Course Description

SLP 420 SPEECH SCIENCE   3.0 Credit(s)
This graduatecourse presents an introduction to the physics and psychology of human speech production and perception. It covers basic acoustics, the glottal sound source, resonance and acoustics of the vocal tracts acoustic features of vowels, consonants, and suprasegmentals of speech, as well as the physics and biomechanics of phonation, articulation, and resonance and the instruments, applications, and programs used to assess speech production. Principles and models of speech perception, with special emphasis on categorical perception, will also be discussed. Lab/lecture format. Prerequisite: Take SLP-410 and SLP-411
Offered: Spring Semester All Years