Harvard Linguistics 115a Syllabus

Linguistics 115 PHONETICS/PHONOLOGY Fall 2006 http://www.fas.harvard.edu/~ling115 Professor: Andrew Nevins, 5-8107; [email protected] Boylston 317; Office hrs Wed 2-4 Teaching Fellows: Patrick Liu ([email protected]); Office hrs Thu 3-5 Dr. Ressy Ai ([email protected]); Office hrs Mon 2-4 TF Office hrs: Boylston 3rd floor lounge Lecture Times: Mon, Wed 11:06-11:59pm Boylston 303 Sections: Fridays, to be arranged Description: Analysis of phonetic and phonological phenomena from a wide variety of languages. Topics include distinctive feature theory, underlying and surface representations, the abstractness of phonological representations, rules and their ordering, language acquisition and change. Training in phonetic transcription, spectrogram (“voiceprint”) reading, and hypothesis-testing in phonological analysis. Textbooks: Introducing Phonetic Science (Ashby & Maidment) Introducing Phonology (David Odden). Both are Cambridge Univ. Press. & available at the COOP Participation: 5% - Section Attendance & Contribution Quiz One: 15 % - Nov 1: Phonetics Quiz Two: 15% - Dec 11 : Phonology Homeworks/Labs: 50% -10 homeworks (9% each for Week 3 & 5 Labs; 4% each for remaining 8) Final Project: 15% - Can be either: Phonetic research on an unfamiliar language - Research paper on a phonological process, or acquisition/change - We will give you lists of topics and suggestions all semester long - Due Jan 10th at noon. Outline due Nov 23rd.

Schedule Week One: Week Two:

Sep 18 & Sep 20 Sep 25 & Sep 27

Week Three:

Oct 2 & Oct 4

Week Four:

Oct 9 & Oct 11

Week Five:

Oct 16 & Oct 18

Week Six:

Oct 23 & Oct 25

Week Seven: Week Eight: Week Nine: Week Ten: Week Eleven: Week Twelve: Week Thirteen:

Oct 30 & Nov 1 Nov 6 & Nov 8 Nov 13 & Nov 15 Nov 20 Nov 27 & Nov 29 Dec 4 & Dec 6 Dec 11 & Dec 13

Odden Ch1; Ashby Ch1 Ashby Ch 2 & 6 Transcription Lab Ashby Ch 3 Categorical Percept Lab Ashby Ch 4 Major Class Lab Ashby Ch 5 Measure Formants Lab Ashby Ch 8 & 11 Spectrogram Read Lab Phonetics Quiz Odden Ch 3 Odden Ch 4 Odden Ch 5 Odden Ch 6 Odden Ch 7 Phono Quiz; Farewell