Phonology

Objectives

a) Understand the relationship between speech sounds and their mental representation.
b) Describe the functioning and the internal structure of phonological constituents;
c) Describe and represent phonological processes in the world languages, and frequent phonological processes in European Portuguese.

General characterization

Code

711131050

Credits

6.0

Responsible teacher

Susana Mesquita de Deus Correia

Hours

Weekly - 4

Total - 168

Teaching language

Portuguese

Prerequisites

Available soon

Bibliography

Goldsmith, J. A., Ed. (2011). The Handbook of Phonological Theory. Wiley‐Blackwell (2nd edition).
Mateus, M. H. & d’Andrade, E. (2000). The Phonology of Portuguese. Oxford University Press.
Mateus, M. H., Falé, I. & Freitas, M. J. (2005). Fonética e Fonologia do Português. 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.
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.

Teaching method

Classes are lectured and applied. In lectures, the contents of the syllabus are presented and developed. In applied classes, students have to solve and/or correct exercises proposed by the professor.

Evaluation method

Evaluation Methodologies - Constructive participation in class and Self-study(20%), Final exam(40%), Mid-term exam(40%)

Subject matter

1. History of the studies in Phonology
a. Structuralism
b. Post-structuralism
2. Segmental phonology
a. Distinctive features
b. Features geometry
3. Suprasegmental phonology
a. Syllable
b. Prosodic word and word stress
c. Rhythm
d. Intonationl

Programs

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