Practical phonetics I 3202-2ZZFP1O
Core topics: Stressed vowels, and their position within the word; Reduction of unstressed vowels; Voiced and voiceless consonants (consonant clusters, the mutual impact of neighbouring consonants); Hard and soft (palatalised) consonants; Vowel-consonant clusters; The pronunciation of individual vowels, including Polish-Russian differences,
"The concept and types of intonation in different sentence types (declarative, interrogative, exclamatory).Basic intonation patterns in Russian: IK-1, IK-2, IK-3, IK-4
Type of course
Learning outcomes
After completing the one-year course students are familiar with the principles of correct Russian pronunciation and are able to use all the intonation patterns.
Assessment criteria
Continuous evaluation of students' work (their preparation for classes and in-class participation), attendance monitoring, verification of students' progress thruoghout the course (dictations, tests), final oral testing.
Practical placement
not applicable
Bibliography
E. A. Bryzgunova, Zvuki i intonacija russkoj reči, Moskva 1977.
L. Fiderkevič, Praktičeskaja fonetika russkogo jazyka, Warszawa 1979.
J. G. Lebedeva, Zvuki, udarenie, intonacija, Moskva 1975.
M. I. Matusevič, Sovremennyj russkij jazyk. Fonetika, Moskva 1976.
I. V. Odincova, Zvuki, ritmika, intonacija, Moskva 2004.
Z. Okoń, Sbornik upražnenij po fonetike i intonacii russkogo jazyka, Warszawa 1981.