Phonology - 2nd semester
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.
General characterization
Code
711131050
Credits
6
Responsible teacher
Susana Mesquita de Deus Correia
Hours
Weekly - 4
Total - Available soon
Teaching language
Portuguese
Prerequisites
N/A
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. & dAndrade, 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%
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