Use it to keep track of what we've done and where we're going.
Preparing for the first day of class
- Background and interests survey
- Link to the survey (Google Forms) from this Canvas Announcement
- Reading: Zsiga (2013), Ch 10, sec 10.1 (pp 199-203), "The necessity of abstraction"
[Course Reserves via Canvas]
- Preparation for discussion on the first day of class
- Read before the first class if possible, or by M Jan 12
[01] W Jan 7
- Covered today: Introduction to the course; Phonology in mental grammar
[outline]
- Handout - Course information and policies
- Handout - Course objectives
- To read for M Jan 12:
see Canvas Course Reserves
- For phonetics review (optional): Hayes (2009), Ch 1
- On fundamental phonology concepts: Zsiga (2013), Ch 10
- sec 10.1: Review and background for today's class discussion
- sec 10.2-
10.4: Our focus for next time - Reading guide
- Spot-check: (as 01.12): Please fill out the background & interests survey if you haven't already | due M Jan 12, 2pm
- Review: Phonetics review guides (we'll check in on these next class)
- Know the following concepts, terms, and symbols for the phonetics/distribution quiz
- Handout - Consonants
- Handout - Vowels — this will be our reference vowel chart for this course
- Optional phonetics review links for additional review and practice
- FYI - more
IPA charts
- Why don't we treat [a] as a front vowel? See Sidney Wood's blog post "Is cardinal 4 front or central?"
- Know the following concepts, terms, and symbols for the phonetics/distribution quiz
[02] M Jan 12
- Covered today:
[outline]
- Phonetics check-in
- Review handouts (see M Jan 7)
- Phonological analysis basics: Contrast, distribution, productivity
- Zsiga (2013), ch 10 (sec 2) (Course Reserves)
- Reading guide
- Exercise (9) (Russian)
- Data set - Tohono O'odham
- Phonetics check-in
- To read for W Jan 14:
see Canvas Course Reserves
- On fundamental phonology concepts: Zsiga (2013), Ch 10
- sec 10.3-10.4: Our focus for next time
- Reading guide
- On fundamental phonology concepts: Zsiga (2013), Ch 10
- Discussion exercise for W Jan 14:
Exercise (10) (Farsi) from Zsiga (2013: Ch 10)
- Goes with spot-check 01.14 in Canvas Assignments, due W Jan 14, 2pm
[03] W Jan 14
- Covered today: Distribution; "basic" allophones and URs
[outline]
- Zsiga (2013), ch 10 (sec 3-4) (Course Reserves)
- Reading guide
- Exercise (10) (Farsi)
- Discussion exercise for W Jan 21:
Turkish minimal pairs — Vowels
- Goes with spot-check 01.21 in Canvas Assignments, due W Jan 21, 2pm
- Note that this data set is large, but you do not necessarily need to analyze all of it to answer the question posed at the beginning — part of the goal is to consider how to use the data set efficiently
- Upcoming: Phonetics and distribution quiz on M Jan 26
- Review phonetics handouts: consonants | vowels
- Review predictable/contrastive distribution, stating environments
- Bring any questions to class next time
M Jan 19
- Holiday — no class
[04] W Jan 21
- Covered today: Morphological analysis; morpheme alternation
[outline]
- Turkish minimal pairs — Vowels
- Phonetics of Turkish vowels, via University of Munich and the Handbook of the IPA
- Data set - Spanish nouns
- Data set - Turkish suffixes
- Prepare: Phonetics and distribution quiz on
M Jan 26W Jan 28- Review phonetics handouts: consonants | vowels
- Review predictable/contrastive distribution, stating environments
- To read for
W Jan 28M Feb 2: see Canvas Course Reserves- On alternating morphemes and URs: Odden (2005), Ch 4 excerpts
- sec 4.1-4.3 and sec 4.6 (up to p. 88/Palauan)
- Reading guide (coming soon)
- On alternating morphemes and URs: Odden (2005), Ch 4 excerpts
- To prepare for
W Jan 28M Feb 2: Propose URs for the alternating morphemes- Data set - Turkish suffixes
- Data set - Javanese
- Goes with spot-check 02.02 in Canvas Assignments, due M Feb 2, 2pm (available soon)
M Jan 26
- Weather cancellation — no class
- Quiz postponed to W Jan 28
[05] W Jan 28
- Covered today: Phonetics and distribution quiz
- To read for
M Feb 2W Feb 4: see Canvas Course Reserves- On alternating morphemes and URs: Odden (2005), Ch 4 excerpts
- sec 4.1-4.3 and sec 4.6 (up to p. 88/Palauan)
- Reading guide
- On alternating morphemes and URs: Odden (2005), Ch 4 excerpts
- To prepare for
M Feb 2W Feb 4: Propose URs for the alternating morphemes- Data set - Turkish suffixes
- Data set - Javanese
- Goes with spot-check 02.02 in Canvas Assignments, due W Feb 4, 2pm
M Feb 2
- Weather cancellation — no class
[06] W Feb 4
- Covered today: Morpheme alternations and URs
[outline]
- Data set - Turkish suffixes
- Data set - Javanese
- To read for W Feb 11:
see Canvas Course Reserves
- On phonological features and segment classes: Zsiga (2013), Ch 12
- To prepare for W Feb 11: Test the Zsiga feature model against
the language patterns in the data set handout
- Data set - Distinctive features and segment classes
- You don't have to do Q46 and Q47 - but be prepared to be called on in class for any of the others!
- Goes with spot-check 02.11 in Canvas Assignments, due W Feb 11, 2pm
M Feb 9
- Well-being day — no class
[07] W Feb 11
- Covered today: Model-building in linguistics; Feature models of segmental representation
[outline]
- Handout - Model-building in scientific research
- Handout - List of distinctive features in Zsiga (2013: Ch 12)
- Data set - Distinctive features and segment classes
- FYI only: Reading guide for Mielke (2005), if you'd like to read the article on your own
- Upcoming: Analysis Assignment #1
- Two presentation groups: Somali and Swahili
- Please complete spot-check 02.16 in Canvas Assignments, due M Feb 16, 2pm (just a survey about your preferences for language to analyze and group members to work with)
[08] M Feb 16
- Covered today: Evidence for syllable structure in phonology
[outline]
- Data sets - Representing syllables and syllable structure
- To read for W Feb 18:
see Canvas Course Reserves
- On syllables and syllable structure: Zec (2007)
- Reading guide
- We previewed sec 8.1-8.3 in class; focus on 8.3, 8.4, hopefully 8.5 for Wed
- On syllables and syllable structure: Zec (2007)
- Upcoming: Analysis Assignment #1, to be presented in class on M Feb 23
- Somali (MC, WM, LW)
- Swahili (HC, CG, MH, ZR)
- Grading criteria
- Covered today: A formal model of syllable structure
[outline]
- Data sets - Representing syllables and syllable structure
- On syllables and syllable structure: Zec (2007) [Course Reserves] | Reading guide
- Assignment: Analysis Assignment #1, to be presented in class on M Feb 23
- Somali (MC, WM, LW)
- Swahili (HC, CG, MH, ZR)
- Grading criteria