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Studies from the periphery of language: why phonetics is more than larynx-to-lips| old_uid | 11152 |
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| title | Studies from the periphery of language: why phonetics is more than larynx-to-lips |
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| start_date | 2012/03/25 |
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| schedule | 14h |
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| online | no |
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| location_info | A |
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| summary | Conventional phonetics, as institutionalised for example on the IPA chart and in the principles of the IPA, makes at least the following assumptions about the sounds of speech: they have linguistic value; they can be divided into segments and super-segmentals (‘prosody’); and they are produced in the vocal tract with places of articulation ranging from the larynx at one end to the lips and nostrils at the other. In this paper, I will review evidence from a range of sources that challenges some of these assumptions. Firstly, we will consider perceptual evidence that shows that speech perception is enhanced when visual information is present (e.g. Al Moubayed, Beskow & Granström, 2010). Secondly, we will consider examples of intensification in spoken English conversation, which accomplished by both ‘prosodic’ and ‘segmental’ means (Ogden 2012). Thirdly, we will consider some forms and functions of clicks and percussives in spoken English conversation (Wright, 2011; Ogden, in preparation); these are sounds with no lexical meaning in English, but whose sequential meaning is highly significant. We will see also that part of their production and function is closely connected to other physical – and visible – behaviours. Our conclusion will be to challenge some conventional assumptions of phonetics, and to encourage analysts to take a more holistic approach to understanding the production and perception of speech, alongside a close sequential analysis of interaction. |
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| responsibles | Bel, Welby |
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