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Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics

Author: Keith Johnson

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: ENG341

Topics: Acoustic Phonetics, Auditory Phonetics, sound sensations, sound propagation, acoustic filters, voicing, speech acoustic theory, voicing quanta, vocal tract filtering, Pendulums, Standing Waves, Vowel Formants, Digital Signal Processing, continuous signals, discrete signals, Analog-to-Digital Conversion, signal analysis methods, Peripheral Auditory System anatomy, loudness auditory sensation, auditory system frequency response, Auditory Representations, speech perception, Auditory Ability Shapes Speech Perception, Phonetic Knowledge Shapes Speech Perception, Linguistic Knowledge Shapes Speech Perception, speech Perceptual Similarity, speech analysis, vowels, vowel production tube models, vowels Perturbation Theory, vowel formants, acoustic vowel space, Cross-linguistic Vowel Perception, fricatives, turbulence, Fricative Auditory Spectra, fricative perception, vocal tract filter functions, affricates, stops, affricate, bandwidth, nasal stops, laterals, Nasalization, Nasal Consonant Perception

Better English Pronunciation

Author: JD O'Connor

School: University of Ibadan

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: ENG202

Topics: basic sounds, sounds, sound-groups, words, speech organs, vocal cords, palate, teeth, tongue, lips, English consonant, friction consonant, stop consonant, nasal consonant, lateral consonant, gliding consonant, consonant sequences, English vowels, simple vowels, diphthongs, vowel sequences, fluency, word groups, word stress, stress syllables, fluency, intonation, English Pronunciation

The Phonology of English

Author: Demola Jolayemi

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: ENG341

Topics: English phonology, phonetics, phonology, English vowels, English Monophthongs, English Diphthongs, English triphthongs, English consonants, plosives, affricates, fricatives, English Sound Change, English phonemes, generative phonology, Distinctive features Matrix, syllable structure, syllable strength, English phonotactics, English stress, English intonation, Articulatory Phonetics, Acoustic Phonetics, Auditory Phonetics, Segmental Phonemes, Pure Vowel Numbers, Closing Diphthongs, Centering Diphthongs, Bilabial Plosive, Alveolar Plosive, velar plosive, Glottal Plosive, Affricate Sounds, Palato-alveolar Affricate, Labio-dental Fricative, Dental Fricative, Alveolar Fricatives, Palato-alveolar Fricatives, Glottal Fricative, Nasal Sounds, English Minimal Pairs, English Allophones, Phonetic Representation, Phonological Rules, Sonorant

Building Materials, Revised Third Edition

Author: SK Duggal

School: Bayero University, Kano

Department: Engineering

Course Code: CIV3302

Topics: Building Materials Principal Properties, Structural Clay Products, Brick's Classification, Brick's Testing, Clay Tiles, Terracotta, Porcelain, stoneware, Earthenware, Glazing, Rocks, Stones, Rock-forming minerals, Rock's Classification, Stone Durability, Stones Application, Stone seasoning, wood, wood Products, Trees Classification, Trees growth, Timber Preservation, Timber testing, Timber Structure, Timber's Fire Resistance, Properties of wood, wood products, wood-products applications, Material for making concrete, Cements, Portland cement, Raw materials chemical composition, Cement Hydration, Rate of Hydration, Hydration water requirement, Cements manufacturing, Cements testing, Cement Types, Cements storage, Aggregates, Aggregates classification, Aggregates characteristics, Deleterious Materials, Organic Impurities, Soundness, Aggregates Thermal Properties, Fine Aggregates, Coarse Aggregates, Cinder Aggregates, Mixing water Quality, Effect of mixing water from different source, Water for washing aggregates, Curing water, Lime, Limestone's Impurities, Limestone's Storage, Lime Vs Cement, Pozzolanas, Concrete, water-cement ratio, workability, Maturity, Defects, Re-vibration, Rheology, Non-destructive testing, Admixture for concrete, Concrete Mix design, Building Mortars, Ferrous Metals, Non-Ferrous Metals, Ceramic Materials, Polymeric Materials, Paints, Enamels, Varnishes, Tar, Bitumen, Asphalt, Gypsum, Special Cements, Cement Concretes, Adhesives, Water proofing materials, Fiber, Geosynthetics, Composite Materials, Smart materials, Asbestos, Thermoc0ol, Heat Insulating Materials, Sound Insulating Materials.

A Course in Phonetics, 7th edition

Author: Peter Ladefoged, Keith Johnson

School: Edo University

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: ENG112, ENG212

Topics: phonetics, articulation, acoustics, speech production, sound waves, consonants acoustics, vowel sounds articulation, phonology, phonetic transcription, English consonant, English vowels, vowel quality, auditory vowel space, diphthongs, Rhotic vowel, English vowel allophones, English words, stress, intonation, sentence rhythm, airstream mechanisms, consonantal gestures, acoustic phonetics, acoustic analysis, vowels, cardinal vowels, rhotacized vowels, nasalization, semivowels, syllables, suprasegmental features, stress, tone, linguistic phonetics

The Study of Language 7th edition

Author: George Yule

School: University of Ibadan

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: LIN101

Topics: origin of language, animal language, human language, sounds of language, sound patterns, word formation, morphology, grammar, syntax, semantics, pragmatics, discourse analysis, first language acquisition, learning, gestures, sign languages, written language, language history, language change, culture

The Origins and Development of the English Language ,6th edition

Author: John Algeo

School: University of Ibadan

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: ENG409

Topics: English Language, sound of English, history of writing, letters, sounds, Old English period, Middle English period, Early modern English, late modern English period, words meaning

African American English

Author: Lisa Green

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: ENG313

Topics: African American English, lexicons, lexicon structures, slang, Aspectual markers, verbal markers, Preverbal markers, phonology, Final consonant sounds, Devoicing, sound patterns, phonological patterns, speech events, verbal strategies, nonverbal communication expressions

Oral communication skills French 1

Author: Chris Kuju

School: National Open University of Nigeria

Department: Arts and Humanities

Course Code: FRE341

Topics: French Oral communication skills, French Alphabet, Accented French Alphabet, Orthographic Ligature, French Pronunciation Drills, Nasal Sound, French Oral Vowel Sounds, Silent Consonants, Enchaînement consonantique, Enchaînement, Enchaînement vocalique

Cardiovascular Physiology

Author: Abdusalami Lawal

School: Edo University

Department: Medical, Pharmaceutical and Health science

Course Code: PHS213

Topics: Cardiovascular Physiology, heart anatomy, Aortic Valves, Pulmonary Valves, Semilunar Valves, cardiac muscle, Atrial Bundles, Atrioventricular Node, action potential, Electrocardiography, Electrocardiogram, cardiac cycle, heart sounds, Hemodynamics, cardiac output

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