COURSES >>>

LT3212 - Phonetics

Offering Academic Unit
Department of Linguistics and Translation
Credit Units
3
Course Duration
One Semester
Pre-requisite(s)
Equivalent Course(s)
Course Offering Term*:
Semester B 2018/19
Semester B 2019/20 (Tentative)

* The offering term is subject to change without prior notice
 
Course Aims

The course aims to introduce to students: (i) the basic concepts of phonetics, (ii) the articulatory and prosodic properties of human speech sounds, (iii) the International Phonetic Alphabet (or the IPA symbols) for transcribing speech sounds, and (iv) the phonetic characteristics of English and Chinese.

Assessment (Indicative only, please check the detailed course information)

Continuous Assessment: 60%
Examination: 40%
Examination Duration: 2 hours
 
Detailed Course Information

LT3212.pdf

Useful Links

Department of Linguistics and Translation