Phonology and Morphology

Code:

CL010

Acronym:

FONMOR

Instance: 2015/2016 - 1S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Portuguese and Romance Studies
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor in Language Sciences

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CL	18	CL - Study Plan	2	-	6	4
LLC	8	Plano Oficial do ano letivo 2013_2014	2	-	6	4

Teaching language

Suitable for English-speaking students

Objectives

Establishing the segment inventory of a given language - Identifying the main variation patterns of each phonemic segment - Distinction between segmental and prosodic units and processes - Generalization and explanation of the main phonotactic patterns of a given language - Morphemic analysis - Identification of word-formation processes - Identification and explanation of phonological variables involved in morphological processes (inflectional languages).

Learning outcomes and competences

1. Considerable capacity for analysing linguistic data, phonologically and morphologically.
2. Ability to relate phonological and morphological explanation in the grammatical description of inflectional languages such as Portuguese.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

1. Basic knowledge of articulatory phonetics and phonetic transcription.
2. Ability to identify, in a given language, its main structural properties:
2.1. The main word-formation processes in inflectional languages: derivation, inflection, composition, cliticization and exceptional processes;
2.2. Ability to recognise the different word-classes of a given language;
2.3. Being able to identify the main morphological constituents of words;
2.4. Distinction between phonemic and allophonic contrasts.

Program

1.Phonology and morphology as two specific grammatical domains.

2. The distinction PHONETIC LEVEL vs. PHONOLOGICAL LEVEL.
3. Phonologicas representations as abstract conjectures.
4. Phonological specification: lexical vs. Postlexical. Structures, processes and representations in phonology.
5. Segmental phonology: segment inventories; patterns of segment distribution; phonemes and allophones; the organization of segment inventories.
6. Suprasegmental phonology: the syllable as the basic phonotactic unit; syllable prominence (stress).
7. Morphological units: words and morphemes.
8. Word-formation processes in inflectional languages: inflection; derivation; composition.
9. Phonology-morphology interaction:

9.1. Vowel harmony.

9.2. Allomorphy.

9.3. Stress.

9.4. Cliticization.

Mandatory literature

Goldsmith, John A.; The^handbook of phonological theory. ISBN: 978-1-4051-5768-1
Aronoff, Mark; What is morphology?. ISBN: 0-631-20319-2 (A 2nd edition was published in 2010. To be purchased by the Library.)
Spencer, Andrew 340; The^handbook of morphology. ISBN: 0-631-22694-X
Mateus, Maria Helena Mira, 1931-; The^phonology of portuguese
Mateus, Maria Helena Mira, 1931- 070; Gramática da língua portuguesa. ISBN: 972-21-0445-4

Complementary Bibliography

Gussenhoven, Carlos; Understanding Phonology. ISBN: 0-340-80735-0
Kenstowicz, Michael; Phonology in generative grammar. ISBN: 1-55786-426-8
Davenport, Mike; Introducing phonetics and phonology. ISBN: 0-340-66217-4
Spencer, Andrew; Morphological theory. ISBN: 0-631-16144-9
Spencer, Andrew; Phonology
Spencer, Andrew 340; The^handbook of morphology. ISBN: 0-631-22694-X
Barbosa, Jorge Morais; Introdução ao estudo da fonologia e morfologia do portugues. ISBN: 972-40-0762-6
Rosa, Maria Carlota; Introdução à Morfologia, Contexto, 2006
Villalva, Alina; Estruturas morfológicas. ISBN: 972-31-0874-7
Villalva, Alina; Morfologia do Português, Universidade Aberta, 2008
Silva, Thaïs Cristófaro; Fonética e Fonologia do Português. Roteiro de Estudos e Guia de Exercícios, Contexto, 2002
Silva, Thaïs Cristófaro; Exercícios de Fonética e Fonologia, Contexto, 2003
Camara Jr., Joaquim Mattoso; Estrutura da língua portuguesa
Faria, Isabel Hub 340; Introdução à linguística geral e portuguesa. ISBN: 972-21-1048-9
Rio-Torto, G.; Rodrigues, A. S.; Pereira, I.; Pereira, R.; Ribeiro, S.; Gramática Derivacional do Português, Imprensa da Universidade de Coimbra, 2013

Teaching methods and learning activities

The main methodology of this course consists of inferential observation. For each new topic, students are given a small corpus. From the observation of such corpus, students are expected to give explicit descriptions and limited generalizations about the phonological and morphological properties of the data they are confronted with. Afterwards, such properties are subject to systemtization and they are specifically related to the scientific production wihtin the field of analusis. This stage is maily performed by the professor, although students are invited to give presentations on specific theoretical topics, too. Data analysis, practical work and extensive reading are not limited to Portuguese; however, for practical reasons they are slightly biased to Portuguese. Assessment assignments include written work insisting on students’: 1. skills of phonological and morphological analysis; 2. knowledge of basic aspects of phonology and morphology.

keywords

Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics
Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Phonology
Humanities > language sciences > Linguistics > Grammar

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Participação presencial	10,00
Teste	75,00
Trabalho escrito	15,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	80,00
Frequência das aulas	54,00
Trabalho de investigação	28,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

As stipulated by the Rules of Attendance at FLUP. Each student is supposed to attend mandatorily at least 75% of the sessions of each course.

Calculation formula of final grade

Wighted average of the assessment items as described above.

Examinations or Special Assignments

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Internship work/project

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Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

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Classification improvement

As determined by the obligatory rules at FLUP: final exam, subject to strict deadlines; the final classification, duly registered at the student's individual records, will be the highest.

Observations

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