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Phonetics and Phonology - LING217
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 parallel streams. One stream is skill based with the aim of developing competence in transcription. The second stream is theory based encompassing fundamental concepts relating to 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. Students are also introduced to the important concepts of phonology through an examination of phonemes and allophones, syllables, word stress and some important aspects of prosody. 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 phonetic and phonemic analyses.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | D1 - Day; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde E1 - Evening; Offered in Session 1, North Ryde |
| Staff Contact(s): | Dr Robert Mannell, Dr Felicity Cox |
| Prerequisites: |
LING110(P) or admission to PGQual(HUS) |
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| NCCW(s): | LING210 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Linguistics Faculty of Human Sciences |
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