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Introduction to Phonology

Art: Italian illuminator, Boethius initial consolation philosophy, 1385 · Public domain

Instructor: Prof. Michael Kenstowicz
Term: Fall 2014
Level: Graduate
What's inside: 9 problem sets · 30 lecture notes · 1 reading · 4 web pages
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Introduction to Phonology

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Lecture 1: Basic Premises of the Generative Approach

Lecture 2: Early Generative Model

Lecture 3: Ordered Rules

Lecture 4: Derivational Constraints and Conspiracies

Lecture 5: Phonotactics and Markedness

Lecture 6: OT-1: The Basics

Lecture 7: OT-2: Allophonic Distribution and Phonological Scales

Lecture 8: OT-3: Positional Faithfulness, Constraint Conjunction, Global Comparison

Lecture 9: OT-4: Serial Derivations

Lecture 10: Feature Organization-1

Lecture 11: Feature Organization-2: Organization Below The Root Node

Lecture 12: Feature Organization-3: Underspecification

Lecture 13: Licensing by Cue and P-Map

Lecture 14: Contrast and Perceptual Distinctiveness

Lecture 15: Tone-1: African Languages

Lecture 16: Tone-2: Asian Languages

Lecture 17: Harmony-1

Lecture 18: Harmony-2

Lecture 19: Syllable-1: Sonority

Lecture 20: Syllable-2: Syllable Parsing

Lecture 21: Syllable-3: Weight

Lecture 22: Stress-1: Metrical Grid

Lecture 23: Stress-2: Trochaic Typology

Lecture 24: Stress-3: Stress in Windows

Lecture 25: Stress-4: Peak Prominence Systems

Lecture 26: Prosodic Morphology-1

Lecture 27: Prosodic Morphology-2