Phonology - 2nd semester
Code
711131050
Academic unit
Faculdade de Ciências Sociais e Humanas
Department
Linguística
Credits
6
Teacher in charge
Susana Mesquita de Deus Correia
Weekly hours
4
Teaching language
Portuguese
Objectives
a) Briefly describe the history of phonetic and phonological studies;
b) Identify and describe the physical (articulatory and acoustic) properties of speech sounds;
c) Understand the relationship between speech sounds and their mental representation;
d) Describe the internal structure of phonological units;
e) Describe and represent frequent phonological processes in Portuguese.
Prerequisites
N/A
Subject matter
1. The history of phonetic and phonological studies: a summary
a. Structuralism
b. Post-structuralist studies: linear and multilinear phonology
2. Phonetics
a. Articulatory phonetics
i. Articulatory classification of Portuguese speech sounds
ii. Phonetic alphabets – IPA and SAMPA
b. Acoustic phonetics - Acoustic properties of Portuguese speech sounds
3. Phonology
a. Segmental phonology
i. Distinctive features
ii. Features geometry
b. Suprasegmental phonology
i. Syllable
ii. Stress
iii. Intonation
Bibliography
Goldsmith, J. A., Ed. (2011). The Handbook of Phonological Theory, Oxford: Wiley‐Blackwell (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics), 2nd edition.
Hardcastle, W., Laver, J. & Gibon, F., Eds (2010). The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences. Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell (Blackwell Handbooks in Linguistics), 2nd edition.
Mateus, M. H. & d’Andrade, E. (2000). The Phonology of Portuguese. Oxford: OUP.
Mateus, M. H., Falé, I. & Freitas, M. J. (2005). Fonética e Fonologia do Português, Lisboa: Universidade Aberta.
Mateus, M. H. (2003). Fonologia. In Mateus, M. H., Brito, A. M., Duarte, I., Faria, I. H., Frota, S., Matos, G., Oliveira, F., Vigário, M. & Villalva, A. (2003). Gramática da Língua Portuguesa. Parte VI, Cap. 25. Caminho: Lisboa.
Mateus, M. H., Frota, S. & VIgário, M. (2003). Prosódia. In Mateus, M. H., Brito, A. M., Duarte, I., Faria, I. H., Frota, S., Matos, G., Oliveira, F., Vigário, M. & Villalva, A. (2003). Gramática da Língua Portuguesa. Parte VI, Cap. 26. Caminho: Lisboa.
Teaching method
Lectures and practical classes, with exercises done in class and in autonomous work. In class teaching.
Evaluation method
Mid-term exam - 40%
Final exam - 40 %
Autonomous work (assignments in class) - 20%