L2 Phonetics (G1/2/3/4/5)

This course introduces students to the International Phonetic Alphabet, to the British transcription system, to the distribution of stress within a word, including simple and complex words in addition to the distinctive function of stress in words of the same spelling (first semester). Sentence stress as well as aspects related to connected speech will be presented in the second semester. These will be followed by intonation and comparison between British (RP) and American Accent (GA).