ARA318 — Phonetics and Phonology

About this course

ARA318 Phonetics and Phonology is a 300 Level course in the Arabic Studies department, taught in the Second Semester. On La-Net Hub you can watch all 9 recorded lectures for free, grouped into 5 series, read the course lecture note online or download it as a PDF, and test yourself with practice questions.

Phonetics (علم الأصوات – ʿIlm al-Aṣwāt) is the study of speech sounds: how they are produced, transmitted, and perceived. It is commonly divided into three main branches:

Arabic Phonology Explained Arabic phonology is the study of how sounds are organized and used in the Arabic language. It examines the sound system of Arabic, including consonants, vowels, syllables, stress, sound patterns, and pronunciation rules.

Lectures in this course

Series 1: Branches of Phonetics in Arabic (Articulatory Acoustic Auditor

1. Branches of Phonetics in Arabic (Articulatory Acoustic Auditor 14 minutes 26 seconds

Series 2: Arabic Phonology Explained

1. Arabic Phonology Explained 8 minutes 1 second
2. Phonological Role of Vowels in word Formation and Meaning 7 minutes 14 seconds

Series 3: Morphemes, allomorphs and phonemes in Arabics

1. Morphemes, allomorphs and phonemes in Arabics 8 minutes 57 seconds
2. Allomorphs in Recitation and Everyday Usage 6 minutes 50 seconds

Series 4: Arabic sound system

1. Arabic sound system 9 minutes 1 second
2. Allomorphs in Recitation and Everyday Usage 6 minutes 59 seconds

Series 5: The Arabic language lap pronunciation practice

1. The Arabic language lap pronunciation practice 9 minutes 19 seconds
2. 5.2.3 Vowel Length in Qur'anic Recitation and Poetry 8 minutes 3 seconds

Lecture note

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