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ENG 615

Phonemics and Comparative Phonetics

Catalog2026-2027
Credits3 units
LevelGraduate
Standard

Overview

Description

Phonetic phenomena that occur in languages of the world. Phoneme concept as applied to the analysis of speech sounds. Phonological structures.

Units

Lecture3

Learning Outcomes

  • identify, transcribe and analyze the major categories of speech sounds.
  • interpret spectrograms and waveforms and employ speech analysis software to record speech sounds and to make relevant acoustic measurements.
  • articulate the ethical considerations associated with human-subjects research, and explain how to mitigate them.
  • demonstrate mastery of primary data and/or secondary literature through a research project.