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... -- Course Website
Instructor: Dr Robert Mannell, Dr Felicity Cox
Prerequisites: LING110(P) or (admission to GCertSphComm or GDipSphComm)
