175-007 Phonology

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175-007 Phonology
Availability	2nd and 3rd year
Credit Points	12.5
Coordinator	Assoc Prof Janet Fletcher
Prerequisites	175-014 Phonetics.
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	Two 1-hour lectures and a 1-hour tutorial per week. There will be no tutorial in the first week of semester
Subject Description	This subject is an introduction to descriptive and theoretical approaches to the analysis of sound systems across languages; and 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.
Generic Skills	develop skills in critical thinking and analysis; develop skill in communicating knowledge intelligibly and economically; develop skill in observation and attention to detail; develop skills in thinking in theoretical terms.
Assessment	Three assignments totalling 2500 words 65% (due at regular intervals during the semester), and a problem-based 2-hour exam 35% (held in the examination period).
Prescribed Texts	C Gussenhoven and H Jacobs, Understanding Phonology. latest edition.

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