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LING217: Phonetics and Phonology
This unit forms the essential background to all aspects of speech and hearing science, and to all of the speech and hearing-based research projects in the Centre for Language Sciences (CLaS). This unit focuses on key areas in phonetics and phonology, and aims to provide training in phonetic and phonological principles, enabling students to carry out phonemic and phonetic transcriptions of spoken English. It also provides students with basic ear training of the sounds of the world's languages. The unit is divided into two sections. The first section examines the articulation of vowels and consonants as well as complex articulations, airstream mechanisms and laryngeal features, and their use in languages. In addition, the sounds of Australian English are contrasted with other dialects of English. The second section introduces students to phonology through an examination of phonemes and allophones, distinctive features, syllables, word stress and intonation. The tutorials amplify some of the main points dealt with in the lectures and are specifically concerned with developing phonetic ear-training skills and competence in the phonemic and phonetic transcription of English.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| Contact Hours: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in the first half-year E1 - Evening; Offered in the first half-year |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Robert Mannell, Dr Felicity Cox |
| Prerequisites: |
LING110(P) or admission to PGQual(HUS) |
| Corequisites: | |
| NCCW(s): | LING210 |
| Unit Designation(s): | |
| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Linguistics |
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