A waveform shown next to a similar pattern in nature. The study of phonetics employs waveforms, spectrograms and electropalatography among other methods to learn about human speech and its influence on language. (Image courtesy of Anna Marinenko.)
Instructor(s)
Prof. Edward Flemming
MIT Course Number
24.915 / 24.963
As Taught In
Fall 2015
Level
Undergraduate / Graduate
Course Description
Course Features
Course Description
This course is about the study of speech sounds; how we produce and perceive them and their acoustic properties. Topics include the influence of the production and perception systems on phonological patterns and sound change, students learn acoustic analysis and experimental techniques. Students taking the graduate version complete different assignments.
