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JPNS2019 Japanese Phonetics and Phonology

Later Year Course

Offered By School of Culture, History and Language
Academic Career Undergraduate
Course Subject Japanese
Offered in Second Semester, 2010
Unit Value 6 units
Course Description At the end of the course students should have a solid knowledge of Japanese phonetics and phonology through practical exercises which focus on the perceptions, production and acoustics of segmental and suprasegmental aspects of Japanese sounds. In addition, students will be able to analyse some phonetic and phonological phenomena of Japanese. Some theoretical aspects of Japanese phonetics and phonology will be discussed in this course while students acquire some skills as to how to process Japanese speech signals through practical laboratory exercises.
Indicative Assessment

Assignments (50%) and exams (50%)

Workload Three hours per week
Areas of Interest Asian Languages
Requisite Statement

Japanese Linguistics (JPNS2007) and Spoken Japanese 2 (JPNS1013) or equivalent.

Prescribed Texts A reading brick and teaching materials will be provided online
Preliminary Reading

To be drawn from prepared reading brick

Majors/Specialisations Japanese Linguistics, Applied Linguistics, Linguistics, and Asian Language Major (Japanese)
Academic Contact Dr Shunichi Ishihara

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