- Department: Language and Linguistic Science
- Credit value: 20 credits
- Credit level: M
- Academic year of delivery: 2024-25
- See module specification for other years: 2022-23
Prosody is the 'music of speech' taking in phenomena such as stress, rhythm and intonation. A hallmark of this module is that we study these aspects of English in data from naturally occurring conversations, using a mix of quantitative and qualitative methods, and taking account of different theoretical approaches to the subject.
Pre-requisite modules
Co-requisite modules
- None
Prohibited combinations
- None
Occurrence | Teaching period |
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A | Semester 2 2024-25 |
The aims of this module are:
Subject skills: By the end of the module, students should be able to:
Academic and graduate skills: By the end of the module, students should be able to:
Students must have completed L29M Core Course in Phonetics & Phonology OR L69M Advanced Topics in Phonology OR L70M Advanced Topics in Phonetics.
The module is taught through lectures and practicals in 2 x 5-week blocks, plus a recap week:
data analysis skills: acoustic analysis of f0 + intonational transcription
theories of prosodic analysis: comparing different approaches to prosody and current topics in the prosody of English
Teaching in the module will focus on analysis of English prosody, but there is scope for students to also explore analysis of prosody in other languages to some extent, in seminars, if they wish.
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
None
Formatives 1-3: Whole-class feedback on common errors plus brief individual written feedback within 10 working days.
Formative 4: Individual written feedback within 10 working days.
Summative: Within 25 working days
Task | % of module mark |
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Essay/coursework | 100 |
Written feedback and a mark on the University scale within 20 working days of submission.
Nolan, Francis (2021). “Intonation” In Aarts, B., McMahon, A., & Hinrichs, L. (eds). The Handbook of English Linguistics. Wiley & Sons. Chapter 20. (pp. 385-405)