LIN 515 - PHONOLOGICAL ANALYSIS

College of Arts and Sciences

Credits: 3

This course is an investigation of the systematic properties of speech sounds in natural languages. It compares current theoretical approaches to the analysis of individual features and sounds as well as larger prosodic units, and identifies the dimensions of topological variation in the phonological domain. Discussion includes extensive reference to languages other than English.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: LIN 221 and LIN 300 (or consent of instructor).
Crosslisted with: ANT 515