HUL746
| HUL746 | |
|---|---|
| phonological Markedness | |
| Credits | 3 |
| Structure | 2-0-2 |
| Pre-requisites | HUL 234, HUL242 and HUL 350 for UG |
| Overlaps | |
HUL746 : phonological Markedness
[edit]This course explores the connection between a unit of acoustic speech signal and its environment (sounds preceding or following it). Phonological theory is thus composed on context-free and context-sensitive notions of markedness. While these are supposed to be universal, individual languages might vary significantly in prioritizing between these. The course therefore involves a major practical component where the speech units of individual languages (vowels, consonants and tones) are studied with respect to their phonological contexts.