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ADVANCED ENGLISH PHONETICS AND PHONOLOGY

This course serves as a follow-up to previous courses such as tests of orals, spoken English, and introduction to general phonetics and phonology of English. It aims to improve perceptive and receptive skills in the sound system of the English language. The course provides an insight and understanding of the phonology of varieties of English, including British, American, and Nigerian English. It also explores theories of segmental and suprasegmental features.

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208h
Study Time
13
Weeks
16h
Per Week
none
Math Level
Course Keywords
English PhoneticsEnglish PhonologyNigerian EnglishGenerative PhonologyOptimality Theory

Course Overview

Everything you need to know about this course

Course Difficulty

Advanced Level
For experienced practitioners
90%
advanced
📚
Math Level
No Math
🔬
Learning Type
Hands-on Practice

Course Topics

Key areas covered in this course

1

Phonetics

2

Phonology

3

Phonemes and Allophones

4

Generative Phonology

5

Optimality Theory

6

Nigerian English Phonology

7

Segmental Features

8

Suprasegmental Features

Total Topics8 topics

Ready to Start

No specific requirements needed

This course is designed to be accessible to all students. You can start immediately without any prior knowledge or specific preparation.

Assessment Methods

How your progress will be evaluated (3 methods)

assignments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

tutor-marked assessments

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

final examination

Comprehensive evaluation of course material understanding

Written Assessment

Career Opportunities

Explore the career paths this course opens up for you

Linguist

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Phonologist

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Speech Therapist

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Language Teacher

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Lexicographer

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Industry Applications

Real-world sectors where you can apply your knowledge

EducationLinguistics ResearchSpeech PathologyLanguage TechnologyPublishing

Study Schedule Beta

A structured 13-week journey through the course content

Week
1

Course Guide

2h

Course Guide

2 study hours
  • •Read the course guide to understand the course structure, objectives, and assessment methods.
  • •Familiarize yourself with the course materials and recommended textbooks.
Week
2

Module 1: Phonetics and Phonology of English

4h

Unit 1: Concept of the phoneme and allophone

4 study hours
  • •Define phoneme and allophone.
  • •Identify concepts in phonemes.
  • •Describe problems in phonemic analysis, such as affricates and syllabic consonants.
  • •Differentiate between a phoneme and an allophone with examples.
Week
3

Module 1: Phonetics and Phonology of English

4h

Unit 2: Major Views on the concept of the Phoneme/concepts in phonemic analysis

4 study hours
  • •Discuss the three major views of phonologists on the concept of the phoneme: phonetic, phonological, and psychological reality.
  • •Identify concepts used in phoneme analysis, such as contrastive distribution, complementary distribution, and free variation.
  • •Differentiate between phonemes in contrastive and complementary distribution.
Week
4

Module 1: Phonetics and Phonology of English

4h

Unit 3: Concept of Phonetics

4 study hours
  • •Define phonetics and identify the main duties of a phonetician.
  • •Explain the three main branches of phonetics: articulatory, acoustic, and auditory.
  • •Describe the place of articulation, manner of articulation, and quality of speech production.
Week
5

Module 1: Phonetics and Phonology of English

4h

Unit 4: Concept of phonology

4 study hours
  • •Define phonology and identify its branches.
  • •Discuss English phonology rules, including segmental phonemes and suprasegmental features.
  • •Explain the mode of representation and rules of the structure of English phonemes.
Week
6

Module 3: Generative Phonology I

4h

Unit 1: Generative phonology: overview, phonological rules and feature descriptions

4 study hours
  • •Trace the origin of generative phonology and discuss the levels of representation.
  • •Explain natural classes in relation to distinctive features.
  • •Identify and discuss functions of phonological rules.
  • •State and formalize phonological rules.
Week
7

Module 3: Generative Phonology II

4h

Unit 2: Extending the frontiers of Generative Phonology

4 study hours
  • •Identify phonological rules that generative phonology fails to account for.
  • •Identify the features of the phonological rules that generative phonology did not account for.
  • •Extend the frontiers of generative phonology by accounting for previously unaccounted rules.
Week
8

Module 3: Generative Phonology III

4h

Unit 3: Suprasegmental features in generative phonology

4 study hours
  • •Discuss how generative phonology accounts for stress.
  • •Identify exceptional cases in stress assignment.
  • •Apply main stress rule, nuclear stress rule and compound stress rule.
Week
9

Unit 3: Optimality theory and suprasegmental features (2)

4h

Unit 3: Optimality theory and suprasegmental features (2)

4 study hours
  • •Describe how optimality theory treats suprasegmental features.
  • •Describe syllable and how optimality theory accounts for it.
  • •Explain syllable-related constraints and provide examples of syllabic patterns in optimality theory.
Week
10

Unit 4: An overview of optimality theory and the handling of stress

4h

Unit 4: An overview of optimality theory and the handling of stress

4 study hours
  • •Explain constraint ranking for stress patterns.
  • •Discuss how to orderly arrange the constraints.
  • •Interpret constraints arranged on the Tableau.
  • •Apply optimality theory to account for patterns of stress in lexical items.
Week
11

Unit 5: Optimality theory and constraints

4h

Unit 5: Optimality theory and constraints

4 study hours
  • •Identify different constraints of optimality theory.
  • •Apply constraints of optimality theory to account for segmental and suprasegmental features.
  • •Explain the constraints and differentiate constraint families of optimality theory.
Week
12

Module 5: Phonology of Nigerian English

8h

Unit 1: Overview of Nigerian English

4 study hours
  • •Overview of Nigerian English phonology.
  • •Segmental features of Nigerian English.
  • •Suprasegmental features of Nigerian English.

Unit 2: Segmental features of Nigerian English

4 study hours
  • •Overview of Nigerian English phonology.
  • •Segmental features of Nigerian English.
  • •Suprasegmental features of Nigerian English.
Week
13

Module 5: Phonology of Nigerian English

4h

Unit 3: Suprasegmental features of Nigerian English

4 study hours
  • •Overview of Nigerian English phonology.
  • •Segmental features of Nigerian English.
  • •Suprasegmental features of Nigerian English.

This study schedule is in beta and may not be accurate. Please use it as a guide and consult the course outline for the most accurate information.

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Study Tips & Exam Preparation

Expert tips to help you succeed in this course

1

Review the definitions and examples of phonemes and allophones from Module 1, Units 1-2.

2

Create diagrams illustrating articulatory phonetics concepts from Module 1, Unit 3.

3

Practice applying generative phonology rules from Module 3, Units 1-3 to various English words.

4

Study optimality theory constraints from Unit 3, Module 4 and practice ranking them to analyze stress patterns.

5

Focus on the distinctive segmental and suprasegmental features of Nigerian English covered in Module 5, Units 1-3.

6

Use the recommended textbooks and other learning aids to deepen your understanding of key concepts.

7

Review all Tutor Marked Assignments (TMAs) and Self-Assessment Exercises (SAEs) to identify areas needing further study.

8

Create flashcards for key terms and concepts to aid memorization.

9

Form a study group with other students to discuss challenging topics and share insights.

10

Allocate specific time slots for focused study and revision in the weeks leading up to the exam.

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