Universität Wien

160179 PS Introductory Seminar in Phonology (2025W)

6.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle
Tu 09.12. 15:00-16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG

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. 40 participants
Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 07.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 14.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 21.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 28.10. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 04.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 11.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 18.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 25.11. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 02.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 16.12. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 13.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 20.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG
  • Tuesday 27.01. 15:00 - 16:30 Seminarraum 5, Währinger Straße 29 1.UG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

This course will deal with acoustic phonetics and analysis. It is organised as a so-called "Studierendenseminar" together with Timofey Mets and will be held in English (with possibly a few exceptions).

We will start with a general introduction/revision of basic concepts of acoustic phonetics (waves, filters, formants etc.). We will then apply this knowledge and look in detail at how speech sounds can be described and analysed, and how phonetic data can be visualised. In doing so, we will familiarise ourselves with the two most popular software packages for linguistic-phonetic analysis, Praat and R.

The course will be very much "hands on". Students will be actively working with data sets and conduct analyses. Ideally we will also have two guest presenters, though this is yet to be confirmed.

After completing this course the students are expected to understand the basics of digital signal processing, vowel and consonant production and perception, use Praat, extract phonetic data with Praat scripts, visualize and manipulate it using R.

Assessment and permitted materials

The following aspects will determine the final mark:

(a) active participation in class (10%)
(b) (group) presentations of a certain theoretical concepts together with an obligatory handout. (Group size will depend on participant numbers.) (20%)
(c) Three short homeworks in the form of an analysis of 3 smaller data sets and discussion in class. (3 x 15%)
(d) Final paper as an elaboration of one of the homeworks as given under (c). (25%)

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

No prior knowledge of phonetics, acoustic analysis, or the software used in this course is required beyond the material covered in the StEOP-VO "Phonetik und Phonologie".

Students will be assessed continuously ("prüfungsimmanenter Kurs"). Attendance is mandatory, max. 2 absences (except for medical reasons or the like).

Examination topics

Discussion in class, in-class presentations, three short homeworks, final paper.

Reading list

We will draw extensively on Keith Johnson's "Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics". Further literature for this course will be found on Moodle.

Association in the course directory

BA-M12
MA1-APM4B-3 (PS Phonologie)
MA4-WM1.2-1 (PS Phonologie)
MA4-WM1.3-2 (PS Phonologie)
MA4-WM1.5-1 (PS Phonologie)

Last modified: Tu 23.09.2025 17:26