Universität Wien

120112 AR Sound change and how it has been approached (2007W)

Linguistics course

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Continuous assessment of course work

Anrechenbar für das historische Linguistik-Modul (Schwerpunktbereich UniStG-Studienplan). Für UF Englisch als 223 bzw. freies Wahlfach anrechenbar .

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Friday 12.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Friday 19.10. 11:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Friday 09.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Friday 16.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Friday 23.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Friday 30.11. 11:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Friday 07.12. 11:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Friday 14.12. 11:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Friday 11.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Friday 18.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07
  • Friday 25.01. 11:00 - 13:00 Besprechungsraum Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O2-07

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course offers an introduction to theories of sound change, beginning with an overview of the history of the field and of the past disputes over its fundamental principles (such as the Neogrammarian assumption of regularity). Further discussion will cover such topics as the classification of sound changes, their naturalness, questions of directionality and reversibility, and the interaction of phonetic change with the phonological and morphological systems of a language. The final part of the course will be devoted to studies of sound change in progress (in real or apparent time) and the mechanisms of its initiation and propagation in speech communities. Throughout the course, the focus will be on English and its varieties. Students will be invited to prepare individual oral presentation on selected topics.

Assessment and permitted materials

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

interactive

Reading list

Association in the course directory

225, 226, 228, 236, 238, 223, 722, K517, K 531, K532

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