Laboratory Phonology

Summer 2024, Möbius & Trouvain (V + Ü, 4 SWS, 6 CP, LSF #148371)

Advanced Lecture course
M.Sc. Language Science and Technology
M.Sc. Language and Communication Technologies
Standard time slot: 2nd semester.

Lecture (V): Wed 16.00-17.30, C7.2/5.09
Exercise (Ü): Mon 10:15-11:45, C7.2/5.09

Updated: Apr 25, 2024


Entrance requirements

Formally speaking, none, but some background in phonetics / speech science will be advantageous.>

Content

Laboratory Phonology is a term used for the scientific study of the units of spoken language, their organization, their grammatical function, and their role in speech production and perception. It represents the general shift towards experimental and quantitative approaches to the study of language across the discipline of linguistics and has emerged as a dominant approach to the study of sound systems since the 1990s. Course participants will develop a perspective on how research in laboratory phonology has shaped our understanding of phonological theory and of the relationship of phonological theory to empirical phonetic data.

Assessment / Exams

Portfolio: experimental work, project reports (paper + poster) (graded).
Registration for exam by (t.b.a.).

Contact:
  Prof. Dr. Bernd Möbius, Email
  C7.2/4.10
  Dr. Jürgen Trouvain, Email
  C7.2/4.06

Schedule

Date Topic Slides Assignments
Wed 24.04. Introduction, Course organization  
Mon 29.04.
Mon 06.05.
Wed 22.05.
Mon 27.05.
Wed 29.05.
Mon 03.06.
Wed 05.06.
Mon 17.06.
Mon 24.06.
Mon 08.07.
Wed 17.07.
Mon 22.07.
Wed 24.07.

Literature

The Oxford Handbook of Language Prosody
Kingston & Beckman: Between the Grammar and Physics of Speech
Harrington, Pouplier & Reinisch: Introducing abstraction, diversity, and speech dynamics

Resources


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