Annotation
The course introduces students to basic theoretical notions in French phonetics and phonology. It focuses on the phonemic and prosodic systems, speech sound articulation and their function in the lexicon. Specific attention is paid to areas heavily exposed to mother tongue interference, i.e. vowel articulation and perception, as well as prosody.
1) Basic notions in phonetics and phonology. Phonetic transcription.
2) Speech physiology and perception.
3) French and Czech vowels - generalities.
4) Articulation and distribution of oral vowels I.
5) Articulation and distribution of oral vowels II.
6) Articulation and distribution of nasal vowels. Vowel length.
7) French and Czech consonants - generalities.
8) French consonants.
9) Phonology.
10) Coarticulation, assimilation, enchaînement, liaision.
11) The syllable. Stress and stress groups in French and Czech.
12) Sentences intonation in French and Czech.
13) Speech styles. Pronunciation dictionaries. Pronunciation of proper names.