Practical phonetics training and the nature of phonetic judgements
This thesis is concerned with training in the discipline known as practical phonetics and with the nature of phonetic judgements made by students during the course of the training process. By practical phonetics training in this context is meant ear-training in the context of a course of study of general phonetics (termed pure practical phonetics); the thesis is not concerned with pronunciation training (termed applied practical phonetics). The thesis is divided into two parts. Part I relies entirely on extant literature and researches first the historical background to practical phonetics, exploring especially the development of this subject from the 1890s to the present day. The narrative goes on to catalogue and describe the techniques commonly employed in the classroom, establishing the Jonesian model of training as a yardstick and seeking influences, parallels and differences of approach evident in the development of the subject. Part I concludes with a case-study in the form of a critical review which acknowledges the intrinsic relationship between the pure and applied form of the discipline in the pronunciation teaching forum. Selected publications are eventually measured against the Jonesian yardstick.
Ashby, Patricia Doreen Scott
Pure practical phonetics
Practical phonetics training and the nature of phonetic judgements. This thesis is concerned with training in the discipline known as practical phonetics and with the nature of phonetic judgements made by students during the course of the training process. By practical phonetics training in this context is meant ear-training in the context of a course of study of general phonetics (termed pure practical phonetics); the thesis is not concerned with pronunciation training (termed applied practical phonetics). The thesis is divided into two parts. Part I relies entirely on extant literature and researches first the historical background to practical phonetics, exploring especially the development of this subject from the 1890s to the present day. The narrative goes on to catalogue and describe the techniques commonly employed in the classroom, establishing the Jonesian model of training as a yardstick and seeking influences, parallels and differences of approach evident in the development of the subject. Part I concludes with a case-study in the form of a critical review which acknowledges the intrinsic relationship between the pure and applied form of the discipline in the pronunciation teaching forum. Selected publications are eventually measured against the Jonesian yardstick.
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