Dept of Media Studies

Christ College (Autonomous), Bangalore

Certificate Course in Phonetics

Objectives
1. To introduce students to phonetics
2. To train students in Different pronunciations
3. To help students understand the IPA and phonetic transcription

Content
Unit 1
Organs of speech
Spelling and pronunciation

Unit 2
Accent, rhythm and intonation

Unit 3
The syllable and its structure

Unit 4
Consonants and vowels

Unit 5
Morphophonemics

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more Advanced Students. CUP,1985.
O’Connor, J.D. Better English Pronunciation, London:
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Sasikumar, V, Kiranmai, P Dutt, Rajeevan, Geetha. A Course in Listening and Speaking.
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