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CSCD1034: Linguistics and Phonetics
2026 unit information
Students learn about phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax. This knowledge is applied to developing transcription and analysis skills foundational to speech pathology practice. Within this unit, students develop an understanding of speech perception, its relationship to speech production, and how these impact linguistic and phonetic development.
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Medicine and Health
| Study level | Undergraduate |
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| Academic unit | Communication Sciences |
| Credit points | 6 |
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Students are expected to have a good understanding of spoken Australian English to support their learning and to complete the transcription assessment tasks for this unit of study |
At the completion of this unit, you should be able to:
- LO1. Identify and differentiate component levels of oral and written language such as form (phonology/ orthography), meaning (semantics), and structure (morphology/syntax)
- LO2. Describe and compare key theories and models of key linguistic processes such as spoken word recognition and semantic representation
- LO3. identify and discuss the range of professionals that work with spoken and written language and its component parts
- LO4. Describe, interpret, and apply scientific information and evidence relating to linguistics, phonetics, and phonology necessary to meet the communication needs of individuals and communities
- LO5. demonstrate competence in analysis of syntax/grammar
- LO6. demonstrate an understanding and skills using professional oral and written communication academically and as a health professional
- LO7. demonstrate competence in broad (phonemic) transcription of adult and child Australian English. Use using appropriate diacritics
- LO8. demonstrate an understanding of the importance of reliability measures and ability to evaluate phonemic transcription reliability
- LO9. understand vowel and diphthong mapping onto an acoustic-articulatory map using knowledge of formants
- LO10. select appropriate sampling rates when digitally recording speech signals for analysis in clinical and research settings
- LO11. identify individual phonemes within connected speech on a spectrograph, and relate findings to articulatory function using the Source-Filter model of speech production
- LO12. compare and interpret vowels of various dialects of English including culturally diverse dialects and the range of vowels within Aboriginal English, using an acoustic-articulatory map
- LO13. demonstrate an understanding of simultaneous and sequential bilingualism as it relates to the development of speech production, spoken and written language
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Semester 2 2026
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Normal day | Camperdown/Darlington, Sydney |
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