Speech Science Resource Pages

Phonetics and Phonology Topics

Important: Please read the "Important Notices" at the bottom of this page.

Section A: Phonetics

  1. An Introduction to Speech Production
  2. Consonants
  3. Vowels
  4. Vowel Systems
  5. Airstream and Laryngeal Features in Speech Production
  6. Complex Articulations
  7. Coarticulation
  8. Impressionistic Studies of Australian English Phonetics
  9. General Phonetics Revision Exercises

Section B: Transcription

  1. The International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA)
  2. a. Broad Transcription of Australian English
    b. Mitchell-Delbridge system of AE Broad Transcription
  3. Narrow Transcription of Australian English
  4. Australian English Transcription Practice Exercises

Section C: Phonology

  1. Introduction to Phonology
  2. Phoneme and Allophone
  3. The Syllable and the Foot
  4. Distinctive Features
  5. Generative Phonology
  6. Autosegmental Phonology
  7. The Phonology of Intonation
  8. The Phonetics and Phonology of Australian Aboriginal Languages
  9. Interlanguage Phonology
  10. Pronunciation Pedagogy

Phonetics and Phonology Units using these Resources

  1. LING210: Phonetics and Phonology
  2. LING901: Phonetics and Phonology
  3. SLP801: Fundamentals of Speech Science I

Important Notices and Frequently Asked Questions

Which topics do I need to study?

This page contains links to the main topics in the Phonetics and Phonology on-line/cd-rom teaching resource. Topics in this resource are used by students undertaking a number of units. Not all topics listed above will be required topics for your unit. To determine which topics are required by your unit, return to your unit's home page and go to your unit's topic outline page. Links to the three units which currently make the most use of this resource are provided in the menu, above.

What order should I study them in?

For units with regular lectures, the topics should be studied in the order indicated in your unit's lecture and tutorial timetable pages. If you are doing a distance unit you should examine the topic list supplied on your unit's topics page and also examine the due dates for your assessment tasks.

Phonetic fonts and sound!

It is essential that you read the "Help Pages" that can be reached from the menu above. In particular, you must ensure that you have the correct browser and phonetic font installed and that you can hear the speech files associated with much of this material.