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Linguistics and Phonetics (LING90033)
Graduate courseworkPoints: 12.5On Campus (Parkville)
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About this subject
- Overview
- Eligibility and requirements
- Assessment
- Dates and times
- Further information
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Contact information
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Overview
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This subject introduces students to the structure and sounds of English. The course provides an introduction to morphology, syntax, semantics and psycholinguistics, with an emphasis on developing skills for analysing language. The course provides an introduction to the International Phonetic Alphabet, illustrates its uses as a transcription tool and provides instruction in both broad and narrow transcription of speech. Students will be introduced to the acoustic analysis of speech sounds, and will gain an understanding of how the acoustic structure of sounds is related to their perception.
Intended learning outcomes
At the completion of this subject students will:
- have acquired terminology for discussing language
- understand and be able to apply some of the techniques available for analysing words, morphemes, sentence constituents and sentence structure
- understand language structure, processing, variation and use
- use broad and narrow IPA to accurately transcribe spoken language
- understand the phonotactic and prosodic structure of speech
- understand how speech sounds are produced in the vocal tract, the effect of the position of the articulators (tongue, lips, velum, etc.) on speech sounds and the acoustic principles underlying these effects
- understand the acoustic features of different speech sounds as they relate to their production and auditory discrimination
- understand the range of intensity, frequency and temporal components found in normal speech sounds and the effects of inter- and intra- speaker variations
Generic skills
On completion of this subject students should have:
- well-developed critical thinking, problem solving and analysis skills,
- an ability to evaluate and synthesise information in a flexible manner
a capacity to articulate the knowledge gained in both oral and written forms.
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Eligibility and requirements
Prerequisites
Nil
Corequisites
Students must undertake the following subjects at the same time
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
---|---|---|---|
ANAT90011 | Anatomy and Physiology | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90027 | Clinical Processes A | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
AUDI90025 | Communication Across the Lifespan | Semester 1 (On Campus - Parkville) |
12.5 |
Non-allowed subjects
Code | Name | Teaching period | Credit Points |
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AUDI90026 | Articulatory and Acoustic Phonetics | No longer available |
Inherent requirements (core participation requirements)
The University of Melbourne is committed to providing students with reasonable adjustments to assessment and participation under the Disability Standards for Education (2005), and the Assessment and Results Policy (MPF1326). Students are expected to meet the core participation requirements for their course. These can be viewed under Entry and Participation Requirements for the course outlines in the Handbook.
Further details on how to seek academic adjustments can be found on the Student Equity and Disability Support website: http://services.unimelb.edu.au/student-equity/home
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Assessment
Due to the impact of COVID-19, assessment may differ from that published in the Handbook. Students are reminded to check the subject assessment requirements published in the subject outline on the LMS
Description | Timing | Percentage |
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Language sample analysis a) Broad transcription (Part 1 due Week 5) b) Phonological analysis (Part 2 due Week 7) C) Morphosyntactical analysis (Part 3 due Week 11) | From Week 5 to Week 11 | 30% |
Broad transcription test | Week 9 | 20% |
Written examination
| During the examination period | 50% |
Hurdle requirement: Students must pass the broad transcription test and written exam to pass the subject. | N/A |
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Dates & times
- Semester 1
Principal coordinator Jessica Boyce Coordinator Elaina Kefalianos Mode of delivery On Campus (Parkville) Contact hours 48 hours Total time commitment 170 hours Teaching period 2 March 2020 to 7 June 2020 Last self-enrol date 13 March 2020 Census date 30 April 2020 Last date to withdraw without fail 5 June 2020 Assessment period ends 3 July 2020
Time commitment details
170 hours
Last updated: 3 November 2022
Further information
- Texts
Prescribed texts
Cox, F. & Fletcher, J. (2017). Australian English: Pronunciation and transcription. Second Edition. New York: Cambridge University Press.
McAllister, J. & Miller, J. (2013). Introductory linguistics for speech and language therapy practice. Hoboken: Wiley.
- Related Handbook entries
This subject contributes to the following:
Type Name Course Master of Speech Pathology - Links to additional information
Last updated: 3 November 2022