COMD 14300. PHONETIC TRANSCRIPTION AND PHONOLOGY Content areas to be addressed include anatomy and physiology of the speech mechanisms; speech acoustics and speech science basics; introduction to articulation, phonological and speech intelligibility testing; spoken language and communication differences (multicultural aspects of spoken language, including dialects of American English); and disordered speech. In addition, the course will prepare the student to be a skilled practitioner in phonetic transcription using the International Phonetic Alphabet.