Dr Paul Tench - BA, Dip.Ed., Dip.Ling.Sci, PhD (Wales)
Overview
Position:
Associate Researcher
Email:
TenchP@cf.ac.uk Telephone: +44(0)29 208 75413
Extension: 75413
Location: Humanities Building, Colum Drive, Cathays, Cardiff
Research Group
Centre for Language and Communication Research
Research Interests
Phonetics; Phonology; Intonation; Applied Linguistics; Functional Linguistics.
Publications
Guidance
Getting a Sense of the Experiential in Grammar [66 KB]
Allophonic Variation in English [27 KB]
Transcribing English Phrases [157 KB]
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Books (including monographs)
1973 Handbuch der artikulatorischen Phonetik p1-48; Seminar fur Sprachmethodik, Burbach-Holzhausen, Germany (revised 1976).
1981 Pronunciation Skills, p1-124, Macmillan, London. (ISBN: 0333 27178 5).
1985 Talent, Potential, but No Resources, Report of the Seminar on English Language Teaching in Madagascar, UWIST, Cardiff, piv-39.
1988 Specification of Intonation for Prototype Generator 2, COMMUNAL, Cardiff p1-40.
1990 The Roles of Intonation in English Discourse, pxiv-534; Peter Lang, Bern, Switzerland. (ISBN: 3-631-42654-2).
1992 Studies in Systemic Phonology (Editor) P1-265, Pinter Publishers (ISBN 086187-784-5).
1996 (with M. Ball and J. Rahilly) The Phonetic Transcription of Disordered Speech p1-203, San Diego, CA, Singular Publishing. (ISBN 1-56593-206-4, 203 pages).
1996 The Intonation Systems of English, Cassell Academic, London (ISBN: 0-304-33690-4; 0-304-33691-2) pix-160.
2010 (forthcoming) Transcribing the sound of English, Cambridge University Press.
1. 1976 `Double Ranks in a Phonological Hierarchy; in Jnl of Linguistics, Vol 12 p1-20.
2. 1978 `On introducing parametric phonetics', in Jnl of Intern. Phon. Ass. Vol. 8 p34-46.
3. 1978 Review: Listening to Spoken English (G. Brown, Longman, 1977), in Jnl of Intern. Phon. Ass, Vol. 8, No. 2. p83-91.
4. 1980 `Aspects of Hausa intonation, 1: utterances in isolation', in Jnl of Intern. Phon. Ass. Vol. 10, p45-63 (with J. Miller).
5. 1982 `Aspects of Hausa intonation, 2: continuous text', in Jnl of Intern. Phon. Ass, Vol 12 p78-93 (with J. Miller).
6. 1983 Review: Use of English Course for West African Students (H. Parry), in W.African Jnl of Education p100-107.
7. 1984 Review: English Phonetics and Phonology : A Practical Course. (P. Roach) in English Lang. Teach Jnl, vol 30, p296-298.
8. 1984 Review: English Phonemic Transcription (I. Morris-Wilson) in Jnl of Intern. Phon. Ass., Vol 14 p89-91.
9. 1985 `Teaching English as a Foreign/Second Language' in Spectrum. Vol. 17, p42-44.
10. 1985 `The external and internal factors that contribute to linguistic errors; in W.African Jul of Ed, Vol 20. p1-19.
11. 1987 Review: An English Pronunciation Dictionary (J.B. Wynn) in IATEFL Phonology Newsletter, Vol 2 p15-17.
12. 1987 `The Teacher as Researcher', in Bickley, V. (ed): Language Teacher Education: Re-exploring CELT(Continuing Education for Language Teachers) Institute of Language in Education, Hong Kong, p220-230.
13. 1988 `The Stylistic Potential of Intonation', in Coupland, N. (ed): Styles of Discourse Croom Helm, London, p50-84. (ISBN: O-7099-4852-2).
14. 1988 `A Bilingual Methodology for Second Language Teaching', in Bickley, V. (ed): Languages in Education in a Bi-lingual or Multi-lingual Setting, Institute of Language in Education, Hong Kong p399-419.
15. 1988 Review: Simple Phonetics for Teachers (J. Smith & M. Bloor, Methuen, London, 1985), in Jnl of Intern. Phon. Ass, Vol. 18 p.158-160.
16. 1989 `Representing Pronunciation in the COBUILD Dictionary', in Speak Out, IATEFL Phonology SIG, 4 p18-22.
17. 1989 `A Welcome Development in the Training of English Teachers', in SPELT Newsletter VI(3) Karachi, Pakistan p14-21.
18. 1990 `The Pronunciation of English in Abercrave', in Coupland, N. (ed): English in Wales, Multilingual Matters, Clevedon, p.130-141. (ISBN: 1-85359-032-0).
19. 1990 Review: Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (J.C. Wells, Longman, London, 1990) in Practical English Teaching Vol. 11, No. 1 p. 79-80.
20. 1990 `The Roles of Intonation in English Discourse' in IATEFL Newsletter, No. 108, p.26.
21. 1991 Review: Sounds English (J.D. 0'Connor & C. Fletcher, Longman, London, 1989) in ELT Journal Vol. 45/3, p. 275-7.
22. 1991 `Some Remarks on Halliday's Description of British English Intonation', in Network 17 p76-84.
23 1991 Review: Intonation and its Uses : Melody in Grammar and Discourse (D. Bolinger, Edward Arnold, London 1989), in Network 17, p93-98.
24. 1991 `Learning about English Intonation', in IATEFL Newsletter, No. 112, p.26.
25. 1992 `From Prosodic Analysis to Systemic Phonology', in P.Tench: Studies in Systemic Phonology 1992, p1-18.
26. 1992 `Tone and the Status of Information', in P. Tench: Studies in System Phonology 1992, p161-174.
27. 1992 (with D. Eddaikra) `The Pharyngealization System in Algerian Spoken Arabic, in P.Tench : Studies in Systemic Phonology 1992, p77-86.
28. 1992 Phonetic Symbols in the Dictionary and in the Classroom, Approaches to Pronunciation Teaching (Editor Adam Brown), Modern English Publications in association with the British Council, Macmillan, London, P.90-102 ISBN 0-333-58246-2.
29. 1993 Teaching English /l/ and /r/, Speak Out! (IATEFL) No. 12 p.9-11.
30. 1993 English Intonation and Grammar, IATEFL Annual Conference Report, 1993 p.23.
31. 1994 Review: An Introduction to Phonology (F. Katamba, Longman, Harlow 1989 ISBN 0582 29150X) in Word, 45:2, p181-186.
32. 1994 `The Boundaries of intonation units', in J.W. Lewis (ed) Studies in General and English Phonetics : In Honour of Professor J.D. 0'Connor,Routledge, London, p270-277. ISBN 0 415 080681.
33. 1995 Review: Phonological Investigations (J. Fisiak & S. Puppel, John Benjamins, Amsterdam, 1992), in Word 46:2, p293-296.
34. 1995 Review: Homage to W.R.Lee : Essays in English as a Foreign or Second Language (ed. A. van Essen & E. Burkart, Foris, Berlin, 1992), in Word. 46:2, p296-299.
35. 1995 `The Emergence of a New Tone in English Intonation', in IATEFL Annual Conference Report, 1995, p8-9.
36. 1995 `A bilingual methodology for second language teaching' (see no. 14) reprinted in Immersion Language Teaching: Selected Readings 1, Distance Education Centre, University of Southern Queensland, Australia.
37. 1996 `The Communicative Value of the tone system of English' in Proceedings of the 9th International Symposium on Theoretical and Applied Linguistics, Aristotle University, Thessaloniki, 1995; p149-165 ISBN 960-243-114-8.
38. 1996 `A New Tone - Routine Listing', in Speak Out (IATEFL), No. 18 Summer 1996, p26-32. ISSN 1026 4345. With cassette.
39. 1996 `Methodology in Phonological Interlanguage', in International Review of Applied Linguistics,XXXLX: 4, 241-60 ISSN 0019-042X.
40. 1996 ‘Intonation and the Differentiation of Syntactical Patterns in English and German’, in International Journal of Applied Linguistics, 6: 2, 223-56 ISSN 0802-6106.
41. 1997 ‘The Fall and Rise of the Level Tone in English’, in Functions of Language 4:1, 1-22 ISSN 0929-998X.
42. 1997 Review: English Speech Rhythm; Form and Function in Everyday Verbal Interaction (Couper-Kuhlen, E ; Amsterdam: Benjamins,1993) in Functions of Language 4:1,119-24 ISSN 0929-998X.
43. 1997 Review: Describing Spoken English: an Introduction (Kreidler, C W London/New York: Routledge, 1997) in Functions of Language 4:1, 310-2 ISSN 0929-998X.
44. 1997 ‘Towards a design of a pronunciation test’, in Speak Out! 20: 29-43 ISSN 1026-4345.
45. 1997 Review: English Pronouncing Dictionary, 15th Ed (Daniel Jones, ed Roach,P & Hartman, J; Cambridge: CUP, 1997), in Speak Out! 21:44-8 ISSN 1026-4345.
46. 1997 ‘Intonation innovations’, in IATEFL Newsletter140: 17-8 ISSN 0257-6554.
47. 1997 Review: Prosody in Conversation:Interactional Studies (Couper-Kuhlen, E & Selting, M; Cambridge: CUP 1996) in Journal of Sociolinguistics 1:2: 290-3 ISSN 1360-6441.
48 . 1998 ‘RIP: RP?’, in Journal of Sociolinguistics 2:1, 107-9 ISSN 1360-6441.
49. 1998 Review: Phonology in English Language Teaching (M C Pennington, Longman
1996), in Journal of Sociolinguistics 2:2, 312-4 ISSN 1360-6441.
50. 1998 ‘Phonological Universals and the Pronunciation of English’, in IATEFL 1998,
Whitstable: IATEFL pp19-20 ISBN 1 901095 55X.
51. 1999 ‘A sound experiment? An attempt to evaluate alternative strategies’, in Speak
Out! 23: 5-14 ISSN 1026-4345.
52. 1999 Book notice: Intonation (2nd edition; Cruttenden, A; Cambridge: CUP 1997) in Journal of Sociolinguistics 3:3, 415 ISSN 1360-6441.
53. 2000 Review: Accent in Context (Chapman, S; Bern: PeterLang,1998) in English Language and Linguistics, 4:2, 333-5 ISSN 1360 6743.
54. 2001 ‘English Pronunciation at the Turn of the Millennium’, in Speak Out! 27: 43-7
ISSN: 1026-4345.
55. 2001 ‘What grammar is actually for’, in Subject Centre Grammar Supplement, Liaison, Issue 3: 17-9 ISSN: 1472-6432.
56. 2001 ‘An Applied Interlanguage Experiment into Phonological Misperceptions of Adult Learners’, in International Journal of English Studies 1:1: 259-276 ISSN: 1578-7044.
57. 2001 ‘What we actually need grammar for: an introduction to a functional perspective
on grammar’, in Journal of Research, BZ Univerity, Multan, Pakistan: 1-18.
58. 2003 ‘Non-native speakers’ misperceptions of English vowels and consonants: evidence from Korean adults in UK’, in International Review of Applied Linguistics, 41: 145-173 ISSN: 041-0145.
59. 2003 ‘English pronunciation of the Unmarked Young, a review of Upton et al Oxford Dictionary of Pronunciation’, in Speak Out!:30: 21-25 ISSN: 1026-4345.
60. 2003 Review: Roach, P (2001) Phonetics Oxford: OUP, in System 31: 426-428
ISSN: 0346-251X.
61. 2003 ‘Processes of semogenesis in English intonation’ in Functions of Language 10:2:209-234 ISSN: 0929-998X.
62. 2004 ‘EPD16. A review of the Cambridge English Pronouncing Dictionary, 16th edition, CUP 2003’, in Speak Out!, 31: 33-37 ISSN: 1026-4345.
63. 2005 ‘Talking intonation’, in Speak Out! 34: 3-15 ISSN: 1026-4345.
64. 2005 ‘Teaching intonation’, in Speak Out! 34: 45-53 ISSN: 1026-4345.
65. 2006 ‘Two practical tasks in intonation analysis’ in Speak Out! 35: 40-43
ISSN: 1026-4345.
66. 2007 Illustrations of the IPA: Tera Journal of the International Phonetic Association 37:2: 227-234.
67. 2007 Review: Gussenhoven, C The phonology of tone and intonation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2004, xxiv+355, and Wells, J C
English intonation; an introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 2006, ix+276. in Functions of Language 14/2: 261-277.
68. 2008 ‘Spelling in the Mind: phonemic-graphemic correspondence hypotheses’. In Edwardes M (ed) 'Proceedings of the BAAL Annual Conference 2007'.
Scitsiugnil Press: London.(ISBN: 978-0-9559533-0-9), p 121-130 (with Rhiannon Vaughn Griffiths and Ben Clarke)
69. 2008 Reading and Writing Tera (Nyimatli), p 1-42. Nyimatli Language Project: Gombe, Nigeria.
(with the Nyamtli/Tera Group, Gombe, Nigeria).
70. 2009 The Pronunciation of Grammar. Plenary address, 3rd International Congress
on English Grammar. Salem, TN, India: Sona College of Technology. ISBN: 978-81-906270-0-9.
71. 2009 Towards a Description of Tamil English Standard Pronunciation. Salem, TN, India: Sona College of Technology. ISBN: 978-81-906270-0-9.
Submitted:
‘Intonation, Meaning and Grammar’ (accepted by CIEFL, Hyderabad, India).
‘A new orthography for Tera’ (to Krzanowski, M (ed) Linguistic Diversity in Africa)
‘Phonological competence in the design of a new orthography’ (to Holmes, J (ed) Language in Africa) ‘The correlation between perception and production in interlanguage phonology’ (IRAL).
In preparation:
‘The intelligibility of Malagasy students’ interlanguage phonology’.
‘Word phonology in a systemic-functional perspective’.
Posters
1990 Intonation Information; current version, April 2005
1999 Press Phonology
Paul Tench's Notes on the Pronunciation of English
What people know about pronunciation
English Vowels
Syllable Structure in English
Simplifications in colloquial speechAccents
Phonology in Poetry: bibliography
Biography
Senior Lecturer; former Head of the Applied English Language Studies section of the School (1992-4).
He was first appointed to the staff in 1967 in what was then the Department of English, UWIST, with teaching responsibilities in the theory and practice of language teaching, applied linguistics, phonology and practical phonetics. During the 1970s, he also taught English as a Second Language for University College Cardiff, phonetics and linguistics in the School of Speech Therapy at Llandaff Technical College (now part of UWIC), and phonetics at the Seminar fuer Sprachmethodik, the German branch of the Summer Institute of Linguistics (SIL).
In 1979, with a two-year leave of absence, he took up the post of Senior Lecturer in the Department of Modern European Languages at the University of Ilorin, Nigeria, with teaching responsibilities in English speech, applied linguistics, and the University-wide Use of English course delivered to all 1000 first year students. He also helped to design the University’s first MA programme in linguistics.
Upon his return to Cardiff in 1981, he took over the main responsibility for the teaching of phonetics at both Undergraduate and Postgraduate levels, but also maintained his involvement in language teaching and applied linguistics. This combination is reflected in his first major publication: Pronunciation Skills (Macmillan, 1981), but his research interests focused mainly on intonation. This led to the award of PhD in 1988; his thesis was published in 1990: The Roles of Intonation in English Discourse, and another book followed: The Intonation Systems of English (Cassell, 1996). In the meantime, two other publications appeared: Studies in Systemic Phonology (Pinter, 1992) and The Phonetic Transcription of Disordered Speech (with Martin Ball and Joan Rahilly, Singular Press, USA, 1996). A number of articles, book chapters, posters and reviews have appeared over the years; see the publications list. These reflect his main research interests: studies in intonation and pronunciation in general, phonological interlanguage, and applied linguistics. A recent new dimension in his research is the application of phonology to the creation of new orthographies for unwritten languages in Nigeria.
He is also an examiner for the International Phonetic Association.