Course content

Grammar is more than the inflection and position of words: sounds also have their own grammar influencing which sounds we use when speaking and how they are used. How can e.g. a consonant influence another although there other sounds in between? Why do we pronounce "read" with a long [i:] while "swim" is pronounced with a short [i]? And what is a sound on a mental level before it is uttered?

This course is based on LING1105 and teaches Phonology (the grammar of language sounds) with a focus on structural features regarded as universal of all languages in the world.

Learning outcome

Students learn central terms and phenomena in phonological theory and analysis with a focus on structural representations.

Learning methods and activities

Lectures and group instructions. More on assessment: Obligatory exercises must be approved before the student may sit the written exam. The size of the exercises must be between 4-6 A4-pages each. In special cases, upon student petition, a take-home exam may be allowed.

Compulsory assignments

• 3 approved exercises

Recommended previous knowledge

EXFAC0003 and EXFAC0003.

Required previous knowledge

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