An introduction to the analysis of the sound systems of languages. Includes a discussion of the basic units of sound, their patterns of distribution and alternation. Topics to be covered are: articulatory phonetics, acoustic phonetics, distinctive feature theory, the writing of rules to describe phonological patterns. The generative framework will be emphasized. Antirequisite(s): Prerequisite(s): Anthropology 1027A/B or Linguistics 2288A/B. Corequisite(s): Pre-or Corequisite(s): Extra Information: 3 hours, 0.5 course. back to top
