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LING 2040 - Phonology: language sounds and sound systems
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LING 2040 - Phonology: language sounds and sound systems

Career: Undergraduate
Units: 3
Term: 4110
Campus: North Terrace
Contact: Up to 3 hours per week
Available for Study Abroad and Exchange: Yes
Available for Non-Award Study: No
Pre-Requisite: At least 12 units of Level I undergraduate study, including LING 1101
Incompatible: LING 2012, LING 3012, LING 3038
Assessment: 3 x 1000 word or equivalent practical assignments (75%), 1500 word or equivalent exam (25%)
Syllabus:

Pronunciation immediately identifies each of us as belonging to a certain ethnic group, social class, locality, age group and gender. This course investigates the nature of speech sounds, the mechanisms of speech production and perception and the ways by which these sounds are classified into a fixed inventory of meaningful sounds, the phoneme inventory, by speakers of a language. Students will learn how to transcribe speech sounds using phonetic symbols (International Phonetic Alphabet or IPA). Students will learn how to identify phonemes and how to analyse and provide formal accounts of sound system processes across a range of languages, paying attention to segmental phonemes as well as to factors such as stress, tone and intonation. This course is essential for all linguistics students, and provides vital understandings for language teachers (English or otherwise), speech pathologists and students of disciplines such as psychology, anthropology and social inquiry.

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Amount
3
0.125
          
  


Course Outline

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Critical Dates

Term Last Day to Add Online Census Date Last Day to WNF Last Day to WF
4110 Mon 15/03/2021 Thu 25/03/2021 Fri 07/05/2021 Fri 11/06/2021


Class Details

Enrolment Class: Lecture
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
13324 LE01 30 5 1 Mar - 5 Apr Monday 1pm - 3pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
26 Apr - 31 May Monday 1pm - 3pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
Note: This lecture is live-streamed and recorded. You have the option of participating during the live-streaming session, or viewing any time after publication in MyUni. Please check MyUni for details once enrolled.
Related Class: Tutorial
Class Nbr Section Size Available Dates Days Time Location
13320 TU02 25 20 2 Mar - 6 Apr Tuesday 2pm - 3pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
27 Apr - 1 Jun Tuesday 2pm - 3pm MyUni, OL, Online Class
13321 TU01 25 5 2 Mar - 6 Apr Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Barr Smith South, 1063, Teaching Room
27 Apr - 1 Jun Tuesday 1pm - 2pm Barr Smith South, 1063, Teaching Room