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LING20020

Academic Year 2024/2025

Phonology 2 (LING20020)

Subject:
Linguistics
College:
Arts & Humanities
School:
Languages, Cultures & Linguis
Level:
2 (Intermediate)
Credits:
5
Module Coordinator:
Dr Grace Cao
Trimester:
Spring
Mode of Delivery:
On Campus
Internship Module:
No
How will I be graded?
Letter grades

Curricular information is subject to change.

This module examines the sound patterns in words and phrases. It is concerned with, for example, the distribution of sounds in individual languages, the sound combinations allowed and the 'repair' strategies adopted to deal with disallowed sound combinations, and the acoustic realisation of segmental and suprasegmental features. It also connects phonetics and phonology knowledge and real-world implications such as language teaching and forensic linguistics. Students are introduced to the acoustic analysis of speech and complete a project examining an aspect of their own speech. This module forms part of the BA programme for Linguistics.

About this Module

Learning Outcomes:

After completing this module students should be able to:
- perform an acoustic analysis of recorded speech
- classify natural classes of sounds
- identify and describe the patterning of these classes in languages
- understand how research in phonetics and phonology is conducted
- use theories of second language speech acquisition to predict L2 learning difficulties
- apply knowledge of phonetics and phonology to language teaching and forensic cases

Indicative Module Content:

Acoustic Phonetics: Introduction to acoustic phonetics and speech analysis
Phonological Analysis: Patterns, Alternations, Data Analysis
Second Language Speech Acquisition: L2 speech perception and production
Forensic Phonetics: transcription, earwitness, voice comparison
Phonetics and Phonology in Language Teaching: Pronunciation Teaching


Student Effort Hours:
Student Effort Type Hours
Specified Learning Activities

20
Autonomous Student Learning

50
Lectures

24
Tutorial

6
Total

100

Approaches to Teaching and Learning:
Large group lectures, small group tutorials;
Enquiry & problem-based learning; Reflective learning

Requirements, Exclusions and Recommendations

Not applicable to this module.


Module Requisites and Incompatibles
Not applicable to this module.
 

Assessment Strategy
Description Timing Component Scale Must Pass Component % of Final Grade In Module Component Repeat Offered
Assignment(Including Essay): Short-answer Questions Essay Week 14 Graded No
30
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Report 1: Use Praat to plot vowel formants Week 6 Graded No
30
 No
Assignment(Including Essay): Report 2: speech data analysis Week 15 Graded No
40
 No

Carry forward of passed components
Yes
 

Resit In Terminal Exam
Summer No
Please see Student Jargon Buster for more information about remediation types and timing. 

Feedback Strategy/Strategies

• Feedback individually to students, post-assessment
• Group/class feedback, post-assessment
• Online automated feedback

How will my Feedback be Delivered?

Not yet recorded.

Name Role
Dr Grace Cao Lecturer / Co-Lecturer
Franziska Wischerhoff Tutor

Timetabling information is displayed only for guidance purposes, relates to the current Academic Year only and is subject to change.
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Thurs 11:00 - 11:50
Spring Lecture Offering 1 Week(s) - 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 Tues 12:00 - 12:50
Spring Tutorial Offering 1 Week(s) - 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 Tues 11:00 - 11:50
Spring Tutorial Offering 2 Week(s) - 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 Tues 13:00 - 13:50
Spring Tutorial Offering 3 Week(s) - 22, 24, 26, 30, 32 Tues 14:00 - 14:50
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