• Course Code and Title: LAS 204: Introduction to General Phonetics and Phonology II

Here is a summary of the LAS 204: Introduction to General Phonetics and Phonology II syllabus for the 2nd Semester 2025/2026:

• Course Code and Title: LAS 204: Introduction to General Phonetics and Phonology II
• Semester: 2nd Semester 2025/2026
• Lecturers: JC Njoku, Dr O. Nnadi, Dr P. Osondu, S. Njemnanze (Assoc Prof) Team Lead
• Lecture Days: Tuesdays & Wednesdays, 11 - 12
• Course Representative Contact: 0905 673 9864

Weekly Topics:

• Week 1 (May 12 & 13): Introduction, Linguistics, Subfields (Anchor: Njoku & Njemnanze)
• Week 2 (May 19 & 20): Phonetics, The 3 Branches (Anchor: Nnadi & Njoku)
• Week 3 (May 26 & 27): Speech Organs, Airstream Mechanism, Speech Mechanism (Anchor: Njemnanze & Nnadi)
• Week 4 (June 02 & 03): Classification of Consonants (Place, Manner, Voicing) (Anchor: Njoku & Osondu)
• Week 5 (June 09 & 10): Classification of Vowels (Cardinal Vowels, Monophthongs, Diphthongs) (Anchor: Osondu & Nnadi)
• Week 6 (June 16 & 17): Distinctive Feature Approach (Consonants, Vowels) (Anchor: Nnadi & Njemnanze)
• Week 7 (June 23 & 24): Segmental Phonology (Phonemes, Phones, Allophones, Minimal pairs, Transcriptions) (Anchor: Osondu & Njemnanze)
• Week 8 (July 30 & 01): Suprasegmental Phonology (Syllable, Prosody, Stress, Rhythm, Intonation) (Anchor: Njemnanze & Osondu)
• Week 9 (July 07 & 08): Phonological Processes (Anchor: Nnadi & Njoku)
• Week 10 (July 14 & 15): Phonetics & Phonology (Distinctions, Similarities) (Anchor: Osondu & Njoku)
• Week 11 (July 21 & 22): Revision
• Week 12 (July Mon 27): Semester Examination Begins