Sylabus
Topics:
English phonetics and phonology, subdivision and some basic terminology (phoneme, allophone, sound, minimal pair, accent x dialect; GB, ELF, IPA)
Relationship between speech and writing; classification of speech organs; phonation
English vocalic system - vowel quality
English vocalic system - vowel quantity; diphthongs and triphthongs
General classification of English consonants
English plosives (aspiration, stop releases)
English fricatives and affricates
English nasals
English approximants
Allophonic variation
Connected speech - assimilation
Connected speech - linking and elision