LING
601
Foundations: Sounds
Hours
3.0 Credit, 3 Lecture, 0 Lab
Semester
Fall
Principles of phonetics and phonology emphasizing analytical procedures and applications to real world language problems.
Articulatory Properties
Describe the articulatory properties of speech sounds of the world's languages
Use Transcription Systems to Represent Sounds
Use standard transcription systems such as the IPA to represent speech sounds from a variety of languages and show an awareness of the limitations of segmental transcription.
Suprasegmental Features of Utterances
Recognize and represent suprasegmental features of utterances, including stress, pitch, and intonation.
Speech Analysis Software
Use speech analysis software to investigate the acoustics of spoken language.
Gather Phonetic and Phonological Data
Use standard techniques to gather phonetic and phonological data through introspection, controlled elicitation, and field observation.
Analyze Language Data
Analyze language data by applying your knowledge of standard methods of phonological analysis.
Scholarly Literature
Read and critique primary scholarly literature in phonetics and phonology.