Phonology

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2016:

170 hours

Phonetics

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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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.

On successful completion of this subject, students should:

• be able to 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;
• be able to 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;
• have attained advanced abilities in written and verbal argumentation in Phonology;
• have consolidated 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%]

Hurdle requirement: Students must attend a minimum of 75% of tutorials in order to pass this subject. All pieces of written work must be submitted to pass this subject.

Note: Assessment submitted late without an approved extension will be penalised at 10% per working day. In-class tasks missed without approval will not be marked.

Introductory Phonology (Hayes, Bruce) Wiley-Blackwell.

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.

Students who successfully complete this subject should have:

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