Bachelor in Phonology
This programme offers a specialised Master's degree in phonology. It combines the advantages of a traditional taught programme with a strong research preparation component. As in a traditional specialised Master's degree programme, you will attend a variety of high level classes exposing you to current internationally recognised research in linguistics undertaken by members of staff. |
INTRODUCTION TO PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY At the end of this module: You will be familiar with the basic symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet, including all those symbols needed to describe English You will know the terminology appropriate to the description of consonants and vowels, including the parameters of description on the IPA chart You will understand something of the relationship between the sounds of speech and the abstract linguistic system that underlies them, as well as the relationship of phonetics and phonology to the wider linguistic system You will understand the basic structure of sound systems across languages, and the ways in which this is established analytically You will know some of the types of unit that are commonly used in phonology, such as phonemes and features You will be familiar with some common phonological phenomena and formal accounts of them, including a range of notational devices such as rules and hierarchical representation Behavioural outcomes At the end of this module: You will be able to recognise many of the sounds of the IPA chart and the parameters along which sounds can vary, and describe them using appropriate terminology and symbolisation You will be able to establish phonological categories on the basis of contrast You will be able to produce simple phonetic descriptions and broad phonetic transcriptions of short stretches of speech You will be able to provide appropriate structural descriptions of syllables using appropriate phonological notation You will be able to compare competing analyses of simple phenomena and evaluate their relative succes |
INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLINGUISTICS This module covers the basics of sociolinguistics, the subdiscipline of linguistics which deals with linguistic variability and the social use of language, as well as the relationship between these and language change. The aims of this module are:
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INTODUCTION TO SYNTAX This module familiarises students with two basic skills:
Modern syntactic theories, as a branch of science, aim to account for as many facts as possible using the smallest number of hypotheses. Students will learn how this is done. Knowledge outcomes You will understand:
Behavioural outcomes You will be able to:
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INTRODUCTION TO SEMANTICS The module aims to equip students with the basic conceptual and formal tools of semantics and to a lesser extent of pragmatics. Students will learn how to formulate limited hypotheses and test them using basic semantic tests. Expected outcomes are listed below. Knowledge outcomes At the end of this module you will understand:
Behavioural outcomes You will be able to:
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FRENCH GRAMMAR Through completion of the course students should be able to demonstrate: An increased understanding of the structures of the French language The ability to analyse grammatical aspects, understand and produce them in context
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ENGLISH GRAMMAR In this module you will learn the basic vocabulary and concepts needed to talk about English grammar. We will start with the smallest meaningful units, morphemes, and investigate how these combine to make words. From here we will explore how words can be formed into larger units called phrases, and then how phrases combine into clauses. At the end of the module, you should be able to: use the meta-language of grammar to talk about English demonstrate an understanding of the way in which words and sentences are constructed break sentences down into their constituent parts analyse naturally occurring English texts (speech and writing)
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FRENCH LANGUAGE AND SOCIETY This module is intended to develop your language proficiency; to consolidate and expand your written and oral skills in order to achieve accurate and idiomatic expression and sound comprehension of oral/aural material. This module will also lay the groundwork for the more advanced study of French at Levels I and H. Satisfactory completion of the course should enable you to:
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