HLTR 253 - Phonetics & Phonology

4 Credits

1 Units

This course focuses on the physical and linguistic aspects of speech sounds. We will examine these sounds in terms of articulatory, acoustic, and perceptual aspects. Particular emphasis will be placed on the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) for transcribing speech, and in the development of auditory and speech perception skills necessary for transcription and analysis of typical and disordered speech. Topics in phonetics are also essential topics as preparation for studying phonology, which seeks an understanding of how speech sounds are organized in languages. Towards the end of the course we focus on these language-specific patterns.

Credit Type Code: Letter Grade