CJBB123 Syllable typology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2008
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
doc. Mgr. Markéta Ziková, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. Mgr. Markéta Ziková, Ph.D.
Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Jaroslava Vybíralová
Timetable
Thu 13:20–14:55 A48
Prerequisites (in Czech)
Předpokládám schopnost číst odbornou literaturu v angličtině.
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 25 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/25, only registered: 0/25, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/25
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The main aim of the course is to introduce the students to the modern theories of syllable structure. The first part of the course is focused on the Onset-Rhyme Theory. Students should be able to apply this theory crosslinguistically as well as from the diachronic perspective.
Syllabus
  • 1. Syllabic constituents: Onset, Rhyme, Nucleus 2. Representation of coda 3. Syllable weight: heavy vs. light syllables 3. Syllabification - Sonority Sequencing Principle, Maximal Onset Principle 4. Extrasyllabicity 5. Syllabification and cyclicity
Literature
  • Ewen, Colin & Harry van der Hulst. 2001. The phonological structure of words: an introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
  • Scheer, Tobias. 2004. A lateral theory of phonology. Vol 1: What is CVCV, and why should it be? Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
  • Carr, Philip. 1993. Phonology. Basingstoke: Macmillan.
Assessment methods
seminar; homeworks, closing test
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2013.
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