The successful participant
-has command of advanced theoretical approaches in the areas of phonological typology and acquisition;
-is able to apply theoretical approaches to data sets;
-understands connections between theories of typology and acquisition;
-is familiar and experienced with state-of-the-art methods for data collection in these areas;
-is able to analyze self-collected data;
-is able to write a research paper in this area.
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This course addresses theoretical approaches and research methods in two areas of phonology: typology and acquisition (including learnability), as well as views on how to connect these areas.
- Regarding typology, the emphasis will be on prosody above the word level (intonation and its relation to information structure) and at the level of the word (syllable structure, word stress).
- Regarding acquisition, the emphasis will be on first language acquisition: the development of prosody and phonotactics in infants and children. Language development will be related to typological variation, paying attention to the initial state, final state, stages in development, and learnability.
Lectures will feature presentations by the instructors, discussion of readings, and presentations by students
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