Phonology

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2015:

Total of 170 hours.

LING20005 Phonetics

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For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Students Experiencing Academic Disadvantage Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Description, Subject Objectives, Generic Skills and Assessment Requirements of this entry.The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the disability support scheme can be found at the Disability Liaison Unit website: http://www.services.unimelb.edu.au/disability/

This subject is an introduction to descriptive and theoretical approaches to the analysis of sound systems across languages. and different approaches to phonology, training in formal phonological analysis, and the development of phonological theory until the present.

Students who complete this subject will:

• Confidently deploy discipline specific research and analysis in Phonology using primary and secondary sources and empirical data with a strong sense of research ethics and intellectual integrity
• Draw on and critically evaluate theoretical approaches to Phonology
• Position themselves within theoretical debates in Phonology
• Proficiently employ learning and research technologies as well as field-specific technologies
• Attain advanced abilities in written and verbal argumentation in Phonology
• Consolidate their understanding of social and cultural diversity in the university and wider community

• Problem set assignment 1 due throughout the semester [25%]
• Problem set assignment 2 due throughout the semester [25%]
• Exam during the examination period [50%]

This subject has the following hurdle requirements:

• Regular participation in tutorials is required with a minimum of 75% attendance.
• All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per day and in-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

• Introductory Phonology (Hayes, Bruce) Wiley-Blackwell.

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This subject potentially can be taken as a breadth subject component for the following courses:

• Bachelor of Biomedicine
• Bachelor of Commerce
• Bachelor of Environments
• Bachelor of Music
• Bachelor of Science
• Bachelor of Engineering

You should visit learn more about breadth subjects and read the breadth requirements for your degree, and should discuss your choice with your student adviser, before deciding on your subjects.

• develop skills in critical thinking and analysis.
• develop skill in communicating knowledge intelligibly and economically.
• develop skill in observation and attention to detail.
• develop skills in thinking in theoretical terms.