Module details
LG404-7-AU: THEORETICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE PHONOLOGY
Year: 2013/14
Department: Language and Linguistics
Essex credit: 15
ECTS credit: 7.5
Available to Study Abroad / Exchange Students: No Comments: None
| Staff |
| Supervisor: |
Dr. Wyn Johnson |
| Teaching Staff: |
Dr. Wyn Johnson |
| Contact details: |
Dr. Wyn Johnson, office: 4.209, telephone 01206 872082, email wyn (Non essex users should add @essex.ac.uk to create the full email address) |
| Module is taught during the following terms |
| Autumn |  | Spring |  | Summer | |
Module Description
This module aims to ensure that students are given the necessary tools to undertake phonological description, providing the theoretical background which will help them to develop skills in the analysis of data and the formulation and solving of problems, together with the appraisal of existing theories and analyses.
Learning outcomes
Students will have a sound understanding of phonological analysis which they will be able to apply to new data and to a variety of languages. LG404 also provides a preparation for second term modules such as LG631 (Constraint-based Phonology) and LG604 (English Phonology).
Learning & Teaching Methods
1x2hr lecture per week for 10 weeks.
Assessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Other details:
100 per cent coursework.
1x3000 word essay or equivalent to be submitted on Friday of week 16.
Exam Duration and Period
Bibliography
- Module notes are provided:
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Goldsmith J. (ed) (1995) The Handbook of Phonological Theory. Oxford: Blackwell.
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Goldsmith J. (ed) (1999) Phonological Theory: the Essential Readings. Oxford: Blackwell.
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Goldsmith J., J. Riggle & A.C.L. Yu (eds) (2011) The Handbook of Phonological Theory 2nd edn. Malden MA, Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell.
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Roca, I & W. Johnson (1999) A Course in Phonology. Oxford: Blackwell.
Further information
External Examiner Information
- Name: Prof Mary Dalrymple
- Institution: THE UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD
- Academic Role: Professor of Syntax
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