Instructor
Julia Hirschberg
Time: M/Th 3:30-5:20
Location: JSC 108
Prerequisite: None
Description
Background reading:
Course readings are linked from this syllabus for each class; those identified by ‘*’ are optional readings.
Other suggested readings: Keith Johnson. Acoustic
& Auditory Phonetics (3rd
edition). Wiley. 2011.
Resources:
Praat:
http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/
(tutorials: http://www.fon.hum.uva.nl/praat/manualsByOthers.html)
Grade Breakdown
Discussion
Questions; Paper Presentation (35%)
Students will be expected to complete all assigned readings before class,
prepare 3 discussion questions related to the readings and bring to class to
hand in at the end of class, and to actively participate in class discussions.
Each class one student will prepare a short presentation on one of the optional
readings to summarize the main points and critique the paper.
Project
Proposal (65%)
Each
student will prepare a proposal for an experiment or other corpus-based study
of some topic involving one of the topics discussed in class or another type of
speaker state. The proposal should
describe the question(s) to be asked; any previous
work on the topic; how they would go about investigating the topic; what data
they would make use of/collect; what obstacles they might encounter and how
they would address them. The
proposal should be 5-7pp with extra pages for references as needed.
Academic Integrity
The SEAS academic integrity policy is found here.
The CS academic integrity policy is found here.
Syllabus
Note: Schedule and readings are subject to change