Key information
- Faculty
- Faculty of Brain Sciences
- Teaching department
- Division of Psychology and Language Sciences
- Credit value
- 15
- Restrictions
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This module presupposed intermediate level modules in phonology.
- Timetable
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Alternative credit options
There are no alternative credit options available for this module.
This module explores current developments in phonological theory. The module is designed to cover advanced issues in phonological theory, including recent developments. Each year, the course selects a topic of current interest in the phonological literature. The selected topic is explored in depth and critically evaluated with regard to the theoretical issues it poses to phonologists.
Topics covered in recent years have included: vowel harmony, learning biases, prosodic structure and segmental phonology in English, information in phonology and the speech signal, vowel reduction, consonant lenition, segment deletion. This year’s course will focus on the phonological interfaces with morphosyntax and phonetics.
Module deliveries for 2024/25 academic year
Intended teaching term:
Term 2 ÌýÌýÌý
Postgraduate (FHEQ Level 7)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In Person
- Methods of assessment
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100%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
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Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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1
- Module leader
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Professor Andrew Nevins
- Who to contact for more information
- pals.lingteachingoffice@ucl.ac.uk
Intended teaching term:
Term 2 ÌýÌýÌý
Undergraduate (FHEQ Level 6)
Teaching and assessment
- Mode of study
- In Person
- Methods of assessment
-
100%
Coursework
- Mark scheme
-
Numeric Marks
Other information
- Number of students on module in previous year
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12
- Module leader
-
Professor Andrew Nevins
- Who to contact for more information
- pals.lingteachingoffice@ucl.ac.uk
Last updated
This module description was last updated on 19th August 2024.
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