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LIN-1012: Phonology Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject | Level of course/Year of study
Normally first or second year | Language of instruction
Norwegian | Examination semester
Spring | Objectives
Students will gain knowledge of universal and language-specific characteristics of the phonology of natural languages, as well as skills in formal argumentation and analysis of data from different languages. | Contents
Humans have the ability (rule-governed creativity) to produce an infinite number of new sentences using a limited number of words and rules. The same rule-governed creativity also characterises our knowledge of the sound structure in our native language. Using a limited number of sounds we can in principle form an infinite number of new words. We cannot combine sounds randomly, but follow certain principles; gnurp is for instance a possible word in Norwegian, whereas *bnurp is not. This course deals with these principles, and with the structure of sound systems cross-linguistically. The development of practical skills such as the systematisation, analysis and presentation of phonological data will also be central to the course.
| Recommended previous qualifications
EXF-0720 Examen facultatum for the Humanities | Form of teaching
Lectures, exercises, project work. Teaching period of 13 weeks, individual study/project work 7 weeks. A total of 52 hours of teaching.
| Coursework requirements
Oral presentation and homework assignment
| Exam and assessment
Coursework Requirements:
(1) One oral presentation (in the form of a Powerpoint presentation, etc.) halfway through the semester.
(2) Every second week: students must hand in a homework assignment (a total of six assignments during the semester).
(3) Every week: one email must be sent to the class forum for discussion. This may deal with a problem that you need help to solve, or about something interesting that you have discovered and want to share with the rest of the class.
Assessment method:
Portfolio assessment: One paper, 3-4 pages (30%) approximately halfway through the semester, and a 4-hour written exam (70%).
Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F.
| Date(s) of written examination
12.05.2006
The exam date is preliminary and may be subject to change. Definitive exam date will be announced on the notice boards at the faculties in the beginning of May for the spring semester and in the beginning of November for the autumn semester. | Contact person/lecturer
Associate Professor Patrik Bye, tel.: 77 64 56 16, email: patrik.bye@hum.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
http://uit.no/humfak/3509/ | Course overlap
LIN-1012 -H03 10 sp |
Teaching spring 2006
Lese-/skriveuker: Uke 8, 14, 15
Første forelesning: Mandag 16. januar, kl. 1215, rom A 3012 | | Forelesning | Lese-/skriveuker: Uke 8, 14, 15.
Foreleser F.aman. Patrik Anders Bye
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