Linguistics 523: Phonological Theory I
UNC-Chapel Hill Linguistics
Spring 2023
Elliott Moreton

2023 May 2 (T)

Squib presentations, 4--7 p.m. Final exam due.

2023 April 26 (W)

Final exam starts

2023 April 24 (M)

Topics: Wrap-up

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2023 April 19 (W)

Topics: Rules vs. constraints; channel bias vs. inductive bias

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2023 April 17 (M)

Topics: Phonological learning II: Emergence of the unmarked

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Assignment for 4/19 (W):

2023 April 12 (W)

Topics: Phonological learning I: The initial state.

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Assignment for Monday, April 15: Finish reading Gnanadesikan 2004, with second reading guide on Sakai.

2023 April 10 (W)

Topics: Positional privilege, Positional Markedness, and Positional Faithfulness.

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2023 April 5 (W)

Topics: Evidence for markedness constraints.

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Assignment for 4/10 M: Read Zoll 2004 on positional markedness (Sakai).

2023 April 3 (M)

Topics: Factorial typology. Squibs.

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2023 March 29 (W)

Topics: Allophony, contrast, and factorial typology.

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2023 March 27 (M)

Topics: Factorial typology.

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2023 March 22 (W)

Topics: Universality of constraints. Alignment.

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Assignment for 3/27 M: (Half-) HW 6, factorial typology of syllabification and syllable types.

Announcement: Change in due date for squib prospectus and in date for prospectus meeting:

2023 March 20 (M)

Topics: Candidates and rankings

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2023 March 8 (W)

Topics: OT basics -- overview

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Assignment for 3/20 M

2023 March 6 (M)

Topics: Targets and candidates, illustrated with syllabification.

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Assignment for 3/20 (M): Assignment 5, output targets in Ponapean.

2023 March 1 (W): MIDTERM

2023 Feb. 27 (M)

Topics: Syllables, syllabification, and syllable-sensitive phonological rules.

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Assignment for 3/1 W: MIDTERM

2023 Feb. 22 (W)

Topics: Autosegmental representations

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Assignment: for 2/27 M: Read Zsiga 2013, Ch. 15, Sections 15.1.1, 15.1.2, and 15.1.3 (pages 331--338), which will introduce syllables.

2023 Feb. 20 (M)

Topics: Rule ordering.

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Preview: The take-home midterm will become available at the end of class on 2/27 M, and is due at the end of class on 3/1 W.

2023 Feb. 15 (W)

Topics:Building rule-based models. Rule ordering.

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Assignment for 2/20 (M): #4, Lamba verbs

2023 Feb. 8 (W)

Topics: Feature classes and natural classes.

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2023 Feb. 6 (M)

Topics: Place features. Unary vs. binary. Dependent features.

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Assignment for 2/8 W: HW 3, testing predictions of a feature-theory proposal.

2023 Feb. 1 (W)

Topics: Applying feature theory to data, and vice versa.

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Assignment for 2/8 W: HW 3, testing class predictions

2023 Jan. 30 (M)

Topics: Distinctive-feature theory.

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Announcement: On 2/1 W, we'll meet in Davis Library, Room 246.

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Assignment for 2/8 W: HW 3, testing class predictions

2023 Jan. 25 (W)

Topics: Discovering natural classes.

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2023 Jan. 23 (M)

Topics: Deciding between competing models. Phonological distributions.

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Assignment for 1/25 (W): HW 2, Aleut (Sakai, Resources)

2023 Jan. 18 (W)

Topics: Deciding between competing models. Phonological distributions.

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Assignment for 1/25 (W): HW 2, Aleut (Sakai, Resources)

2023 Jan. 11 (W)

Topics: Motivating phonology. Predictable vs. unpredictable information.

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2023 Jan. 9 (M)

Topics: Course organization. What is phonology?

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Assignment for 1/11 (W):