Linguistics 120A Fall 2009 Phonology I Hayes/Pannacciulli Syllabus: Phonology I Class: Tues., Thurs. 2-4, in Bunche 3164 Instructor: Bruce Hayes Office: 2101G Campbell (inside the Phonetics Lab) E-mail: [email protected] Web: http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/hayes/120A/ Mailbox: Campbell 3125 “Hayes” Office hrs: MW 2-3, TTh 12-1, and by appointment TAs: James Pannacciulli Office hours: Tues. 10-11, Thurs. 4-5, location TBA E-mail: [email protected] Mailbox: Campbell 3125 “Pannacciulli” Sections: F 2-3 Rolfe 3105 F 3-4 Rolfe 3105 You must be enrolled in a section to take the course. Prerequisites: Linguistics 20, Linguistics 103 or close equivalent. You need my permission to take this course without these prerequisites. Required Text: Bruce Hayes (2009) Introductory Phonology. Available in the UCLA bookstore.1 Content: This course surveys the theory of phonology at an elementary level. As far as possible, the course will be based on learning by doing, with data analysis. Requirements: - Weekly readings - About 8 homeworks—data analysis problems (33%) - Brief quiz at the start of each class (10%)2 - Final exam—Monday, 12/8, 3:00-6:00pm (20%). Please check that you can come to the final at this time and do not enroll in the course if you cannot.3 - At least one discussion of your paper topic with me, either in class break, office hours, or by appointment. Due 11/5 (2%) - One-paragraph progress report on term paper, due 11/5 (2%) - Term paper, about 8-10 pages, due Wed. of finals week (12/9) (33%) Paper will be a data analysis paper, based on first-hand data. Potential topics: some small part of a phonology, a wug or similar test; toddler phonology; second language interference, code-switching. For details see http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/hayes/120a/TermPaperAssignment.pdf 1 Textbook profits to Hayes from this course are donated to the UCLA undergraduate scholarship fund. 2 This is an experiment I’m trying for this quarter—the theme is that testing by itself induces learning. For research by psychologists that suggests this, see http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/hayes/Teaching/ 3 I am willing to discuss this for emergency cases.Linguistics 120A Syllabus Fall 2009 p. 2 Rules and Regulations 1. To preserve the TAs’ sanity, we reserve the right to take off credit for late work. Exceptions will be made in the event of illness or other reasonable excuses. 2. Grades will be changed only for plain errors; matters of judgment are final. 3. Grading may be done on a curve. 4. Make-up texts will only be given if you ask for one (giving a valid reason) before the test. My office number is (310) 825-9507 and there is an answering machine on this phone. 5. University policy recommends that professors include in the course syllabus their policy on cheating and plagiarism. My policy is to send a suspected cheater or plagiarist to the Dean of Students with a full report. Computer Policy 1. The course Web site is at http://www.linguistics.ucla.edu/people/hayes/120A/ 2. I will take e-mail questions, mostly during business hours, at [email protected]. 3. Often someone asks an e-mail question that is worth passing on to other students. Unless you ask in advance that I not do this, I will sometime rebroadcast these questions, along with my answer, to the class email list that I get from the registrar. I will not rebroadcast the identify of the questioner. 4. The same list will be used to announce typo corrections for homeworks, or other things you ought to know right away. 5. It follows that you should make sure that URSA has an up-to-date email address for you. Topics and Readings Class dates are approximate. - Phonemes (text, chapter 2, 3) classes 1-4 - Features (ch. 4) classes 5-6 - Morphology (ch. 5) classes 6-7 - Phonological alternation (chs. 6, 7) classes 8-9 - Morphophonemic analysis (ch 8) classes 10-11 - Productivity (ch. 9) class 12 - The role of morphology and syntax (ch. 10) class 13 - Diachrony and synchrony (ch. 11) class 14 - Abstractness (ch. 12) class 15 - Syllables (ch. 13) classes 16-17 - Stress, stress rules, and syllable weight (ch. 14) class 18 - Tone and intonation (ch. 15) class