This paper is available for the academic year 2024-25.
Li7 Phonological Theory covers the central topics in current and traditional phonological theory, and familiarizes students with the leading theories of phonology. Prerequisite: Li1 or equivalent.
Michaelmas Term
Li7.1 Review of ordering; Lexical Phonology
Li7.2 Non-linear phonology and autosegments
Li7.3 The phonological skeleton
Li7.4 Feature Geometry
Li7.5 Syllables
Li7.6 Syllabification
Li7.7 Prosodic phonology
Li7.8 Vowel and consonant harmony
Lent Term
Li7.9 Underspecification
Li7.10 Stress
Li7.11 Neogrammarians, Structuralism, Government Phonology
Li7.12 Natural Phonology and Optimality Theory
Li7.13 Acquisition (L1, L2, toy grammars)
Li7.14 Aphasia and speech errors
Li7.15 Diachrony
Li7.16 Loanword phonology
- Berent, Iris. 2013. The phonological mind. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Clark, John Ellery, Colin Yallop, and Janet Fletcher. 2007. An introduction to phonetics and phonology, third edition. Oxford: Blackwell.
- Kenstowicz, Michael, and Charles Kisseberth. 1986. Generative phonology: Description and theory. Emerald Group Publishing.
16 one-hour lectures, 8 one-hour practical sessions, 8 one-hour supervisions.
The paper's Moodle site can be found here.
Assessment will be a take home coursework assessment:
Three essays to be submitted online during the exam period (each essay should be no more than 1500 words). Each answer contributes a third of the total mark.
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