LIGN215 – Variation in phonetics and phonology
Spring Quarter 2005
Instructor: Amalia
Arvaniti
Schedule
and assignments at a glance
For a
schedule that includes readings click here
Please
note: this schedule is subject to small changes depending on class progress and
interests
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Tuesday |
Thursday |
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Wk 1 3/28 & 3/30 |
Class 1a Introduction; practical details |
Class 1b Lecture of linguistic sources of variation |
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Wk 2 4/4 & 4/6 |
Class 2a Discussion of readings on prosody |
Class 2b Discussion of readings on pragmatics and prosody |
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Wk 3 4/11 & 4/13 |
Class 3a Discussion of readings on word frequency |
Class 3b Lecture on sociolinguistic sources of
variation |
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Wk 4 4/18 & 4/20 |
Class 4a Discussion of readings on variationist sociolinguistics |
Class 4b Discussion of student-selected
sociolinguistic readings |
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Wk 5 4/25 & 4/27 |
Class 5a Discussion of readings on domains of usage and language change |
Class
5b Discussion of student-selected
sociolinguistic readings |
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Wk 6 5/2 & 5/4 |
Class 6a Discussion of readings on style and social identity |
Class 6b Discussion of phonetic theories of variation |
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Wk 7 5/9 & 5/11 |
Class 7a Discussion of readings on probabilistic modeling |
Class 7b Discussion of readings on usage-based models |
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Wk 8 5/16 & 5/18 |
Class 8a Discussion of readings on exemplar models |
Class 8b Discussion of OT treatment of variation (i) |
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Wk 9 5/23 & 5/25 |
Class 9a Discussion of OT treatment of variation (ii) |
Class 9b Discussion of OT treatment of variation (iii) and the need for
level separation |
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Wk 10 5/30 & 6/1 |
No class Memorial Day |
Class 10b No readings; class presentations of papers |
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Exam week |
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Class papers due |