English Phonology Lecture 5 (1): Aspects of Connected Speech

Professor Jane Setter presents Part 1 of this lecture on aspects of connected speech, which starts with speech rhythm. We are following the course text English Phonetics and Phonology: a practical course by Peter Roach (CUP; 4th edition 2009).

[@user-uk7pq6dh3x]

Very good and useful lecture particularly for advanced learners of English Phonetics

[@AndrzejLondyn]

It is very difficult but very useful and interesting. Thank you.

[@mitollobos1218]

This is better than my online phonetics and phonology classes. Loving it!

[@abdulhakeem5322]

😁😁🤣 same is here 😂

[@mitollobos1218]

@@abdulhakeem5322 Hope you are doing good with those 😊😊 (I approved mine last year 😎)

[@abdulhakeem5322]

Yeah it help me out little but still I'm not sure 😂🤣

[@mitollobos1218]

@@abdulhakeem5322 ohh no 😂 You should check out Peter Roach's books, they are pretty helpful

[@abdulhakeem5322]

I have his book and I think she is exactly teaching from that book point by point. Am I right? 🤣🤣

[@khuma65]

Interesting as always...

[@marieleedano4838]

The way you explained it was really helpful. i love it. thank you!

[@UniRdgEngLang]

I'm glad you found it useful. 🙂

[@chitraramalingam2433]

Kindly increase the quality of sound. Finding so hard to listen 🙏 thank you for the wonderful topic mam ❤️ from India 🇮🇳

[@peterscarlveland8582]

Thank you Professor. Would you possibly make a lecture on FOOT and METRIC GRID? My name is Peter Sserubidde. I am a student of linguistics. I'm from Uganda, East Africa.

[@yulipujiastutik5294]

Love all your classes Prof.

[@UniRdgEngLang]

Thank you!

[@archangelmichael5096]

Please make available the other 6 videos. Thank you. @@UniRdgEngLang

[@hadiakhan4511]

Is sa pehlay ka ch kahan hain plz bata dain?

[@ThuyPhuong-go1zd]

Can you help me fill in....? A rhythm unit must contain a.... syllable

[@cucohoang1248]

where are the lecture 1,2,3,4? Id really love to watch them :

[@DrJaneSetter]

The videos for my class start from Week 5, so there are no videos for weeks 1-4. We cover all course content in class prior to Week 5.

[@NgocHan-tj4iv]

What is the difference between the rhythm and beat in phonetics? I’m so confused about it:(

[@Ghazwanjassim]

Very Good

[@leon.s.kennedy8295]

Kee shdaf dktor sa3eedee hatya?

[@l1982echarg]

Great work

[@UniRdgEngLang]

Thank you!

[@luciadelviso9342]

Is "the fooot" the same thing of "the tone unit"? Thanks!

[@UniRdgEngLang]

No, it's a unit of rhythm. Have a look at my personal page (Jane Setter) for some videos on intonation.

[@loloalaa2878]

I can't see the words well 😭

[@imanaamini7990]

hi help me to find its text of this video

[@UniRdgEngLang]

I'm not sure what you mean by 'text'.

[@ramzy-6566]

nice.

[@AndrzejLondyn]

Dear professor, you should open your own KZbin channel or be shown in TV.

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I like the rap music

[@user-qq3ht3td9w]

it's. very. difficult.😰😩😩😩😩

[@leon.s.kennedy8295]

it is bullshit

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[@leon.s.kennedy8295]

Can anyone please say why would we give a fuck of people's rhythm ?

[@DrJaneSetter]

This is a good question. Stress placement and/or speech rhythm are important for lexical access - i.e., it helps the brain of the speaker of a given language identify words when selecting them before speaking, and helps the listener interpret them, as rhythmic cues can indicate e.g. where words begin in the stream of speech and which words/syllables carry important information. Where English is concerned, there is a lot of discussion about rhythm in different varieties around the world and the fact that difficulties perceiving a variety with a different rhythm from the one a speaker uses can lead to breakdowns in understanding. Also, rhythm is important culturally in other activities (e.g., music), not only in speech. But if you're not interested in any of these things then there is no reason why you should - as you put it - give a fuck. And if Elon Musk's prediction that human language will become obsolete soon is anything to go by, then maybe nobody will need to have fucks to give where speech rhythm is concerned.

[@leon.s.kennedy8295]

@@DrJaneSetter Ok, so what i got from your reply professor is that rhythm helps us to know which word will be given a a strong and weak stresses before we pronounce them. And it also helps us to connect words correctly. Thank you for your reply, i would never think you would reply lol. Like i said the problem is we read and comprehend this subject, but most people really don't give a crap about it. Anyhow, thanks again for making it clear.

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