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LIN200LA(言語学 / Linguistics 200)
Phonetics L

Kensaku SOEJIMA

Class code etc
Faculty/Graduate school ILAC Course
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Year 2024
Class code Q1362
Previous Class code P1202
Previous Class title 言語学Ⅱ
Term 秋学期授業/Fall
Day/Period 水1/Wed.1
Class Type
Campus 市ヶ谷
Classroom name 市BT‐0605
Grade 法文営国環キ1~4年
Credit(s) 2
Notes 定員制
Open Program
Open Program (Notes)
Global Open Program
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers
Interdepartmental class taking system for Academic Achievers (Notes)
Class taught by instructors with practical experience
SDGs CP
Urban Design CP
Diversity CP
Learning for the Future CP
Carbon Neutral CP
Chiyoda Campus Consortium
Optional/Compulsory
Category (2018~) 2017年度以降入学者
ILAC科目
200番台 リベラルアーツ科目
1群(人文分野)
Category (2017)

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Outline (in English)

【Course outline】
Language is a system of linguistic symbols that combines the expressive aspect of the form of speech with the content aspect of the form of meaning. The academic field that focuses on the clarification of this system is called "linguistics”. The science of sound, or phonetics, studies all aspects of communication using speech, the expressive aspect of language.
 The phenomenon in which sound itself evokes a certain image is called "sound symbolism". In this class, we aim to explain phonetics as clearly as possible using the phenomenon of sound symbolism as a subject.
【Learning Objectives】
By the end of the course, students should be able to do the followings:
1. To understand what happens when humans speak using speech sounds, and how individual sounds (consonants and vowels) and their sequences are pronounced.
2. To understand how sounds appear as acoustic vibrations, based on concepts such as inhibitory sounds, resonant sounds, and pressure changes.
3. To understand the articulation and acoustics of vowels and murmurs through examples of sound symbols.
4. To learn how to discover and analyze examples of familiar sound symbols.
【Learning activities outside of classroom】
Phonetics is just like sports. Even if you can't pronounce something, you can learn to do it with practice. Please try to understand the mechanism of pronunciation and try to reproduce it.
 The standard preparation and review time for this class is 2 hours each.
【Grading Criteria /Policy】
Your overall grade in the class will be decided based on the following:
Term-end examination: 50%、Assignments : 30%、in class contribution: 20%

Default language used in class

日本語 / Japanese