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Academic year 2014-2015Value date : 12/05/2015
LROM0170-1  Phonetics and phonology

Duration :  30h Th
Number of credits :  
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus , 1st year5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : German, Dutch and English, Research Focus , 2nd year5
Master in Linguistics, Research focus, 1st year5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 1st year5
Master in Modern Languages and Literatures : General, Research Focus, 2nd year5
Lecturer :  Laurent Rasier
Language(s) of instruction :  
French language
Organisation and examination :  
Teaching in the second semester
Course contents :  
This course provides a theoretical and pratical introduction to phonetics and phonology. To this end, it examines concrete examples from Germanic and Romance languages.
Learning outcomes of the course :  
By the end of the course, the students will have gained
  • a better insight into the nature and structure of language, both in terms of language production and perception processes as well as of linguistic interfaces;
  • solid theoretical knowledge of and pratical skills in the phonetic and phonological analysis of speech;
  • a better understanding of the mecanisms underlying the acquisition of phonology in one's mother tongue and in a foreign language;
  • a better insight into linguistic diversity (variability and diversity of the phonological and prosodic features of speech).
Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :  
Basic knowledge of (general) linguistics, language typology and/or phonetics and phonology.
Very good knowledge of French.
Planned learning activities and teaching methods :  
The course will consist of lectures, seminars and practical exercices.
Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :  
See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires
Recommended or required readings :  
- Collins, B. & I.M. Mees (2009), Practical phonetics and phonology. A resource book for students, Routledge.
- Goldsmith, J.A. (2009), Phonological theory: the essential readings, Blackwell. - Hiligsmann, Ph. & L. Rasier (2007), Nederlandse uitspraakleer voor Franstaligen, Waterloo: Wolters Plantyn. - Raphaël, L.J., G.J. Borden & K.S. Harris (2011), Speech Science Primer. Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech, Philadelphia: Wolters Kluwer. - Rasier, L. (2006), Prosodie en vreemdetaalverwerving. Accentdistributie in het Nederlands en het Frans als vreemde taal, thèse de doctorat, UCLouvain.
- Rietveld, T. & V. van Heuven (2009), Algemene fonetiek, Bussum: Coutinho. - Van Oostendorp, M. et alii (eds) (2011), The Blackwell Companion to Phonology, Blackwell publishing.
- Reader of scientific articles
Assessment methods and criteria :  
Written and oral exam. An additional paper might be asked at the end of the course.
Work placement(s) :  
Organizational remarks :  
Contacts :  
Laurent Rasier Département de langues et littératures modernes laurent.rasier@ulg.ac.be

Items online :  
Online Notes
Notes are available on MyULg.



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