175-014 Phonetics

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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 175-105 Introduction to Language or 175-106 The Linguistics of English or departmental approval.
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	Two hours of lectures per week and a 1-hour practical class. There will be no practical in the first week 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 edn, Harcourt/Brace/Jovenovich.

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