Module QXL-2201:
Sounds and Sound Systems
Sounds and Sound Systems 2022-23
QXL-2201
2022-23
School Of Arts, Culture And Language
Module - Semester 2
20 credits
Module Organiser:
Sarah Cooper
Overview
- articulatory phonetics,
- spectrographic analysis,
- melody and prosody,
- phonological patterns
- phonological theory
- representation of speakers’ phonological knowledge.
Assessment Strategy
-threshold -D: Student has achieved the minimum acceptable standard of understanding and/or knowledge in all the learning outcomes. Student can demonstrate a minimum level of understanding of the basic concepts and be able to apply them to data with some degree of accuracy.
-good -B: Student has achieved a better-than-average standard of understanding and/or knowledge in all learning outcomes, and has a clear and accurate understanding of concepts; ability to apply concepts to data critically and thoughtfully; evidence of wide reading and clear and accurate reference to source materials; free from misunderstanding and errors of content; free from irrelevant material.
-excellent -A: Student has achieved a thorough standard of understanding and/or knowledge in all learning outcomes; or student has demonstrated an exceptional level of achievement in one or more learning outcomes together with a good overall standard: student has achieved a thorough understanding of the subject, both in terms of content and theory; student is able to apply concepts clearly and accurately; substantial evidence of critical and original thought and analysis; clear, logical argument; high level of communicative competence; free from irrelevant material and errors of spelling and punctuation; evidence of extensive reading beyond basic texts and clear and accurate references to source material.
Learning Outcomes
- Students will be aware of the basic techniques for the instrumental analysis of speech.
- Students will be familiar and able to describe the properties of sounds, and understand how these properties affect the way sounds behave.
- Students will demonstrate knowledge of modern phonological theory - how sound systems are structured and how sounds and phonological processes are represented.
- Students will develop their ability to recognise and identify different sounds and to transcribe them using the IPA.
- Students will know the types of phonological processes that languages employ, using examples from varieties of English and other languages.
Assessment method
Exam (Centrally Scheduled)
Assessment type
Crynodol
Description
Phonetics Online Test
Weighting
45%
Due date
06/03/2023
Assessment method
Exam (Centrally Scheduled)
Assessment type
Crynodol
Description
Phonology Online Test
Weighting
55%