TCZJ11 Phonetics and Phonology of SIgn Languages

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Strachoňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Hana Strachoňová, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Tereza Kabeláčová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 16:00–16:50 D33, Thu 17:00–17:50 D33
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge in spoken language phonology is assumed (for example TCZJ08 General phonology).
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 10 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/10, only registered: 0/10, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/10
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Course objectives
The course is an introduction to the study of sign languages from the linguistic point of view. The students will make themselves familiar with the basic terminology and issues of the field. They will learn the inventory of Czech sign language phonemes (partly in contrast with the phonemes of other sign languages), the method of the minimal pairs a the principle of the duality of pattering in natural language. They will observe the iconicity and arbitrariness on the examples from sign language.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students can analyze a Czech sign language lexical unit into its parameters. They understand the role of the phoneme in natural language and they can describe it on a particular example.
Syllabus
  • 1. Intro: terminology, the notation via glosses; 2. intro to sign language phonology; phonemes in audio-oral languages, simultaneity and sequence; 3. typology of signs; 4. restriction to the form of the sig; 5. articulation of manuals; 6. the handshape; 7. the handshape of the passive hand; 8. the place of articulation; 9. the movement; 10. the syllable in sign language; 11. hand orientation and non-manuals as a parameter of the sign; 12. intonation in sign language; 13. mounting (oral and speech components); 14. phonetic and phonological changes in sig languages.
Literature
    recommended literature
  • Sign language : an international handbook. Edited by Roland Pfau - Markus Steinbach - B. Woll. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2012, xii, 1126. ISBN 9783110204216. info
  • VALLI, Clayton. Linguistics of American Sign Language : an introduction. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press, 2011, xiv, 579. ISBN 9781563685071. info
  • SANDLER, Wendy and Diane C. LILLO-MARTIN. Sign language and linguistic universals. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, xx, 547. ISBN 9780521483957. info
  • SUTTON-SPENCE, Rachel and B. WOLL. The linguistics of British sign language : an introduction. 1st publ. 1999, 8th print 20. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, xxi, 299. ISBN 9780521631426. info
  • BRENNAN, Mary, Martin D. COLVILLE and Lilian K. LAWSON. Words in hand : a structural analysis of the signs of British sign language. 2nd ed. / revised with the a. Coleford: McLean, 1984, 214 s. ISBN 0946252424. info
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  • MAREŠ, Jindřich. Orální komponenty v českém znakovém jazyce. Praha, 2011. Bakalářská práce. Univerzita Karlova v Praze. Vedoucí práce Alena Macurová.
  • KLABANOVÁ, Lucie. Vizuální percepce a fonologické formy lexémů českého znakového jazyka (frekvenční analýza vybraných parametrů znaků). Praha, 2012. Bakalářská práce. Univerzita Karlova v Praze. Vedoucí práce Klára Richterová.
  • RICHTEROVÁ, Klára. Tvary pasivní ruky v českém znakovém jazyce. Praha, 2006. Bakalářská práce. Univerzita Karlova v Praze. Vedoucí práce Alena Macurová.
  • OBERFALZEROVÁ, Anna. Tvary ruky českého znakového jazyka a typy jeho znaků (frekvenční analýza komunikace českých neslyšících). Praha, 2015. Bakalářská práce. Univerzita Karlova v Praze. Vedoucí práce Klára Richterová.
  • SILOVSKÁ, Zuzana. Minimální páry v českém znakovém jazyce. Praha, 2012. Bakalářská práce. Univerzita Karlova v Praze. Vedoucí práce Klára Richterová
  • SCHOVÁNKOVÁ, Miroslava. Hamburský notační systém. Praha, 2014. Bakalářská práce. Univerzita Karlova v Praze. Vedoucí práce Lenka Okrouhlíková.
  • LACHMANOVÁ, Denisa. Změny ve výšce realizace znaků českého znakového jazyka vlivem koartikulace. Praha, 2016. Magisterská diplomová práce. Univerzita Karlova. Vedoucí práce Klára Richterová.
  • Dictionary of British Sign Language/English. Edited by Mary Brennan - David Brien. 1st pub. Boston: Faber and Faber, 1992, xxxiv, 108. ISBN 9780571143467. info
Teaching methods
Seminar partly in Czech, partly in CSL; lectures; analysis of examples, discussion; work with image and video.
Assessment methods
homework, active attitude in class, oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught each semester.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Autumn 2022.
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