Overview
Description
Introduction to Spanish phonetic theory and phonology with extensive practice on syllabification, transcription, production and a review of the Spanish spelling system and accent marks.
Requirements
Units
Lecture3
Learning Outcomes
- reduce and preferably eliminate the American accent in spoken Spanish, through verbal dialogues with your professor and fellow students.
- describe the sounds of Spanish based upon an understanding of how Spanish is articulated verbally.
- describe in writing, and verbally, the phonemes and allophones of Spanish.
- explain when called upon, the basic Spanish syllabic structure and the Spanish stress system.
- produce a graphic representation of Spanish sounds using phonetic symbols.
- transcribe Spanish words or sentences using phonetic symbols.
- articulate in writing your understanding of significant dialectical variants of the Spanish language.