USE THESE MATERIALS TO ANSWER THE QUESTIONS FOR DISCUSSION 1 AND 2. NOTHING ELSE! NO EXCEPTIONS. REQUIRED TEXT Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. (2014). An Introduction to Language (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth Publishing. Article Whorf, B. L. (1941). The relation of habitual thought and behavior to language. In L. Spier (Editor), Language, culture, and personality: Essays in memory of Edward Sapir, 75-93. Retrieved from http://www.generalsemantics.org/etc/articles/1-4- whorf.pdf Greenberg, J. H. (2000, Feb. 1). Scientist at work: What we all spoke when the word was young. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/library/national/science/020100sci-archaeo- language.html Multimedia National Geographic. (n.d.). Audio slide show: About enduring voices [Online slideshow]. Retrieved from http://www.nationalgeographic.com/mission/enduringvoices/audio_slideshow.html Public Broadcasting Service. (Producer). (1997, Mar. 4). Secret of the wild child [Transcript]. In P. Aspell (Executive Producer), NOVA. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2112gchild.html D' Arcy, D. (Host). Independent minds: Temple Grandin [Audio clip]. Murray Street Productions. Retrieved from http://www.murraystreet.com/templegrandin/index.htm Website Linguistic Society of America. (http://www.linguisticsociety.org/) RECOMMENDED RESOURCES Article Possum. (2000, Jul. 11). Linguistic isolates [Blog post]. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition. Retrieved from http://h2g2.com/edited_entry/A337150 =Behavior_Disorders_Emotional_Disturbance&template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=2551 Multimedia Speech Technology Research Ltd., Esling, J., O'Grady, G. (1996). The IPA lab: The international phonetic alphabet. [Online program]. Retrieved from http://web.uvic.ca/ling/resources/ipa/charts/IPAlab/IPAlab.htm Websites NaturalSoft Limited. (2013). NaturalReader [Software trial]. Retrieved from http://www.naturalreaders.com/index.htm Supplemental Materials International Phonetic Association. (2005). The international phonetic alphabet. Retrieved from http://www.phonetics.ucla.edu/course/chapter1/chapter1.html Public Broadcasting Service. (Producer). (1997, Mar. 18). In search of the first language [Transcript]. In P. Aspell (Executive Producer), NOVA. Retrieved from http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/transcripts/2120glang.html ***** -- - Required Resources Text ******* -- -- Fromkin, V., Rodman, R., & Hyams, N. (2014). An Introduction to Language (10th ed.). Boston, MA: Wadsworth. -- --• Chapter 5: Phonetics: The Sounds of Language -- -- - • Chapter 6: Phonology: The Sound Patterns of Language Recommended Resources Multimedia Speech Technology Research Ltd., Esling, J., O'Grady, G. (1996). The IPA lab: The international phonetic alphabet. [Online program]. Retrieved from http://web.uvic.ca/ling/resources/ipa/charts/IPAlab/IPAlab.htm • Using this tutorial, you can click on a symbol contained in the International Phonetic Alphabet chart and hear it pronounced. Supplemental Material International Phonetic Association. (2005). The international phonetic alphabet. Retrieved from http://www.phonetics.ucla.edu/course/chapter1/chapter1.html • Here you can view the full International Phonetic Alphabet chart. ****ASSIGNMENT**** DISCUSSION 1. The Prosodic Qualities of Language. Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length -- ANSWER EACH QUESTION LEAVE HEADINGS AS THEY ARE. DO NOT WRITE IN PASSIVE VOICE Explain and discuss prosody. What is it? What role does it play in daily human life, such as in understanding an e-mail conversation versus a discussion on the telephone? Define some of the specific elements of prosody. Support your claims with examples from the required material(s) and/or other scholarly resources, and properly cite any references. DISCUSSION 2. Phonetics and the International Phonetic Alphabet. Your initial post should be at least 250 words in length -- ANSWER EACH QUESTION LEAVE HEADINGS AS THEY ARE. DO NOT WRITE IN PASSIVE VOICE. Discuss the role of the tongue, the vocal cords, and the lips in producing specific sounds. What is the difference between a stop and a fricative?