Language variation and change in English accents - AAA500143

• Anglický název: Language variation and change in English accents
• Zajišťuje: Ústav lingvistiky (21-UL)
• Fakulta: Filozofická fakulta
• Platnost: od 2025
• Semestr: zimní
• Body: 0
• E-Kredity: 5
• Způsob provedení zkoušky: zimní s.:
• Rozsah, examinace: zimní s.:0/2, Z [HT]
• Počet míst: neurčen / neurčen (neurčen)
• Minimální obsazenost: neomezen
• 4EU+: ne
• Virtuální mobilita / počet míst pro virtuální mobilitu: ne
• Stav předmětu: nevyučován
• Jazyk výuky: angličtina
• Způsob výuky: prezenční
• Další informace: https://dl1.cuni.cz/course/view.php?id=656
• Garant: doc. Mgr. Michaela Hejná, Ph.D.

Anotace

The module will start with a general introduction to the fields of language variation and change, and phonetics and phonology. In the lectures, we will address theoretical aspects of the field, which will be combined with discussions of the most vigorous changes affecting today’s English accents. In the seminars, we will explore some of the phonetic/phonological variation of the sounds in question and learn how to analyse them.

After taking this module, the student will be able to carry out basic phonetic analyses and have a good overview of those aspects which are the most relevant for the study of English varieties.

Poslední úprava: Brůhová Gabriela, PhDr., Ph.D. (16.06.2016)

Podmínky zakončení předmětu

In order to obtain the credit for this module, the student has to attend the class regularly and pass the final analysis, which will happen in-class on the last day. This analysis will be based on the seminar exercises.

Poslední úprava: Brůhová Gabriela, PhDr., Ph.D. (16.06.2016)

Literatura

Brief papers will be provided in advance as an additional activity. There will be one for each topic.

Poslední úprava: Brůhová Gabriela, PhDr., Ph.D. (16.06.2016)

Sylabus

The seminar will take place in January 2017. The exact dates and times are to be specified.

Each unit (e.g. lecture/seminar) will last 45 minutes. There will be 4 units every day for the period of 5 days.

 

Day 1:   Lecture1:       Language variation and change (LVC) - introduction

            Seminar:        Introduction to Praat

 

            Lecture2:       Methodology used in LVC

            Lecture3:       Vocalic changes

 

Day 2:   Seminar1:      Analysing vowels - introduction

            Seminar2:      Front vowel shift     

 

            Lecture1:       Actuation problem

            Lecture2:       Embedding problem

 

Day 3:    Lecture1:       Consonantal changes in obstruents

             Seminar1:      Pre-aspiration, glottalisation, and glottalling

 

             Seminar2:      Post-aspiration and affrication

             Seminar3:      dh-stopping

 

Day 4:    Lecture1:       Transmission problem: Critical Period Hypothesis

             Lecture 2:      LVC beyond segments

 

             Seminar 1:     Creaky voice

             Seminar 2:     Creaky voice II

 

Day 5:    Seminar 1:     in-class analysis

             Seminar 2:     in-class analysis

 

             Lecture1:       Propagation models

             Lecture 2:      Social, cognitive, or biological?

Poslední úprava: Brůhová Gabriela, PhDr., Ph.D. (16.06.2016)