CJBB123 Syllable

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2013
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
Supplier department: Department of Czech Language – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
each odd Tuesday 19:10–20:45 zruseno D51
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
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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 4. Syllabification - Sonority Sequencing Principle, Maximal Onset Principle 5. Extrasyllabicity 6. Syllabification and cyclicity
Literature
    recommended literature
  • 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.
  • Ewen, Colin & Harry van der Hulst. 2001. The phonological structure of words: an introduction. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Teaching methods
lectures, class discussion
Assessment methods
seminar; homeworks, closing test
Language of instruction
Czech
Follow-Up Courses
Further comments (probably available only in Czech)
Study Materials
General note: Výuka předmětu v jarním semestru 2013 bude probíhat vždy v liché týdny.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2008.
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