Phonetics for Communication Sciences and Disorders
CMSD 4010
3 hours
Phonetics for Communication Sciences and Disorders
Course Description
Analysis, synthesis, and evaluation of speech sound systems in
the world's languages, especially American English. Emphasis on
IPA transcription of segmental and suprasegmental aspects; and
narrow transcription of variants associated with individual
differences, regional dialects, cultural variation, and speech
disorders.
Athena Title
Phonetics for CMSD
Equivalent Courses
Not open to students with credit in CMSD 6120E
Prerequisite
Permission of major
Pre or Corequisite
LING 2100 or LING 2100E or LING 2100H
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Student Learning Outcomes
At the conclusion of this course the student should be able to describe and classify speech sounds according to standard descriptive and
production schemes, emphasizing standard phonemes of major variations of American
English;
At the conclusion of this course the student should be able to produce and discriminate among complete broad IPA transcriptions for speech sounds, emphasizing standard phonemes of major variations of American English.
At the conclusion of this course the student should be able to begin using diacritics to produce narrow IPA transcription emphasizing normal and disordered variations of American English.
Topical Outline
This course is about the production, perception, and transcription of speech sounds in American English. We will learn to use the International Phonetic Alphabet to transcribe American English speech.
Module 1: Introduction to Clinical Phonetics
Module 2: Vowel sounds
Module 3: Consonant sounds
Module 4: Transcribing errors and children’s speech.
