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IAS268 - Sounds and Sound Systems: Phonetics and Phonology

2024

Sector

Higher Education

Discipline

Languages and Linguistics

Credit Points

Equivalent Units

Prerequisites

Must have passed 1 unit in (IAS163)

Incompatible

Assumed Knowledge

IAS163, TES102

Unit Description

This unit introduces the range of sounds used in the world's languages (phonetics) and how they are used in their respective sound systems (phonology). Students will examine how speech sounds are made by the human vocal tract, how they are transmitted (acoustically) and how they are perceived. Through developing knowledge of and proficiency in the use of the International Phonetic Alphabet (an alphabet linguists use to transcribe a wide range of speech sounds), students will identify, describe, and analyse the sounds and sound systems of different languages of the world, including Australian First Nations languages. Students will also engage with digital applications for the recording, analysing, measuring and editing of speech sounds.

Unit Learning Outcomes

1.	Apply an understanding of the production of speech sounds and their diversity in human languages.
2.	Identify, describe and analyse speech sounds with correct reference to articulatory gestures and acoustic signal.
3.	Apply skills in phonetic description and transcription, including familiarity with the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).
4.	Discuss major issues in phonological analysis.
5.	Use software to digitally record and analyse speech signals.
6.	Examine some key phonetic and phonological characteristics demonstrated by different Indigenous Australian languages.

Assessment Overview

	Assessment Task	Value (of total mark)	Related Learning Outcome/s
1.	Tutorial exercises (3 x 350 words)	30%	1,2,3,4,5,6
2.	Presentation (10 minutes)	30%	1,2,3,4,6
3.	Report (1,500 words)	40%	1,2,3,4,6

Unit Availability

Year	Semester	Att Mode	Location	Learning Method	Timetable*
2024	Semester 2	Internal	Casuarina Campus	OLR	View
2024	Semester 2	External	External Studies	OLR	View

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