Universität Wien

122227 SE Linguistics Seminar / MA historical & descriptive linguistics (2016S)

Understanding (our) accents - phonetic description and phonological analysis

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

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 20 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

During the week from April 11-14, Jarek Weckwerth from Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan, will offer a six hour workshop on Praat, a package of speeach analysis software. Attendance is highly recommended. The first two hours will take place on monday April 11, 16-18. The rest is still to be determined. Students who want to attend the seminar, should make sure that they will be able to attend Dr. Weckwerth's workshop, even at the cost of possible other obligations.

Also note, please, that all presentations will have to be presented during a mini conference to be held on Friday 3rd, and Saturday 4th of June and that attendance at that conference is mandatory.

  • Monday 07.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 14.03. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 04.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 11.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Thursday 14.04. 17:00 - 21:00 Raum 1 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-05
  • Monday 18.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 25.04. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 02.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 09.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 23.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 30.05. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 06.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 13.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 20.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
  • Monday 27.06. 14:00 - 16:00 Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this course we will investigate our own accents of English. We will record one another, transcribe and analyse one another's speech phonetically and phonologically. Thereby, we will learn how to investigate and describe the phonetic properties of speech systematically. We will also try to explain the sounds and sound patterns that we discover in phonological terms, that is to say we shall not only describe how we pronounce our various Englishes, but also try to understand the patterns that we discover.

The first part of the course will offer an introduction to narrow phonetic transcription, to systematic methods of phonetic data collection, and to the basics of Natural Phonology. Then students will do their own empirical and analytical work, and will report on their work in progress during a mini conference to be held on Friday 3rd, and Saturday 4th of June (attendance is mandatory). At the end of the semester, students will submit written research papers.

Assessment and permitted materials

Assessment will be based on classroom participation (10%), the collection and analysis of phonetic data (15%), an oral presentation of work in progress (20%), a topic related bibliography of relevant literature (10%), as well as a written research paper (45%).

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Regular attendance, oral presentation, submission of collected and analysed data, submission of research paper. - All submitted work must (a) conform to the rules of good academic practice, (b) make responsible use of evidence, (c) be sound in terms of methods and argument, and (d) be presented or written in good academic English.
The pass rate is > 60%.

Examination topics

Phonetic description, phonological analysis

Reading list

To be announced

Association in the course directory

Studium: MA812; MA 812 [2]; UF 344
Code/Modul: MA 04; UF 222
Lehrinhalt: 12-0401

Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:33