TCZJ11 Phonetics and Phonology of Sign Languages

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2021
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Hana Strachoňová, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
Mgr. Hana Strachoňová, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Wed 16:00–17:40 K21
Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of phonetics and phonology of spoken languages, ability to read in English
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is only offered to the students of the study fields the course is directly associated with.

The capacity limit for the course is 20 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 1/20, only registered: 0/20
fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with
Course objectives
It is an introductory course to the study of sign languages from a linguistic point of view. The students make themselves familiar with the basic terminology of the field. They learn the inventory of Czech Sign Language phonemes (partly in contrast with Czech phonemes), the method of the minimal pairs, and the principle of double articulation. The phenomena in question will be illustrated on CSL data (videos).
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course, the student can analyze a CSL unit and see its parameters. He/she understands the role of a phoneme in natural language and he/she is able to describe it.
Syllabus
  • 1. intro; 2. handshape; 3. orientation; 4. location; 5. movement; 6. non-manual aspects; 7. two-handed signs; 8. phonological processes; 9. iconicity; 10. prosody
Literature
    required literature
  • The linguistics of sign languages : an introduction. Edited by Anne Baker - Beppie van den Bogaerde - Roland Pfau - Trude Schermer. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company, 2016, xv, 378. ISBN 9789027212306. info
    recommended literature
  • Sign language : an international handbook. Edited by Roland Pfau - Markus Steinbach - B. Woll. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton, 2012, xii, 1126. ISBN 9783110204216. info
  • VALLI, Clayton. Linguistics of American Sign Language : an introduction. 5th ed. Washington, D.C.: Gallaudet University Press, 2011, xiv, 579. ISBN 9781563685071. info
  • SANDLER, Wendy and Diane C. LILLO-MARTIN. Sign language and linguistic universals. First published. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, xx, 547. ISBN 9780521483957. info
  • SUTTON-SPENCE, Rachel and B. WOLL. The linguistics of British sign language : an introduction. 1st publ. 1999, 8th print 20. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1999, xxi, 299. ISBN 9780521631426. info
  • Dictionary of British Sign Language/English. Edited by Mary Brennan - David Brien. 1st pub. Boston: Faber and Faber, 1992, xxxiv, 108. ISBN 9780571143467. info
  • BRENNAN, Mary, Martin D. COLVILLE and Lilian K. LAWSON. Words in hand : a structural analysis of the signs of British sign language. 2nd ed. / revised with the a. Coleford: McLean, 1984, 214 s. ISBN 0946252424. info
Teaching methods
theory, examples, discussion
Assessment methods
oral exam
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Autumn 2019, Spring 2020, Autumn 2022.
  • Enrolment Statistics (Spring 2021, recent)
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