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Sociophonetics - AFO510001

Title:	Sociophonetics
Guaranteed by:	Institute of Phonetics (21-FU)
Faculty:	Faculty of Arts
Actual:	from 2023
Semester:	winter
Points:	0
E-Credits:	5
Examination process:	winter s.:
Hours per week, examination:	winter s.:1/1, Ex [HT]
Capacity:	unlimited / unlimited (26)
Min. number of students:	unlimited
4EU+:	no
Virtual mobility / capacity:	no
Key competences:
State of the course:	taught
Language:	English
Teaching methods:	full-time
Teaching methods:	full-time
Level:
Note:	course can be enrolled in outside the study plan enabled for web enrollment

Guarantor:	doc. Mgr. Radek Skarnitzl, Ph.D.
Teacher(s):	doc. Mgr. Radek Skarnitzl, Ph.D.
Class:	A - Mezioborová nabídka VP: Lingvistika Exchange - 09.3 Linguistics

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Annotation -

Last update: doc. Mgr. Radek Skarnitzl, Ph.D. (22.06.2021)

The course is dedicated to socially conditioned variability in speech, from the perspective of both speech production and perception. The phonetic realization of the sound patterns of a given language changes with a wide range of factors like the speaker’s sex/gender, socioeconomic status or ethnicity, reflecting the construction of one’s identity. The seminars are dedicated to auditory and acoustic analyses of selected speech samples.
The course is taught in English.

The course is designed primarily for students of Phonetics and English Language. Other students may enroll depending on the capacity.

Course completion requirements -

Last update: doc. Mgr. Radek Skarnitzl, Ph.D. (03.10.2023)

min. 70% attendance

active participation (auditory and acoustic analyses throughout the course, reading)

completing at least three independent analyses

Literature -

Last update: doc. Mgr. Radek Skarnitzl, Ph.D. (22.06.2021)

Foulkes, P., Scobbie, J. M. & Watt, D. (2010). Sociophonetics. In: Hardcastle et al., The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences, 2nd. ed., pp. 703-754. Blackwell.
Thomas, E. R. (2011). Sociophonetics. Palgrave Macmillan.
Tagliamonte, S. (2012). Variationist Sociolinguistics: Change, Observation, Interpretation. Routledge.

Syllabus -

Last update: Mgr. Pavel Šturm, Ph.D. (03.04.2020)

Principle thematic areas:

1. Sociolinguistics and sociophonetics

2. Language variation and change

3. Acquisition and analysis of sociolinguistic data

4. Relationship between social and speech variables

5. Perception of socially conditioned variability