This course presents the basic foundations of phonetics and phonology. It introduces students to the terminology and concepts of articulatory phonetics and contrastive phonology. By the end of this class, students should have demonstrated their knowledge of phonetic and phonological terminology and their ability to perform phonetic transcriptions, describe phonetic symbols, and solve phonological problems.
Week 1 and 2: Introduction phonetic symbols for consonants Week 3: Introduction phonetic symbols for vowels Week 4: Major phonetic classes, tone and intonation Week 5: Allomorphs and allophones, and phonological problems Week 6: Phonological problems (continued) Week 7: Final exam
The course format is made of lectures and pair work conducted exclusively in English.
Exercises, quizzes and a final exam
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This course is conducted only in English. Please make sure you have the 10th version of the textbook! Limited copies of the textbook are available at the bookstore on Komaba campus.