The course aims to expose students to basic knowledge in phonetics followed by an advanced investigation of phonological analysis. Students will be exposed to a variety of theoretical frameworks used in phonological analysis including generative phonology and Optimality Theory. Special emphasis will be on segmental phonemic analysis which aims to discover allophonic alternations in consonant and vowel pronunciations. Basic segmental phenomena will be discussed such as assimilation, deletion, and epenthesis. Further investigations will cover supra segmental aspects of syllable structure and stress assignment. Non-linguistic variables such as age, gender and social class will be discussed phonologically where relevant.