Module details
LG421-7-SP: PHONOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT AND PHONOLOGICAL DISORDERS
Year: 2013/14
Department: Language and Linguistics
Essex credit: 15
ECTS credit: 7.5
Available to Study Abroad / Exchange Students: No Comments: LG404 or LG510.
| Staff |
| Supervisor: |
Dr. Wyn Johnson |
| Teaching Staff: |
Dr. Wyn Johnson |
| Contact details: |
Dr. W. 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 looks at the process of phonological development in normally developing children and those with delayed and disordered speech, and traces the way in which phonological theory and also non-linguistic theory has been applied to first language data. We consider the kinds of concessions that have to be made to phonological theory to shed light on acquisition. We also consider how theoretical models have been employed in the diagnosis of disordered speech
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the module students should be able analyse simple data sets within different frameworks, to understand the ways in which phonological theories of various sorts have been brought to bear on child data and the way linguistic theory has been modified to accommodate the nature of acquisition.
Learning & Teaching Methods
1 x 2hr lecture per week for 10 weeks.
Assessment
100 per cent Coursework Mark
Other details:
100% coursework.
1x 3000 word essay or equivalent to be submitted on Wednesday of week 30.
Exam Duration and Period
Bibliography
- Johnson W. & P. Reimers (2010) Patterns in Child Phonology, Edinburgh: EUP
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Also useful are:
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Clark E. (2009) First Language Acquisition, Cambridge: CUP.
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Dinnsen D. & J. Gierut (eds) (2008) Optimality Theory, Phonological Acquisition and Disorders, London: Equinox.
Further information
External Examiner Information
- Name: Dr Theodoros Marinis
- Institution: THE UNIVERSITY OF READING
- Academic Role: Reader
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