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
Feb 11
Model-building in linguistics
Feature theory and phonological classes
Feb 16
Intro to syllable structure
Syllable structure and argumentation
Feb 18
Syllable weight
Sonority and syllable structure
Feb 23
Analysis assignment (1):
Presentations
Feb 25
Syllable-structure assignment
Motivating constraint-based phonology
Mar 2
Intro to Optimality Theory
Fundamentals of the formalism
Mar 4
Making valid ranking arguments
Finding "useful losers"
Mar 9
Practice with phonological analysis
From data set to ranking arguments
Mar 11
Richness of the Base and input forms
Allophonic alternations in OT
Mar 16
SPRING BREAK
Mar 18
SPRING BREAK
Mar 23
Allophonic alternations in OT
Factorial typology & segt distribution
Mar 25
Faithfulness: Correspondence Theory
Mar 30
Analysis assignment (2) due
Squib information & topic exploration
Apr 1
Formalizing markedness constraints
Apr 6
Discussion & review for exam
Apr 8
Phonological concepts exam
Apr 13
Cumulative constraint interaction
Intro to Harmonic Grammar
Apr 15
Phonological acquisition and variation
Intro to the GLA
Apr 20
Current topics in phonological theory
Apr 22
Current topics in phonological theory
Apr 27
Squib workshop - Peer feedback

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