D1) Realisation of phoneme /l/ in initial and final positions in spoken Maltese English

Realisations of the phoneme /l/ in initial and final positions in spoken Maltese English

Data: taste7_first_10_min.mp3 (see below)

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Programs: Transcriber 1.5.1

Tasks:

• Transcribe the the audio file using transcriber 1.5.1 & analyse the data:
• For Speaker A (female): Find +-10 instances of the phoneme /l/ where it occurs as initial sound (e.g. “list”) and +- 10 instances where it occurs as final sound (e.g. “well”)
• For Speaker B (male): Find +-10 instances of the phoneme /l/ where it occurs as initial sound (e.g. “list”) and +- 10 instances where it occurs as final sound (e.g. “well”)
• Extract these occurrences and save them as separate audio files (in .wav format)
• Compare the realisations of /l/ in your extracted data for both positions for both speakers
• Perform a short live presentation of your mini-project in class and give a brief overview of your findings.
• Write a brief summary of your findings (no more than 300 words!).

Notes:

• Transcriber is installed on the PCs in U5 02.23 (CIP POOL). Since it is freeware, you can also download it and use it on your own PC.
• A brief tutorial for transcriber, a link to the user manual as well as an example transcription can also be found in the VC
• Extracting parts of an audio file is described in the official user manual for transcriber (5.9. Save a part of the audio file)
• Please bring your own headphones for the transcription.

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