Phonetics & Phonology · Linguistics
I learned about phonetics, phonology, and the acoustic in languages.
One, maaaaaybe two problem sets, take home midterm and final (much much longer)
Phonemic analysis, Articulatory phonetics, morphophonemic analysis...
While the lectures may be sporadic, any of Prof. Timberlakes linguistics classes are worth taking, even if only to finish his notoriously long take home finals. Expect 10-15 pages of very vague questions that are only slightly clarified by his corrections by e-mail. Granted, the grading of the courses are not harsh, despite the level of the complexity of the material covered. All in all, do not expect to learn anything from the lectures, but look forward to interesting problem sets and take home midterm/final.
Professor Landman goes into phonetics (the classification of speech sounds) and the International Phonetic Alphabet at the beginning of the semester. During the rest of the semester, we learn how to analyze phonological change. We are introduced to different areas of phonological change. At the end of the course, we got an introduction on how to use the computer program PRAAT.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet), Phonology (Segmental and Suprasegmental), and Phonetics
It is a very essential course for linguistic students, especially who want to learn more about phonology.
The class went a little quickly sometimes but was overall clear if you put in the work/time you needed for it.
This class would probably be much better in person because sound is so important.
Because I had taken language history prior to this course, the majority of material I learned was about acoustic phonetics and phonology of suprasegmentals.