Last modified: 25 Jul 2024 14:46
In previous courses we have focused on articulatory phonetics, gaining an understanding of how speech sounds are produced in the vocal tract. This course links this knowledge to investigation of acoustic phonetics: the analysis of soundwaves in order to identify different phonetic features. Each week there is a seminar to introduce phonetic theory, followed by a practical in which you will learn how to use freely available software to conduct acoustic analysis of your own and others’ voices.
| Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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| Term | Second Term | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
| Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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In previous courses we have focused on articulatory phonetics, gaining an understanding of how speech sounds are produced in the vocal tract. This course links this knowledge to investigation of acoustic phonetics: the analysis of soundwaves in order to identify different phonetic features. Each week there is a seminar to introduce phonetic theory, followed by a practical in which you will learn how to use the freely available Praat software to conduct acoustic analysis of your own voice before extending this to compare different voices. Assessment involves a combination of theoretical and practical work.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Assessed over weeks 1-11 of teaching. Students will be provided with a comment through the Blackboard platform, as well as oral feedback from the tutor throughout the course if desired. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand and discuss the theory behind the use of spectrograms for vowel formant analysis |
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to explain various processes in articulatory phonetics |
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to discuss links between the articulatory and acoustic properties of speech and the processes involved in speech perception |
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to discuss the links between articulatory phonetic processes and acoustic phonetic phenomena |
| Procedural | Analyse | Be able to conduct some practical acoustic phonetic analyses using Praat |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 30 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
750-1000 words Feedback will be provided by tutors in written form through the online coursework submission platform Turnitin. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand and discuss the theory behind the use of spectrograms for vowel formant analysis |
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to discuss links between the articulatory and acoustic properties of speech and the processes involved in speech perception |
| Procedural | Analyse | Be able to conduct some practical acoustic phonetic analyses using Praat |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 50 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | 15 | ||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided by tutors in written form through the online coursework submission platform Turnitin. |
Word Count | 2500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand and discuss the theory behind the use of spectrograms for vowel formant analysis |
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to explain various processes in articulatory phonetics |
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to discuss links between the articulatory and acoustic properties of speech and the processes involved in speech perception |
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to discuss the links between articulatory phonetic processes and acoustic phonetic phenomena |
| Procedural | Analyse | Be able to conduct some practical acoustic phonetic analyses using Praat |
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided by tutors in written form through the online coursework submission platform Turnitin. |
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand and discuss the theory behind the use of spectrograms for vowel formant analysis |
| Procedural | Analyse | Be able to conduct some practical acoustic phonetic analyses using Praat |
There are no assessments for this course.
| Assessment Type | Summative | Weighting | 100 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assessment Weeks | Feedback Weeks | |||
| Feedback |
Feedback will be provided by tutors in written form through the online coursework submission platform Turnitin. |
Word Count | 2500 | |
| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
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| Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
|---|---|---|
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to explain various processes in articulatory phonetics |
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to discuss links between the articulatory and acoustic properties of speech and the processes involved in speech perception |
| Conceptual | Understand | Understand and discuss the theory behind the use of spectrograms for vowel formant analysis |
| Conceptual | Understand | Be able to discuss the links between articulatory phonetic processes and acoustic phonetic phenomena |
| Procedural | Analyse | Be able to conduct some practical acoustic phonetic analyses using Praat |
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