KJIA007 Catalan Phonetics and Phonology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2019
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Lucie Kuzmová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. PhDr. Petr Kyloušek, CSc.
Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Lucie Kuzmová, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of Romance Languages and Literatures – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 12:00–13:40 G12
Prerequisites
Practical Catalan II
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is offered to students of any study field.
Course objectives
In this subject, the phonetic and phonological system of the Catalan language will be analyzed, taking into account the geographical variation that it presents. Students will acquire notions about phonetic transcription(adaptation of IPA to Catalan) and will study various segmental and suprasegmental phenomena (intonation, tone, rhythm, etc.) that affect the Catalan language. Likewise, the ortholoepical norm of Catalan will be explained and the current problems will be analyzed. At the end of the course, students should be able to: - Know the phonological system of Catalan. - Understand the phonetic system of Catalan and its variations. - Transcribe, phonetically, according to IPA, the sounds of Catalan. - Understand the segmental and suprasegmental phenomena affecting the Catalan language. - Apply the orthoepic norm of Catalan and the problems it presents for speakers nowadays.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, students should be able to: Know the phonological system of Catalan. - Understand the phonetic system of Catalan and its variations. - Transcribe, phonetically, according to IPA, the sounds of Catalan. - Understand the segmental and suprasegmental phenomena affecting the Catalan language. - Apply the orthoepic norm of Catalan and the problems it presents for speakers nowadays.
Syllabus
  • 1. Introduction: phonetics and phonology 2. Phonology 2.1 What is phonology? 2.2 Phonemes and allophones. Segmental phonology 2.3 Features 2.4 Suprasegmental phonology 3. Phonetics 3.1 What is phonetics? 3.2 Subfields and application 3.3 Articulation 3.4 IPA and its application to Catalan 4. The sounds of Catalan 4.1 Catalan vowels and contact phenomena 4.2 Catalan consonants and contact phenomena 4.3 Suprasegmental phenomena: accent and intonation 5. Catalan orthoepics 5.1 Proposta per a un estàndard oral de la llengua catalana 5.2 Oral language and mass media
Literature
    required literature
  • Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1990): Proposta per a un estàndard oral per a la llengua catalana, I. Fonètica. Barcelona: IEC.
  • Institut d'Estudis Catalans (1992): Proposta per a un estàndard oral per a la llengua catalana, II. Morfologia. Barcelona: IEC.
  • Carrera-Sabaté, Josefina; Clàudia Pons, Joan Solà (2014): Els sons del català [recurs en línia]. Barcelona: Universitat de Barcelona.
  • BAU, Montserrat. Curs de pronunciació : exercicis de correcció fonètica. Edited by Montserrat Pujol - Agnès Rius. Barcelona: Publicacions de L’Abadia de Montserrat, 2007, 147 s. ISBN 9788484159636. info
    recommended literature
  • Experimental phonetics and sound change. Edited by Daniel Recasens i Vives - Fernando Sánchez Miret - Kenneth J. Wirebac. Muenchen: Lincom Europa, 2010, 138 s. ISBN 9783862880003. info
  • Gramàtica del català contemporani. Edited by Joan Solà - Gemma Rigau Oliver. 4a ed. Barcelona: Empúries, 2008, xxxviii, 9. ISBN 9788497873123. info
  • PRIETO, Pilar. Fonètica i fonologia : els sons del català. Primera edició. Barcelona: Editorial UOC, 2004, 342 stran. ISBN 8497881389. info
  • PALMADA, Blanca. La fonologia del catala : els principis generals i la variació. Bellaterra: Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona, 1994, 152 s. ISBN 8449000718. info
Teaching methods
Lectures, class discussions, homework, reading, group projects
Assessment methods
1st call: - 40%: practical exercises - 60%: exam (oral + written) 2nd call: 100%: exam (oral + written)
Language of instruction
Catalan
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2020.
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