175-014 Phonetics

Note

Formerly available as 175-210/310. Students who have completed 175-210 or 175-310 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Availability

2nd and 3rd year

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr Janet Fletcher

Prerequisites

Completion of 175-004 Introduction to Language or 175-005 English: Its Structure and History or departmental approval.

Semester

1 (view timetable)

Contact

Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial per week. There will be no tutorial in the first weeks of semester

Subject Description

This subject involves the study of the sound distinctions occurring in human languages, such as basic articulatory, acoustic and auditory phonetics. Students should develop skills in perceiving, articulating, and transcribing speech sounds. Students should also learn how to interpret sound spectrograms and how acoustic phonetic techniques can be used to supplement traditional phonetic transcription.

Assessment

Regular practical assignment problems totalling 2000 words, and a 2-hour examination.

Prescribed Texts

  • Ladefoged, A Course in Phonetics. 4th ed, Harcourt/Brace/Jovenovich.


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