Phonology of English: Theory and practice -
- Dozentinnen/Dozenten:
- Djibril Silue, Manfred Krug
- Angaben:
- Seminar, 2 SWS, ECTS: 8
- Termine:
- Einzeltermin am 19.10.2019, 9:00 - 17:00, U9/01.11
Einzeltermin am 25.10.2019, 14:00 - 18:30, U9/01.11
Einzeltermin am 26.10.2019, 9:00 - 17:00, U9/01.11
In the second week of term, all students are expected to take part in an introduction to research methods (unless they have already participated in the Übung "Methods and Theories in Linguistics"). Thus, these participants are required to reserve the following times and dates: Mon, 21 October 2019, 8–12 h OR 14–18 h AND Thu, 24 October 2019, 10–14 h OR Fri, 25 October 2019, 10–14 h. To coordinate course dates and times, please register for the following Virtual Campus course by Thu, 17 October 2019 at the latest and take part in the survey you will find there: https://vc.uni-bamberg.de/course/view.php?id=35977. You will receive notice of the time slots you have been allotted on Fri, 18 October 2019.
- Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:
- 1. Modules:
LA GY: Vertiefungsmodul Sprachwissenschaft: Seminar (8 ECTS)
LA GY: Wahlpflichtmodul Englische Sprachwissenschaft bei Kombination mit dem Fach Russisch: Seminar (6 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Master Module English Linguistics: Seminar (8 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Profile Module English Linguistics I-VI: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
MA English and American Studies: Consolidation Module English Linguistics I-IV: Seminar (8, 6, 5 or 4 ECTS)
Erweiterungsbereich Anglistik/Amerikanistik im Rahmen anderer MA: Master Module or Profile Module I or III English Linguistics: Seminar (8 ECTS)
Erasmus and other visiting students: Seminar (max. 8 ECTS)
2. Registration and Deregistration:
Registration via FlexNow from 23 September 2019, 10:00h, to 17 October 2019, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 23 September 2019, 10:00h, to 30 October 2019, 23:59h.
A limited number of places will be reserved for visiting students, students who have changed universities and students who need this class urgently as they are approaching the end of their studies. If the seminar is overbooked, the teacher will decide which students will be accepted.
3. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
4 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation with handout
5/6/8 ECTS in MA English and American Studies Consolidation Module English Linguistics I/II/III: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + oral exam
5 ECTS in other programmes or modules: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + assignment of 2500-3500 words
6 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + seminar paper of 3000-4000 words
8 ECTS in other programmes or modules, and visiting students: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + seminar paper of 4500-6000 words
4. Prerequisite of the course:
The course requires students to have a sound knowledge of articulatory phonetics aswell as the ability to give a complete phonetic description of speech sounds in English.
5. Language of instruction:
English
- Inhalt:
- This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of analysis in phonology. It aims at acquainting students with the principles and method of phonological analysis in English. It has a threefold objective: to describe, analyze and formalize phonological processes in Present-Day English as well as in prior stages of the language (OE, ME, ModE).
1. The description will consist in identifying and explaining any process induced by the combination of sounds and forms in English (aspiration, assimilation, morphophonological processes, etc.). It is a well-known fact that sounds behave differently and are affected by change when they are combined with other sounds. Students will be familiarized with some sound combinatory processes in English (nasalization, palatalization, velarization,etc.) and phonetic transcription (broad and narrow).
2. The analysis of the phonological process will take the form of feature notation to represent phonemes, which implies that each segment should be analyzed down to its smallest components based on the feature matrices of English. This will give a clear picture of interactions inside and between segments' features.
3. Formalization consists in using simplified feature notation to characterize general phonological processes in English. Students will learn to describe any phonological process that they can observe in English and in other languages.
The course will also address issues related to:
The quantitative focus of phonetics and the qualitative focus of phonology
- The syllable structure and the phonotactic constraints in English
- Derivation accounting for syllabification of words in English
- The stress patterns in English, etc.
- Empfohlene Literatur:
- Chomsky, Noam & Morris Halle. (1968). The Sound Pattern of English. New York: Harper & Row.
- Hayes, Bruce. (2008). Introductory phonology. Blackwell
- Roach, Peter. (1983). English Phonetics and Phonology. London: Arnold.
- McMahon, April. (2002). An Introduction to English Phonology. Edinburgh U Press.
- Maddieson, Ian. (1984). Patterns of sounds. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Ogden, David. (2005). Introducing phonology. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
- Roca, Iggy & Wyn Johnson. (1999). A Course in Phonology. Oxford:Blackwell.
- Katamba, Francis. (1989). Introduction to Phonology. Longman.
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