Course Units

Unit 1: Phonetics

Unit 2: International Phonetic Alphabet

Unit 3: Phonology

Unit 4: Linguistic & Social Variability:

  • A. Dialect, Accent, Geography
  • B. Class, Gender, Ethnicity, Stereotypes

Unit 5: Accent Phonology:

  • Types of Noncontrastive Distribution
  • The Rise and Spread of Innovations

Unit 6: Our Reference Starting Points:

  • A. British Received Pronunciation
  • B. General American English
  • C. Lexical Sets

Unit 7: Historical Shifts

Unit 8: British & American Innovations

Unit 9: O Canada!

Unit 10: Northeast U. S.

Unit 11: American South

Unit 12: African-American English

Unit 13: Pidgins & Creoles

Unit 14: Hawaiian Creole English