Sound Files to Accompany Language Files 10

Note: In many of the exercises, the speakers number the words instead of using the letters that appear in the text. We hope this does not cause too much confusion.

Chapter 2: Phonetics

§2.1.4 – Phonetic Symbols for English

§2.2.3, example 3 – Voiced vs. voiceless sounds

§2.2.4, in text – Places of articulation

§2.3.2, in text – Tongue height for vowels

§2.3.3, in text – Tongue advancement for vowels

§2.3.4, in text – Lip rounding for vowels

§2.5.2, example 1 – Finnish length distinctions

§2.5.3, example 3 – English intonation

§2.5.3, example 4 – English intonation

§2.5.4, example 5 – Mandarin tones

§2.6.2, figure 1 – 440 Hertz sine wave, the tone A

§2.6.3, figure 3(a) – 100 Hertz sine wave

§2.6.3, figure 3(b) – 800 Hertz sine wave

§2.6.3, figure 3(c) – Complex wave

§2.8, exercise 20 – Transcription

§2.8, exercise 27 – Prominence in English

Chapter 3: Phonology

§3.1.3, example 7 – Aspiration in English

§3.6, exercise 1 – Ukrainian

§3.6, exercise 10(c) – German

§3.6, exercise 25 – Italian

§3.6, exercise 29 – Korean

§3.6, exercise 35 – German

§3.6, exercise 37 – Bukusu

§3.6, exercise 40 – Ukrainian

§3.6, exercise 41 – Maltese

Chapter 4: Morphology

§4.2.4, examples 8-9 – English compounds

§4.2.5, examples 11-13 – English reduplication

§4.2.6, examples 17-20 – English alternations

§4.2.7, examples 22-23 – English suppletion

§4.3.2, examples 1-3 – Mandarin

§4.5.1, example 4 – Assimilation

§4.6, exercise 30 – Turkish

§4.6, exercise 37 – German

§4.6, exercise 38 – Swahili (NB: There are discrepancies between the written version and the spoken version of (t) and (u).)

§4.6, exercise 46 – Japanese (NB: The speaker uses real pronouns, not dummy variables as in the text.)

Chapter 5: Syntax

§5.7, exercise 26 (part iv, m-r) – Japanese

Chapter 10: Language Variation

§10.4.5 (a) – African American English – sample narrative

Chapter 11: Language Contact

§11.4 – Belize Creole – sample narrative

Note: We are hopeful that we will be able to add to the available sound files. If you or someone you know would be willing to help us record data from the textbook that does not already appear in this list, please e-mail filesling.osu.edu.