ENGL-28033 credit hours

Phonetics and Phonology

English · 3 hrs Lecture

Offered: Winter Only, Every Year

One shot a year. Offered winter term only, so a clash costs a full year.

No prerequisites listed, you can take this course without prior coursework.

Description

This course describes all English consonant and vowel sounds in terms of place and manner of articulation. It also identifies how sounds are organized into syllables and words by studying the concepts of phonemes, allophones and phonological rules. Although the course focuses on English phonology, it also draws heavily on other languages to illustrate the key concepts. Students will be required to master characters and diacritics from the International Phonetic Alphabet.

Restrictions

Students may not hold credit for this course and ANTH-2401 | LING-2001.

Cross-listed

ANTH-2401(3) and LING-2001(3).

Lecture

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