Ling 523 | Schedule

This schedule may be subject to adjustment as needed.

Monday

Wednesday

[outline] Jan 7
Phonology in mental grammar
Abstraction in phonology

[outline] Jan 12
Phonological analysis basics:
Contrast, distribution, productivity

[outline] Jan 14
Predictable vs. contrastive distribution
"Basic" allophones and URs

Jan 19
HOLIDAY

[outline] Jan 21
Review and discussion:
Phonetics, distribution, URs

Jan 26
Weather cancellation

Jan 28
Phonetics & distribution quiz

Feb 2
Weather cancellation

[outline] Feb 4
Morpheme alternations and URs

Feb 9
WELL-BEING DAY

[outline] Feb 11
Model-building in linguistics
Feature theory and phonological classes

[outline] Feb 16
Intro to syllable structure
Syllable structure and argumentation

[outline] Feb 18
Syllable weight
~~Sonority and~~ syllable structure

Feb 23
Analysis assignment (1):
Presentations

[outline] Feb 25
Syllable-structure assignment
Motivating constraint-based phonology

[outline] Mar 2
Intro to Optimality Theory
Fundamentals of the formalism

[outline] Mar 4
Making valid ranking arguments
Finding "useful losers"

[outline] Mar 9
Practice with phonological analysis
From data set to ranking arguments

[outline] Mar 11
Richness of the Base and input forms
Allophonic alternations in OT

Mar 16
SPRING BREAK

Mar 18
SPRING BREAK

[outline] Mar 23
Allophonic alternations in OT
Factorial typology & segt distribution

[outline] Mar 25
Faithfulness: Correspondence Theory
Formalizing markedness constraints

[info] Mar 30
Squib information & topic exploration

[outline] Apr 1
Analysis assignment (2) due
Too-many-solutions: A problem?

[outline] Apr 6
Discussion & review for exam

Apr 8
Phonological concepts exam

[outline] Apr 13
Variation, acquisition: Stochastic OT, GLA
Squib progress check-in

[outline] Apr 15
Weighted constraints, variation:
MaxEnt OT (part 1)

[Excel file] Apr 20
MaxEnt OT (part 2)
Analysis w/ Excel "Solver"

Apr 22
Cumulative interaction: HG, OT-LCC
Morphosyntax/phonology interface

Apr 27
Squib workshop - Peer feedback

** Final exam period (squib presentations): Th Apr 30, 4-7pm **

Schedule of topics