L541: Introductory Phonetics

Lab Sessions

 

 [General Information]

　

Welcome to the Introductory Phonetics Lab sessions!  

Announcements:

Please visit this site regularly for updates regarding lab sessions!

Information on the class schedule and lecture handouts can be found at: http://www.iub.edu/~l541/schedule.htm

General information and the course syllabus can be found at: http://www.indiana.edu/~l541/index.htm

 

What can you find on this site?

-       The lab schedule will be updated on a weekly basis. Information on lab discussions topics and lab activities will be posted here.

-       Homework and other materials connected with lab sessions will be uploaded to this site.

-       You will also be able to find resources for the group Term Project.

 

General Information:

Lab Syllabus (pdf)

General Project Guidelines (pdf)

General Project Timeline (pdf)

 

Questions? Contact Information:

Terrin Tamati                                                                             

Email: ttamati@indiana.edu                                                           

Office: PY 186                                                                       

Office Hours: M/W 4:00-5:00 (after lecture)       


 

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Lab Schedule (Tentative; last updated – 2/13/2012 ):

Week

Date

Topics

Homework Assignments

Project time-line & Resources

1

Jan

12/13

Classmate introductions

Baseline survey/Quiz

Technical terms

 

Week 1 Slides (pdf)

 

[outline]

Homework 1 (pdf):

- hw1.wav

　

Start to think about groups

 

Getting started (pdf)

Step 1: Groups and Draft Sketch (pdf)

Tips for Topics (pdf)

Timeline (pdf)

 

2

Jan

19/20

Consonants

Praat Exercise

 

Week 2 Slides (pdf)

[outline]

Due: Homework 1

 

Homework 2 (pdf):

- hw2_1.wav and hw2_3.wav

Groups and Draft Sketch (pdf)

3

Jan

26/27

Practice Transcription

Group Exercise

Recording

 

Week 3 Slides (pdf)

Week 3 Handout (pdf)

[outline]

Due: Homework 2

 

Homework 3 (pdf)

- hw3_1.wav 

- Recording in Praat (pdf)

　

Draft Sketch due by Friday at 5pm 

(e-mail to both Dr. de Jong and Terrin)

4

Feb

2/3

Vowels

Group Exercise

-       British and American English

-       Narrow Transcription

-       British English Vowels (wav)

-       American English Vowels (wav)

-       British and American English Vowels, Example Answers (pdf)

 

Week 4 Slides (pdf)

 

Terrin’s Recordings (file)

IPA chart, with fonts (link)

Clickable IPA chart (link)

   

[outline]

Due: Homework 3

　

Homework 4 (pdf)

-       hw4_1.wav and hw4_2.wav

-       Jones: Jones1to8.wav and Jones9to16.wav

Decide on project topic and sharpen it

Step 2: Final Sketch (pdf)

 

Human Subjects Testing (CITI training due March 1/2) – See Week 4 Slides for more detail

　

5

Feb

9/10

Measuring and Plotting Vowels

-       Recordings for exercise (file)

-       Formant Measurements in Praat (pdf)

-       Creating a Vowel Chart in Excel (pdf)

   

Week 5 Slides (pdf)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[outline]

Due: Homework 4

　

Homework 5 (pdf)

-       hw5_1.wav, hw5_2.wav, hw5_3.wav

 

Start thinking about Prospectus

-       Step 3: Prospectus (pdf)

-       Due Friday, February 24 at 5pm (e-mail to both Dr. de Jong and Terrin)

-       Example Prospectus (pdf)

 

Human Subjects Testing (CITI training due March 1/2) – See Week 4 Slides for more detail

 

*** Turn in Final Sketch by Friday at 5pm　

(e-mail Final Sketch to both Dr. de Jong and Terrin)

6

Feb

16/17

 

   

 

[outline]

Due: Homework 5

　

Homework 6 (pdf)　

-       hw6_1.wav and hw6_2.wav

 

Prospectus

-       Due Friday, February 24 at 5pm (e-mail to both Dr. de Jong and Terrin)

 

CITI Training

-       Due March 1/2