The Acoustics of Speech - SPH399
The aim of this unit is to foster a detailed understanding of speech acoustics. This unit is based around lecture and practical laboratory workshops. Essential topics in speech acoustics are addressed commencing with acoustic theory, focusing particularly on the phenomenon of resonance. This is followed by an examination of the acoustic theory of speech production, which describes the interaction between vocal sound sources and the resonant or filtering effects of different vocal articulations. The unit examines in detail the acoustics of vowels and consonants, voice quality, prosody (intonation and stress) and coarticulation.
| Credit Points: | 3 |
| When Offered: | S2 Day - Session 2, North Ryde, Day |
| Staff Contact(s): | Associate Professor Felicity Cox |
| Prerequisites: |
39cp at 100 level or above including 6cp in LING units at 200 level including (LING210 or LING217) |
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| NCCW(s): | LING308, SPH301, SPHL299 |
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| Assessed As: | Graded |
| Offered By: | Department of Linguistics Faculty of Human Sciences |
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