Phonetics and Phonology
General
Prefix
ENGL
Course Number
663
Course Level
Graduate
Department/Unit(s)
College/School
College of Liberal Arts
Description
Articulatory phonetics, the phonetic alphabet, the phonological rules of English. Exercises in varieties of English and other languages will be featured.
Credits
Min
3
Max
3
Repeatable
No
Goals and Diversity
MN Goal Course
No
Cultural Diversity
No
Learning Outcomes
Outcome
Identify, describe, and explain key concepts in phonetics and phonology.
Outcome
Identify, describe, analyze, and explain the articulatory parameters associated with the production of consonants and vowels. This includes identify place and manner of articulation for consonants, use height, backness, and muscular tension parameters to classify vowels.
Outcome
Identify, describe, analyze, and measure the VOT, the duration, the frequency of consonants.
Outcome
Identify, describe, analyze, and measure F1 and F2 formants of vowels.
Outcome
Quantify lexical stress by measuring pitch, intensity, and duration of syllables
Outcome
Quantify the prosodic patterns of words by measuring the intensity of individual sound segments
Outcome
Transcribe words phonetically by using the International Phonetic Alphabet.
Outcome
Identify, describe, and explain various phonological processes and how they impact speech and spelling.