1.5 hours. The exam. tests your overall knowledge of German phonetics and phonology and your ability to identify, analyse and explain points of significance. You will be given a passage and asked to transcribe part of it into IPA. You will also be asked to comment on features of co-articulation, assimilation, problems for non-native speakers, and any other points of interest. There will also be one general short-answer question about one or more aspects of German phonetics and/or phonology.

We will prepare for the exam. with practice in Weeks 11 and 12.