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| 0627-3145-01 | Seminar in Language Acquisition: Patterns in Phonological Ac | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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University credit hours: 4.0
Course description
Topics phonological development
The course is concerned with topics related to phonological development, using the frameworks of Prosodic Phonology and Optimality Theory.
The phonological processes involved in first language acquisition already emerge during the production of the first words, and later on, they affect the acquisition of morphology and syntax.
In this course, we will examine different approaches to the analysis and explanation of various aspects of phonological development:
a. Segmental development
b. Prosodic development (the structure of the syllable, the foot and the prosodic word)
c. The interaction between the different phonological units (segmental and prosodic) in the course of acquisition.
d. Phonological effects on the acquisition of morphology and syntax.
The first part of the course (first semester) will be devoted to an overview of the main phenomena and properties related to typical and a-typical phonological development, and to the basic theoretical assumptions of phonological theory regarding first language acquisition, paying special attention to the distinction between universal principles and the influence of the ambient language in early acquisition. In the second part of the course (second semester), we will study in detail researches on specific topics, such as cluster simplification, the role of the Minimal Word in acquisition, and prosodic and segmental effects on syllable deletion.
The course is concerned with topics related to phonological development, using the frameworks of Prosodic Phonology and Optimality Theory.
The phonological processes involved in first language acquisition already emerge during the production of the first words, and later on, they affect the acquisition of morphology and syntax.
In this course, we will examine different approaches to the analysis and explanation of various aspects of phonological development:
a. Segmental development
b. Prosodic development (the structure of the syllable, the foot and the prosodic word)
c. The interaction between the different phonological units (segmental and prosodic) in the course of acquisition.
d. Phonological effects on the acquisition of morphology and syntax.
The first part of the course (first semester) will be devoted to an overview of the main phenomena and properties related to typical and a-typical phonological development, and to the basic theoretical assumptions of phonological theory regarding first language acquisition, paying special attention to the distinction between universal principles and the influence of the ambient language in early acquisition. In the second part of the course (second semester), we will study in detail researches on specific topics, such as cluster simplification, the role of the Minimal Word in acquisition, and prosodic and segmental effects on syllable deletion.