The following abbreviations are used in the syllabus:
- L = Ladefoged textbook
- Unlabeled page numbers refer to the Roca and Johnson textbook, and homework from there is in the “Further practice” sections at the end of each chapter.
- Readings referred to by name are in the reading packet.
- G = Gussenhoven and Jacobs book
- W = Roca & Johnson workbook
| Week | Day | Topic | Reading | Homework |
| 1 | 01 | Introduction | Skim & review, L Ch. 1 A,B,C (p. 24) Review the IPA symbols |
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| 02 | Obstruents & articulation | Ch.1 | 29,30, L Ch. 1 D,E (p. 27) | |
| 2 | 03 | Assimilation | Ch. 2 | 57, L Ch. 2 A-D (p. 48) |
| 04 | Rules & derivations | W 2.1, 2.2, 2.3 | ||
| 3 | 05 | Sonorants | Ch. 3 | |
| 06 | Sound waves & spectrograms |
Labs 1 & 2
L Ch. 8 (pp. 181-190) |
L Ch. 6 C,D (p. 153) | |
| 4 | 07 | Acoustics of vowels | Labs 3 & 4 | Lab 4 report |
| 08 | Natural classes | Ch. 4 | 112-113 | |
| 5 | 09 | Vowels | Ch. 5, Veatch | 141.1,3, G 82.1,2 |
| 10 |
Acoustics of consonants | Labs 5 & 6
L Ch. 8 (pp. 191-205) |
Lab 7 & 8; |
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| 6 | 11 |
Vowel processes | Ch. 6.1-4, -7 | L Ch. 8 A,B (p. 208) |
| 12 |
Applications of phonetics | Labov (?? presents–focus on the “Prinzivalli Case” section), Cohen (?? presents) |
Reading questions | |
| 7 | 13 |
NO CLASS
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| 14 | Feature geometry | Ch. 17.8-10 | G 70.1,.2, 71.1, 180 (due) | |
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15 | EXAM 1: Phonetics
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| 16 | The Timing Tier
Phonetics & acquisition |
Ch. 8.1-4, -9
optional read: Foulkes, Docherty & Watt. 2005. Phonological variation in child-directed speech. Language 81.1:177-206. |
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| 9 | 17 | The Syllable | p. 233, Ch. 9 | 259 (but not 260) |
| 18 | Syllable complexity | Ch. 10.1-7
(presents) |
292 (just French) | |
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19 | Stress | Ch. 11 | Abstract due 11/2
318,319 (poetry Q optional) L Ch. 5 A,D,F (p. 128-30) |
| 20 | Metrical theory
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Napoli pp. 100-117 (PDF in Blackboard) | L Ch. 10 D (p. 254) | |
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21 | Ch. 12 | 346-347 (due 11/14) | |
| NO CLASS – work on your paper with a partner | ||||
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23 | Syllable weight
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Ch. 13.1-5 | 379-381
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| 24 | Ch. 13.6-9
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G 163 (all), G 226 (just Italian)
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25 | Tone and intonation | Ch. 14.1-4 | G 147.WG Draft due 11/21 |
| 26 | NO CLASS (Thangksgiving) | |||
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27 | Tone, continued | Ch. 14.9-12
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406 (just Margi) , G 146.Men, 164.K |
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Optimality Theory | Ch. 19.1-5 | G 49.M, 53, 237 | |
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29 | Ch. 19.6-9
McCarthy’s /r/ in OT (paper posted in Blackboard) |
G 49.k, 238 | |
| 30 | Summary and review via presentations | |||
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EXAM 2: Phonology | |||
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Paper due by 9:00 a.m. | ||