OJ109 Seminar in Phonetics and Phonology

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2021
Extent and Intensity
0/2/0. 4 credit(s). Type of Completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Aleš Bičan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
prof. RNDr. Václav Blažek, CSc.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Tue 8:00–9:40 B2.44
Prerequisites
First cycle; the course is a follow-up to the course of general phonetics (OJ103) and phonology (OJ103), hence it is recommended that studens attend it after their completion
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 65 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/65, only registered: 0/65, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/65
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to deepen general knowledge of phonetics and phonology. At its end students should be able to apply this knowledge on concrete languagesn. They will be able to analyze the sound structure of languages both from the phonetic and phonological perspective. They will understand and will also be able to apply principles of phonological analysis.
Syllabus
  • Phonetics and phonology, differences and common points
  • Phonetic classication of consonants in the world's languages
  • Phonetic classication of vowels in the world's languages
  • Syllable and suprasegmental phonic means in the world's languages
  • Phonological analysis, basic terms and principles
  • Phonological problems: neutralization, defective distribution, sandhi, mutations
  • Phonological organization of utterances
Literature
  • KRČMOVÁ, Marie. Fonetika a fonologie (Phonetics and phonologie). 2. doplněné. Brno: Masarykova univerzita Eplortál, 2008, 215 pp. none. ISSN 1802-128X. URL info
  • KRČMOVÁ, Marie. Úvod do fonetiky a fonologie pro bohemisty (Introduction to phonetics and phonology for students of Czech). 2., doplněné. Ostrava: Ostravská univerzita, Filozofická fakulta, 2007, 194 pp. none. ISBN 978-80-7368-405-1. info
  • PALKOVÁ, Zdena. Fonetika a fonologie češtiny :s obecným úvodem do problematiky oboru. 1. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1994, 366 s. ISBN 80-7066-843-1. info
  • DUBĚDA, Tomáš. Jazyky a jejich zvuky : univerzálie a typologie ve fonetice a fonologii. Vyd. 1. Praha: Univerzita Karlova v Praze, nakladatelství Karolinum, 2005, 230 s. ISBN 8024610736. info
Teaching methods
seminar, discussion, exercises, analysis, reading
Assessment methods
active participation, homework, self-study, written test; all homework tasks must be fulfilled and at least 60 % of correct answers in the test is needed
Language of instruction
Czech
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
Information on course enrolment limitations: Kdo neabsolvoval OJ103, může zkusit žádat o výjimku (platí pro studenty mimo obor obecná jazykověda)
Teacher's information
http://www.phil.muni.cz/jazyk/files/fonetika/
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2000, Autumn 2001, Autumn 2002, Autumn 2003, Autumn 2004, Autumn 2005, Autumn 2006, Autumn 2007, Autumn 2008, Autumn 2009, Autumn 2010, Autumn 2011, Autumn 2012, Autumn 2013, Autumn 2014, Autumn 2015, Autumn 2016, Autumn 2017, Autumn 2018, Autumn 2019, Autumn 2020.
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