80400
Studies in Speech Science: Phonetic/Phonological Variability in Connected Speech - 3 Credits

COURSE OFFERING
Spring 2007
Ph.D. Program in Speech and Hearing Sciences
Graduate Center  of The City University of New York

80400 Studies in Speech Science: Phonetic/Phonological Variability in Connected Speech
Mon 2:00-4:00

Instructor: Winifred Strange
212-817-8807 (GC)

Using acoustic analysis techniques, variability in the phonetic structure of connected speech will be investigated. Each student will select a topic, review the literature, develop an experimental corpus, and do detailed acoustic analysis of the patterns of variability in the acoustic realization of utterances. Possible topics include: deletion and epenthesis processes, phonological assimilation processes, phonetic cues for word juncture, variations in acoustic-phonetic structure as a function of speech register (clear speech vs. casual speech), foreign accentedness in connected speech, effects of sentence prosody and phonotactic structure on segmental cues. Students will report findings by oral presentation and written report. Class time will be used for students to discuss technical problems with acoustic measurement and theoretical problems in characterizing phonetic/phonological variation.

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