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LNGS 318 — Acoustic Phonetics

Linguistics · University of Ghana

This course deals with the study of the acoustical properties of speech sounds including the basic physical principles involved in the generation and propagation of sound energy and the phenomenon of resonance. It also focuses on an acoustic model of sound production by the vocal tract and the principles and techniques of acoustic analysis of speech. Topics to be covered include the physical structure of sound waves, the human vocal tract as a sound producing device, computer tools for speech processing and acoustic properties of speech sounds in English and other languages.

Credits
3
Level
Level 400

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Course details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).