Phonological Theory

This course introduces students to the important topics in (generative) phonological theory and to phonological data analysis. On the theoretical side, we cover the following topics:

• Basics of phonological theory
• Feature theory
• Derivations, underlying representations, rules
• Process interaction and rule ordering
• Phonological typology
• Suprasegmental phonology: syllable structure, stress, tone
• Advanced feature theory: feature geometry, unary features
• Constraints in phonology: well-formedness conditions, templates, conspiracies, the ‘duplication problem’
• Explanation in phonology

Throughout the course, there is a strong emphasis on building data analysis and problem solving skills.

See LASC10088 on DRPS.

Check out the course handbook.