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Phonetics and Phonology is a theoretical subject which consists of theories on articulatory phonetics and phonological rules which covers the features of speech sounds and the organization. After finishing this course, students are expected to be able to:

·         Recognize and describe the specific linguistic terms found in phonetics and phonology

·         Describe the organs of speech and their mechanism to produce the speech sounds

·         Clarify the distinctive features of the speech sounds

·         Describe the role of phonology in language learning

·         Describe basic phonological rules in English

Why do we have language? And what do we “have” when we have it? Linguistics studies the structure of human languages with the goal of developing a general theory of how language works. Linguists closely examine the material, accessible properties of language (the sounds, the words, the phrases...) to get an understanding of its non-material, abstract ones. Given that language is intimately connected to our cognitive, psychological, and social experience, an understanding of linguistic structure can help illuminate aspects of these domains as well. In this course, you will learn about the various subfields of the discipline —phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, and pragmatics— and get a feel for the various techniques of linguistic analysis through problem solving experience. The tools and the knowledge that you acquire through this course should give you a new perspective on language and a new sense of respect for the species that can manipulate it so easily.