Phonetics & Phonology - LAN00029M
- Department: Language and Linguistic Science
- Credit value: 10 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2022-23
Module will run
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Autumn Term 2022-23 |
Module aims
This module aims:
- to give you practice at using articulatory and acoustic phonetic terminology in describing English and other languages
- to acquaint you with the International Phonetic Alphabet and the principles of its use
- to introduce you to some simple notational devices for the phonological analysis of speech
- to prepare you for further modules in phonetics and phonology
Module learning outcomes
By the end of this module you will have developed:
- familiarity with basic phonetics and phonological structures;
- the ability to make phonetic observations with reference to auditory and simple acoustic analysis;
- the ability to make simple transcriptions using the International Phonetic Alphabet;
- the ability to represent simple phonological structures and use these to explain some aspects of phonetic detail.
Module content
Some of the topics to be covered are:
- the symbols of the International Phonetics Alphabet and the sounds they stand for
- phonetic transcription
- training in hearing and producing sounds
- units of phonological contrast
- phonological representation
- distinctive features
- the formal description of phonological patterns
Indicative assessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Special assessment rules
None
Indicative reassessment
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Module feedback
Individual-level written feedback will be provided for all formative and summative assessment, with additional group-level oral feedback on formative exercises.
Indicative reading
Ladefoged, Peter and Johnson, Keith (2010). A course in phonetics. Wadsworth, Boston (editions 4, 5, 6 or 7).
Hayes, Bruce (2009). Introductory phonology. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK.
Selkirk, Elizabeth O. (1999). The syllable. In Goldsmith, J. A. (ed.) Phonological theory: The essential readings. Blackwell, Malden, MA & Oxford.
A list of additional recommended reading will be provided.