Sociophonetics

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This course will build on students' existing knowledge of sociolinguistic variation and phonetics to allow them to explore differences in the perception and production of different language and language varieties. In this course, students will learn the primary skills of sociophonetic analysis, including learning to design their own perception and production studies. Students will also gain experience with methods in sociophonetics and common tools for analysis such as ELAN, Praat, FAVE and R. The course is open to graduate and undergraduate students, but all students will have the opportunity to conduct an independent sociophonetic research project.