Type of course

This course is mandatory in the MA programme in Theoretical Linguistics. This course may be taken as a single course by students who qualify for admission to the MA programme in Theoretical Linguistics.

We recommend that you have taken HIF-3022 Phonology I in the fall term before you take this course.

Admission requirements

Bachelor's Degree (180 ECTS), or equivalent qualification, in a language or linguistics, or a degree combining linguistics and literature (minimum 80 ECTS in linguistics/language/literature, of which minimum 60 ECTS must be in linguistics and/or language). Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent issued in Europe, Canada, USA, Australia and New Zealand: An average grade C as a minimum requirement. Applicants who hold a bachelor's degree or equivalent issued in countries other than the above mentioned region/countries: An average grade B as a minimum requirement.

It is recommended that you have taken HIF-3022 Phonology I in the fall term before you take this course.

Application code 9371 Enkeltemner på masternivå (Nordic applicants).

Course content

The course is based on HIF-3022 Phonology I and deals with the relationship between phonology and other cognitive domains. More specifically, the following issues will be addressed:

• The relationship between phonology and morphology/syntax
• The relationship between phonology and first language acquisition
• The relationship between phonology and phonetics
• The relationship between phonology and lexicon

A central issue will be whether the phonological patterns visible across languages are caused by the interaction between universal grammar and other cognitive areas.

Recommended prerequisites

Objectives of the course

The students have the following learning outcomes:

Knowledge

The student has:

• knowledge of theoretical approaches and problems regarding the interfaces of phonology with other modules of grammar
• knowledge of the development of phonological systems in language learning and the major theoretical problems and explanations in this area

Skills

The student is able to/can:

• critically discuss theoretical proposals on the interaction of phonology and other modules of grammar and on problems in the acquisition of phonology
• connect methods and insights from more than one subfield of linguistics in the independently analysis of data
• advanced skills in the communication of scientific, in particular phonological, problems and their solution(s)

Language of instruction and examination

Teaching methods

Lectures, exercises, seminars, project work.

Quality assurance: All courses undergo a halfway evaluation once in a 2-year period at the master's level. The Programme Board determines which programme options will be evaluated per year, and which courses will be evaluated by the students and the teacher per year.

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