An introduction to phonetics with emphasis on the principles of
speech production and on practical skills in discriminating and
transcribing sounds from various languages of the world.  Topics to
be covered include vocal tract anatomy, phonation, airstream
mechanisms, the International Phonetic Association (IPA)
transcription alphabet, the classification of speech sounds, types
of transcription (broad vs. narrow, phonemic vs. phonetic), pitch,
stress, tempo, and loudness and speech perception.