TCZJ08 General phonetics and phonology - lecture

Faculty of Arts
Autumn 2023
Extent and Intensity
2/0/0. 5 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
PhDr. Aleš Bičan, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
PhDr. Aleš Bičan, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 8:00–9:40 B2.13, except Thu 16. 11.
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 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/20, only registered: 0/20, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
The goal of the course is to make the students familiar with basic knowledge in the following disciplines: classical phonology (Trubeckoj, Martinet), Harvard binarism (Jakobson), classical generative phonology (Chomsky, Halle), feature geometry.
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student is able to analyze and apply the linguistic material using the following methodological approaches: classical phonology (Trubeckoj, Martinet), Harvard binarism (Jakobson), classical generative phonology (Chomsky, Halle), feature geometry.
Syllabus
  • Foundation of phonology, Prague school, the definition of phonology, description of the phoneme, theory of oppositions, neutralization, archiphoneme, phonological markedness od the consonants and vocals, structure of the syllable, suprasegmental elements, practical application of the Binarist theory of the phoneme I, Harvard school, features, practical application of the Binarist theory of the phoneme II, generative school, feature geometry
Literature
    recommended literature
  • CHOMSKY, Noam a Morris HALLE. The sound pattern of English. New York: Harper & Row, 1968. xiv, 470 p.
  • KRČMOVÁ, Marie. Fonetika a fonologie. Elportál. Brno: Masarykova univerzita, 2009. ISSN 1802-128X. URL info
  • KOŘÍNEK, Josef Miloslav and Adolf ERHART. Úvod do fonologie. Vyd. 1. Praha: Academia, 2000, 139 s. ISBN 8020002308. info
  • TRUBECKOJ, Nikolaj Sergejevič. Grundzüge der Phonologie. 7. Aufl. Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 1989, 297 s. ISBN 3525264011. info
  • KRČMOVÁ, Marie. Fonetika a fonologie českého jazyka [Krčmová, 1987]. 1. vyd. Praha: Státní pedagogické nakladatelství, 1987, 110 s. info
  • LASS, Roger. Phonology : an introduction to basic concepts. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984, xix, 362. ISBN 0521281830. info
  • TRUBECKOJ, Nikolaj Sergejevič. Osnovy fonologii. Translated by Aleksandr Aleksejevič Cholodovič. Moskva: Izdatel'stvo inostrannoj literatury, 1960, 371 s. info
Teaching methods
theoretical lectures, exercises
Assessment methods
Written exam consisting of 4 open questions (basic terms of the discipline).
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2020, Autumn 2021, Autumn 2022, Autumn 2024.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Autumn 2023, recent)
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