LNGS 301 — Introduction to Phonology
Linguistics · University of Ghana
The course introduces students to how speech sounds are organised across languages. It deals with the identification of distinctive sounds, the combination of these sounds into unique patterns and the changes that take place when sounds are combined. Data from a wide range of languages will be used in problem solving sessions. Topics to be treated include: phonemes, distinctive features, phonological processes, suprasegmental features and phonological rules.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 400
- Semester
- Semester One
Other courses on this programme
- GHLS 111 — Ghanaian Language Proficiency for Beginners
- GHLS 112 — Intermediate Ghanaian Language Proficiency
- GHLS 113 — Advanced Ghanaian Language Proficiency I
- GHLS 114 — Advanced Ghanaian Language Proficiency II
- GHLS 430 — Project
- GHLS 441 — Written Literature of a Ghanaian Language
- GHLS 442 — Advanced Composition in a Ghanaian Language
- GHLS 443 — History and Development of a Ghanaian Language
- GHLS 444 — Topics in Ghanaian Language Studies
- LING 417 — Language and Law
- LNGS 302 — Syntax I
- LNGS 304 — Morphology and Syntax of a Ghanaian language
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).