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Phonetics & Phonology - LAN00029M

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• Department: Language and Linguistic Science
• Credit value: 10 credits
• Credit level: M
• Academic year of delivery: 2022-23

Module will run

Occurrence	Teaching period
A	Autumn Term 2022-23

Module aims

This module aims:

• to give you practice at using articulatory and acoustic phonetic terminology in describing English and other languages
• to acquaint you with the International Phonetic Alphabet and the principles of its use
• to introduce you to some simple notational devices for the phonological analysis of speech
• to prepare you for further modules in phonetics and phonology

Module learning outcomes

By the end of this module you will have developed:

• familiarity with basic phonetics and phonological structures;
• the ability to make phonetic observations with reference to auditory and simple acoustic analysis;
• the ability to make simple transcriptions using the International Phonetic Alphabet;
• the ability to represent simple phonological structures and use these to explain some aspects of phonetic detail.

Module content

Some of the topics to be covered are:

• the symbols of the International Phonetics Alphabet and the sounds they stand for
• phonetic transcription
• training in hearing and producing sounds
• units of phonological contrast
• phonological representation
• distinctive features
• the formal description of phonological patterns

Indicative assessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100

Special assessment rules

None

Indicative reassessment

Task	% of module mark
Essay/coursework	100

Module feedback

Individual-level written feedback will be provided for all formative and summative assessment, with additional group-level oral feedback on formative exercises.

Indicative reading

Ladefoged, Peter and Johnson, Keith (2010). A course in phonetics. Wadsworth, Boston (editions 4, 5, 6 or 7).

Hayes, Bruce (2009). Introductory phonology. John Wiley & Sons, Chichester, UK.

Selkirk, Elizabeth O. (1999). The syllable. In Goldsmith, J. A. (ed.) Phonological theory: The essential readings. Blackwell, Malden, MA & Oxford.

A list of additional recommended reading will be provided.