M.Sc. Language Science and Technology, B.Sc. Computerlinguistik
3 SWS, 8 CP (M.Sc.) / 12 CP (B.Sc.), LSF/HIS #144555
Wed 16.00-17.30, C7.2/5.09
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Updated Feb 2, 2024
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Sound change refers to diachronic changes occurring in the sound system of a language. In this course, the term is meant to also cover changes in the pronunciation of individual speakers over their lifetime, which do not affect the sound system of the language. Phonetic studies of sound change are concerned with the general phonetic principles underlying variation in production and perception and with patterns of phonological instability that facilitate sound change.
This software project is intended for students to develop research and project skills. Software projects also intend students to learn to work in a team. The emphasis of the course will be on learning, exploration, and detailed project documentation. The course will begin with a literature review, based on which the participants - in groups of three - will define topics for computational modeling of (aspects, assumptions, mechanisms) of sound change. Creativity is encouraged! During ongoing project work, meetings with the lecturer will be arranged according to current needs and progress. At the end of the semester, the projects will present their work in a poster and demo session. Project teams will also document their work in the form of a written project report.
Contact:
Prof. Dr. Bernd Möbius
Email
C7.2/4.10
| Session | Topic/Paper | Presented by | Slides etc. |
| 25.10. | Introduction, Organization Paper assignments |
Lecturer | |
| 15.11. | Discussion of Beddor (2023) and other papers | all | questions re Beddor:2023 |
| 22.11. | Definition of projects | project teams | |
| 29.11. | Definition of projects (cont.) | project teams | |
| ... | Project work | project teams | |
| 20.12. | Update on projects | all | |
| ... | Project work | project teams | |
| 17.01. | Update on projects | all | |
| ... | Project work | project teams | |
| 31.01. | Update on projects | all | |
| ... | Project work | project teams | |
| 11.04. 14:15-15:45 |
Presentation of projects room C7.2/5.09 |
project teams |
Patrice Speeter Beddor (2023): Advancements of phonetics in the 21st century: Theoretical and empirical issues in the phonetics of sound change. Journal of Phonetics 97, 1-17. - [PDF]
Jonathan Harrington (2006): An acoustic analysis of `happy-tensing' in the Queen's Christmas broadcasts. Journal of Phonetics 34, 439-457. - [PDF]
Jonathan Harrington, Michele Gubian, Mary Stevens, Florian Schiel (2019). Phonetic change in an Antarctic winter}. Journal of the Acoustical Society of America 146 (5), 3327-3332. - [PDF]
Frederik Hartmann, Fabian Tomaschek (2019): Lexical and sublexical effects on the maintenance of contrasts in the lexicon and the paradigm - the case of sound change from MHG to NHG. PsyArXiv Preprints. - [PDF]
Andrew Wedel (2015): Simulation as an Investigative Tool in Historical Phonology. The Oxford Handbook of Historical Phonology, 149-163. - [PDF]