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175-007 Phonology | |
Credit Points | 12.5 |
HECS Band | 1 |
Coordinator | Dr Janet Fletcher |
Prerequisites | |
Semester | 2 (view timetable) |
Contact | Two 1-hour lectures and a tutorial per week. There will be no tutorials in the first and the sixth week of semester. Attendance at tutorials is optional for postgraduate students |
Subject Description | This subject is an introduction to descriptive and theoretical approaches to the analysis of sound systems across languages; different approaches to phonology, training in formal phonological analysis, and the development of phonological theory until the present. Students should acquire skills in performing phonological analysis. Attention will also be given to how phonological knowledge can be applied to areas such as language teaching, writing systems and speech disorders. |
Assessment | Regular practical assignment problems totalling 2000 words and a 2-hour examination. |
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