Laboratory Phonology I (450-1-20)

Instructors

Ann Bradlow
847/491-8054
2016 Sheridan Road, Rm 302
Office Hours: by appt

Meeting Info

Annenberg Hall G28: Mon, Wed 2:00PM - 3:20PM

Overview of class

This course explores the sound patterns that shape the words and phrases of human languages, the mental representation of sound patterns, and how speakers and hearers relate the physical expression of speech (in acoustics and articulation) to its mental representation. These topics will be addressed from theoretical and experimental perspectives, examining phonetic and behavioral evidence from diverse spoken languages. The class format includes lecture, discussion of articles from the contemporary research literature, and in-class workshop activities giving students hands-on experience with experimental, computational and statistical methods for the analysis of spoken languages data.

Registration Requirements

Graduate standing or consent of instructor

Learning Objectives

This course will prepare students to conduct research in laboratory phonology, experimental phonetics, and sociophonetics. Specifically, the content and activities of this course are designed to help students:
1) develop a rigorous understanding of the acoustic theory of speech production,
2) become familiar with the issues, theories, and debates that animate current research on speech perception and production from various perspectives,
3) learn how to formulate novel research questions and to design and conduct studies using current digital speech and data analysis techniques with an emphasis on corpus-based approaches, and
4) learn how to critically evaluate primary research literature on a variety of current topics in speech science.

Teaching Method

Lecture, discussion, in-class activities, student led presentations

Evaluation Method

Projects, in-class presentations, term paper

Class Materials (Required)

No required texts (all will be provided by instructor)

Class Materials (Suggested)

N/A