COMD 2311 Phonetic Description of Speech

This course is designed as a practical training on the principles of phonetics and phonetic transcription. Phonetic transcription is a fundamental skill in the field of speech-language pathology and is part of the diagnostic and clinical processes related to articulation and phonological disorders. Students will master the International Phonetic Alphabet and apply it to the transcription the English language. The course provides an in-depth exploration into the characteristics, production and transcription of all English vowel and consonant phonemes. It will discuss accents and dialects and will introduce students to the phonological processes and speech sound disorder.