SPAN 3322. THE SOUNDS OF SPANISH. 3 Hours.
An examination of the sound system of Spanish. Topics include the articulatory system, characteristics and description of speech sounds, pronunciation, dialectal variation, and differences between speech sounds in English and Spanish. Students receive hands-on training in acoustic analysis in order to describe both the patterns observed in their own speech as well as speech patterns of Spanish speakers from different regions. Prerequisite: SPAN 3305 or SPAN 3314 with a grade of C or better.