NLI_03 Introduction to Phonetics and Phonology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: k (colloquium).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Contact Person: Mgr. Marta Kostelecká, Ph.D.
Supplier department: Department of German, Scandinavian and Netherland Studies – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–13:40 L32
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The aim of the course is to understand the general problems of phonetics and phonology and to learn the basic terminology of this field. Students will be able to explain the process of speech development, familiarize themselves with the phonological inventory of the studied languages ​​and will be able to characterize the languages ​​of these languages ​​according to their characteristics and teach basic telephone transcription.
Learning outcomes
understanding of basic principles of phonetics and phonology, characteristics of voice inventory, ability to use basic phonetic transcription
Syllabus
  • I. What is phonetics and phonology II. How is speech made? III. Basic classification of speech sounds: consonants, vocals, suprasegmental features IV. Transcription, International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) V. Phonology and its basic concepts VI. The sound system of Dutch
Literature
    required literature
  • Kostelecká, Marta: Konfrontační popis kultivované výslovnosti nizozemštiny z pohledu českého mluvčího, Brno:Masarykova univerzita, 2019.
  • KRČMOVÁ, Marie. Fonetika a fonologie (Phonetics and phonologie). 2. doplněné. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Eplortál, 2008, 215 pp. none. ISSN 1802-128X. URL info
    recommended literature
  • Geert Booij: Generatieve fonologie van het Nederlands. Utrecht: Het Spectrum, 1981
  • Anneke Neijt, Universele fonologie, Een inleiding in de klankleer. Dordrecht: Foris Publications, 1991
  • SKARNITZL, Radek, Pavel ŠTURM and Jan VOLÍN. Zvuková báze řečové komunikace : fonetický a fonologický popis řeči. První vydání. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Nakladatelství Karolinum, 2016, 170 stran. ISBN 9788024632728. URL info
Teaching methods
lecutre and seminar
Assessment methods
evaluation of assesments, written test and oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught once in two years.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2021, recent)
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