V61.0011 Sound and Language
Prof. Lisa Davidson
Fall 2007
Course Syllabus (PDF)
Introduction to phonetic and phonological theory at an elementary level. Topics include the description and analysis of speech sounds, the anatomy and physiology of speech, speech acoustics, phonological processes. Students develop skills to distinguish and produce sounds used in the languages of the world and to transcribe them using the international phonetic alphabet.
Last Modified: March 25, 2007