’ and ‘’est’’).

Class-18 (Stress)

• Types of Stress.
• Rules of Stress.

Class-19 (Stress)

• Rules of Stress on Content and Function words.
• Abbreviation and Acronym.

Class-20 (Intonation)

• Types of Intonations (Falling and Rising Intonation).
• Rules of Intonations.

Class-21 (Speaking practice)

• (Using Stress, Aspiration, Syllabic Consonant, Elision, Glottal Stop, Assimilation, Contraction, Weak forms, Cluster & Connected speech).

Class-22 (Speaking practice)

• (Using Stress, Aspiration, Syllabic Consonant, Elision, Glottal Stop, Assimilation, Contraction, Weak forms, Cluster & Connected speech).

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