This course is an introduction to the sound system of English. It will try to address questions such as

- Why is there such a disparity between spelling and souds in English?

- Why do native speakers of English seem to eat their words when they speak?

- How can sounds be manipulated to create meaning?

After an introduction to phonetics and (especially) phonology, we shall look at phonemes, stress, stress timing, intonation and variety in the sound system.

Every week I will post lesson summaries and work sheets on this platform