Course Schedule and Catalog

Long Title: PHONETICS

Department: Linguistics

Grade Mode: Standard Letter

Course Type: Lecture

Distribution Group: Distribution Group II

Credit Hours: 3

Prerequisite(s): LING 200 or permission of instructor

Description: Introductory study of sound as it relates to speech and sound systems in the world's languages. Speech sounds are examined in terms of production mechanisms (articulatory phonetics), propagation mechanisms (acoustic phonetics), and perception mechanisms (auditory phonetics). Includes a basic introduction to Digital Signal Processing. Cross-list: ANTH 301, Graduate/Undergraduate Equivalency: ANTH 301, ANTH 501, LING 501.