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