CMDS 261 - Phonetics

Phonetics is designed to introduce students to the study of the speech sounds of language, with emphasis on American English. Participants learn how American English speech sounds are produced and learn to transcribe speech using the International Phonetic Alphabet. Both broad and narrow transcription are addressed. Students are also introduced to the clinical process for articulation and phonological disorders, including finding phonological processes. Characteristics of regional and social dialects are also introduced. This course is required for CMDS majors.

Prerequisites: CMDS 101 - Clinical Observation I and CMDS 200 - Introduction to Communication Disorders.
Credit(s): 3