 Aims
Provide a foundation course in English phonology and morphology and train students in the reading and writing of scientific articles in these two fields.
Main themes
The course provides an introduction to English phonetics, phonology and morphology.
1. Phonetics and phonology: vowels, diphthongs, consonants; accentuation; intonation; phonetic transcription.
2. Morphology: morphemes and allomorphs; inflection and derivation; neologisms.
Content and teaching methods
The course provides an introduction to English phonetics, phonology and morphology via lectures and exercise sessions which give students the opportunity to practise phonetic script, accentuation rules and morphological rules.
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
Prerequisite: GERM 1123.
Assessment: written exam (theory and exercises).
Teaching materials:
- Cruttenden, A. (2001) Gimson's Pronunciation of English. 6th Edition. Arnold.
- Brinton, L. (2000) The Structure of Modern English. A Linguistic Introduction (with CD-ROM workbook). John Benjamins.
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GERM12BA
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GERM1PM
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Année d'études préparatoires au master en langues et littératures modernes, orientation germanique
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(4 credits)
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LING1PM
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Année d'études préparatoires au master en linguistique
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ROGE12BA
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(4 credits)
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ROGE1PM
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Année d'études préparatoires au master en langues et littératures modernes, orientation générale
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(4 credits)
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