Linguistics 302 - Fundamentals of Speech Sounds

Fall
2026
01
3.00

M W 4:00PM 5:15PM

UMass Amherst
15030
Integ. Learning Center N255
This course provides an introduction to the rich diversity of the sounds of the world?s languages and the different ways that they are used across those languages. Students learn how to analyze individual sounds and their patterning in a language. Skills include transcription of sounds in the International Phonetic Alphabet, description of sounds in terms of their production, acoustic measurement of sounds, analysis of sound patterns in terms of constraints and rules.

Pre Req: LINGUIST 201

Permission is required for interchange registration during the add/drop period only.