Here are the Topics covered in the Membership of Element of General Phoetics LNB251 -
UNIT I
A. Phonetics- Definition and Scope.
B. Branches of Phonetics-Articulatory, Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics.
C. Organs of Speech; Pulmonic, Glottalic and Velaric.
D. Phonation: Voiceless; Voiced; Whisper; Murmur.
UNIT II
A. Description and Classification of Consonants- Place of Articulation.
B. Description and Classification of Consonants- Manner of Articulation.
C. Classification of Vowels and Diphthongs.
D. Cardinal Vowels.
UNIT III
A. Stress and Intonation, Pitch and Juncture.
B. Introduction to IPA.
C. Transcription –Phonetic (Narrow), Phonemic (Broad).