Undergraduate Course: Prosody (Honours) (LASC10057)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Language Sciences |
Other subject area | None |
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Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | Prosody refers to the organizational structure of spoken language, as well as to physical parameters such as duration, fundamental frequency and voice quality. Prosody conveys information on almost every level of the language system: from lexical to discourse organisation and emotion. This course will introduce structural, phonetic, and functional aspects of prosody.
Topics will include:
-theories of prosodic constituent and prominence structure
-prosodic structure in production and perception
-how prosody signals lexical contrast and linguistic structure
-typological variation in prosodic systems
-intonation and timing
Classes will include lectures, discussions, and practical lab sessions. |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
Students will learn:
- how prosody is defined;
- current theories of prosodic structure, and ways to evaluate them;
- how prosodic structure relates to linguistic contrast and structure;
- acoustic and articulatory correlates of prosodic structure;
- how to interpret, evaluate, and summarise experimental findings in the literature;
- relevant techniques involved in identifying and measuring correlates of prosodic structure. |
Assessment Information
Completion of weekly reading reports (10%)
Project or essay (45%)
Exam (45%) |
Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Alice Turk
Tel: (0131 6)50 3483
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Course secretary | Ms Stephanie Fong
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