Department of Linguistics
Speech and Language Processing: Units
This program is offered only to continuing students. No new admissions will be accepted.
Core Units
SLP801: Fundamentals of Speech Science I
This unit has been discontinued from 2009.
SLP804: Research Methods in Speech and Language Processing
Convenor: Dr Robert Mannell
Credit Points: 4
Prerequisites: none
Availability: Semester 1
A prerequisite to the Research Project, this unit offers advice on the selection and design of the project as well as how the results should be reported. Evaluation of the unit is based on a proposal for the Research project to be carried out in semester II.
SLP813: Project in Speech and Language Processing I
Convenor: Dr Robert Mannell and Dr. Felicity Cox
Credit Points: 4
Prerequisites: SLP804
Availability: Semesters 1 and 2
A major research project on a topic relating to the course material. Students will be encouraged to develop original ideas and implement working models where appropriate. Possible 2006 projects are now available on the SLP813 web site.
SLP814: Project in Speech and Language Processing II
Convenor: Dr. Felicity Cox and Dr Robert Mannell
Credit Points: 4
Prerequisites: SLP804
Prerequisites: SLP813 (may also be taken as a corequisite)
Availability: Semesters 1 and 2
This unit is a continuation of the research project commenced in SLP814. Part-time and distance students will usually take this unit in the semester following SLP813. Full-time students will usually take this unit at the same time as SLP813. SLP813 and SLP814 together represent an 8 credit point research project. A good grade (D or HD) in such an 8 credit point research project meets the minimum requirements for admission to a research degree such as the M.Phil. or the Ph.D.
SLP815: Fundamentals of Speech Science II
This unit has been discontinued from 2009.
Optional Units
SLP802: Programming for Speech and Language Processing
This unit has been discontinued from 2009
SLP803: An Introduction to Language Technology
This unit has been discontinued from 2009
SLP811: Dialog Systems
This unit has been discontinued from 2009
SLP816: Speech Processing Topic I
Convenors: Dr Robert Mannell and Dr. Felicity Cox
Credit Points: 4
Prerequisites: SLP805 (may be taken as a corequisite by full-time students)
Availability: Semester 1 (on-campus and distance)
An advanced speech processing topic selected from the list of topics below.
SLP817: Speech Processing Topic II
Convenors: Dr. Felicity Cox and Dr Robert Mannell
Credit Points: 4
Prerequisites: SLP805
Availability: Semester 2 (on-campus and distance)
An advanced speech processing topic selected from the list of topics below.
SLP818: Speech Processing Topic II
Convenors: Dr Robert Mannell and Dr. Felicity Cox
Credit Points: 4
Prerequisites: SLP805
Availability: Semester 2 (on-campus and distance)
An advanced speech processing topic selected from the list of topics below.
Advanced Speech Processing Topics
These topics cover the areas of phonetics and phonology and speech technology. No prior computing background is assumed as prerequisites for these topics although in some options (eg. speech recognition) training will be provided in the necessary computation skills.
Advanced speech processing topics may vary from semester to semester depending upon availability of the relevant staff member. Topics may include:-
- Australian English Phonetics and Phonology
- Speech Physiology
- Speech Perception and Psychoacoustics
- Text-to-speech and speech synthesis (similar content to the discontinued unit SLP807)
- Speech recognition (similar content to the discontinued unit SLP806)
- Advanced Phonetics and Phonology Reading Course
- Phonetics and Phonology of Second Language Acquisition
Speech Processing and Language Processing Specialisations
Whilst there are no official majors in this degree, it is possible for students to choose a program which more strongly emphasises either Speech Processing or Language Processing.
Speech Processing Specialisation
Students taking this specialisation will typically take the five core units PLUS all three of SLP816, SLP817 and SLP818.
Language Processing Specialisation
Students taking this specialisation will typically take the five core units plus SLP802, SLP803 and SLP811. Students who already have the equivalent of SLP802 will only take SLP803 and SLP811 and will additionally take one of SLP816, SLP817 and SLP818. Only students who have already completed SLP802, SLP803 and SLP811 are now able to complete this specialisation, as these three units have been discontinued from 2009.
Programs intermediate to these two options are also possible.