VL English Phonetics

In this course you will get a theoretical overview of the phonetics and phonology of English in comparison to German. The practical application of this overview will come in the accompanying tutorials. We will compare Standard American English (Midwest American English) and Standard British English (BBC English) to Standard German (High German). We will discuss segmental differences (at the individual sound level) and suprasegmental differences (at the connected speech level). By the end of the course, you will be able to describe these differences using linguistic terminology and you will be able to recognize and transcribe English sounds using the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).