LgBA04 Introduction to phonology

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2023
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Mon 10:00–10:50 D21
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
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Course objectives
At the end of the course students should be able to analyze and applicate phonemic data using following metodogical approaches: classic phonology (Trubetzkoy, Martinet), Harvard binarism (Jakobson), classic generative phonology (Chomsky, Halle), Feature Geometry.
Learning outcomes
After finishing the course the student will be able to: - master the basic terminology of the phonology - know and aply the methodologicy of the classic structural, Harvard and generative phonologies and critically evaluate their possibilities - use these metholodologies in the practical analysis - be familiar with the feature geometry as a special case of the application of the theory of distinctive features.
Syllabus
  • Origins of phonology - Prague school - definition of phoneme - theory of opossitions, neutralization, archiphoneme - Consonanantal oppositions - vowel oppositions - syllable - suprasegmental elements Binary theorie of phonemes I - Harvard school - definition of phonemes - distinctive features - practical application Binary theorie of phonemes II - generative - definice fonologie - definition of phonemes - distinctive features - practical application Feature Geometry
Literature
  • OOSTENDORP, Marc van. The Blackwell companion to phonology. Volume I, General issues and segmental phonology. Malden, Mass.: Wiley-Blackwell, 2011.
  • KOŘÍNEK, Josef Miloslav and Adolf ERHART. Úvod do fonologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2000, 139 s. ISBN 8020002308. info
  • KENSTOWICZ, Michael. Phonology in Generative Grammar. 1. vyd. Cambridge, USA: Blackwell, 1994, 704 s. ISBN 1-55786-426-8. info
  • KRČMOVÁ, Marie. Fonetika a fonologie (Phonetics and Phonology.). Brno: Masarykova univerzita Brno, 1993, 148 pp. ISBN 80-210-0137-2. info
  • LASS, Roger. Phonology : an introduction to basic concepts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984, xix, 362. ISBN 0521281830. info
  • CHOMSKY, Noam and Morris HALLE. The sound pattern of English. New York: Harper & Row, 1968, xiv, 470. info
  • TRUBECKOJ, Nikolaj Sergejevič. Grundzüge der Phonologie. Prague: Cercle linguistique de Prague, 1939, 271 s. URL info
Teaching methods
lectures, drills
Assessment methods
Written examination consisting of 5 questions focusing on the basic notions of the discipline.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/jazyk
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2020, Spring 2021, Spring 2022, Spring 2024, Spring 2025.
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