1:00-2:15 TR SW 119
This course is a study of the sounds of spoken language.  We address
three questions:

What do speakers know about the sounds of their language? To answer
this, we consider slips of the tongue, language games, and product
names.

How are sounds of language produced with the mouth, yet perceived
with the ear? The tools of phonetics, including voice print analysis,
are used to show the practical sides of language for technologies for
the disabled, trademark law, and other court decisions.

How are sounds of language acquired? We discuss why it is easy to
learn a first language, but oftentimes difficult to learn a second
language.  We also look to speech therapy for insight to the learning
process.  Throughout the course, linguistic facts are integrated with
hands-on demonstrations and applications, emphasizing education,
health, technology, business and law.  Course requirements include
readings, exams, and essays.