This course introduces the sound structures of human language and the
fundamentals of phonetic and phonological theory and analysis. Phonetics
is defined as the systematic study of speech sounds. In this unit, we
will explore how speech is produced (articulation), how speech waves
behave in the physical world (acoustics), and how speech is understood
(audition/perception). Phonology is the study of sound systems of
particular languages. In this unit, we will examine segmental (i.e.
phones) and suprasegmental (e.g. intonation, stress patterns) components
of language, and how they function together to form the sound system of
a given language. Students will learn both descriptive and analytical
skills, including acoustic and auditory methods in phonetics, phonemic
analysis, phonological processes, and rule ordering.
- Lehrende(r): Carina Ahrens