24.961 | Fall 2014 | Graduate

Introduction to Phonology

Course Description

This course serves as an introduction to the current research questions in phonological theory. Topics include metrical and prosodic structure, features and their phonetic basis in speech, acquisition and parsing, phonological domains, morphology, and language change and reconstruction. Activities include problem …
This course serves as an introduction to the current research questions in phonological theory. Topics include metrical and prosodic structure, features and their phonetic basis in speech, acquisition and parsing, phonological domains, morphology, and language change and reconstruction. Activities include problem solving, squibs, and data collection.
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A mural on a brick wall depicts a half-lit bespectacled man's face, surrounded by  multi-colored script.
A mural of Noam Chomsky. His and Morris Halle’s 1968 book The Sound Pattern of English has been very influential in both the field of phonology and in the analysis of the English language. (Image courtesy of TaylorBell* on flickr. License CC BY-NC-SA.)