Since this is the first module, here’s a reminder that the readings in each module are categorised as
- Essential (read all of these, and complete them before the lecture)
- Recommended (read as many as possible before the lecture, catch up on the remainder when you have spare time)
- Extra (only read if you’re interested; some readings may be challenging; most are beyond the scope of the course)
Reading
Ladefoged (Elements) – Chapter 1 – Sound waves
Very brief, but a reasonable place to start if you have no idea what sound is.
Ladefoged (Elements) – Chapter 2 – Loudness and pitch
These are perceptual phenomena that relate to physical properties of sound.
Ladefoged (Elements) – Chapter 5 – Resonance
Now we turn to speech production, and resonance is how the vocal tract shapes the quality of sound, to produce different vowels, for example.
Ladefoged (Elements) – Chapter 3 – Quality
A general term for aspects of sound other than loudness and pitch. Different vowels, for example, have a different quality of sound.