spring 2020 LIN-8003 Phonology I - 5 ECTS
Admission requirements
PhD students in linguistics, or holders of a Norwegian master´s degree of five years or 3+2 years (or equivalent) in linguistics are qualified applicants to the course. Applicants with a master´s degree in other fields may be qualified if they can document that they have advanced undergraduate courses in Phonology.
Valid documentation is a statement from your institution that you are a registered PhD student. Applicants who are not PhD students must upload a Master´s diploma along with Transript of Records. If the diploma is issued in another language than the Scandinavian languages or English you have to submitt a Diploma Supplement/ English translation of the diploma. PhD students are exempt form semester fee.
Application code: 9306.
Objectives of the course
After passing the course, the students will have the following learning outcomes:
Knowledge:
- Knowledge of advanced results and generalizations from the most recent research in phonological theory.
- Awareness of the current issues in the field and how they affect theory formation.
Skills:
- Ability to manipulate the newest and most advanced formal techniques being developed in phonology.
- Phonological and analytical skills in discovering novel empirical data and generalizations, with respect to the sound patterns of individual languages.
- Ability to propose and test new linguistic hypotheses and contribute to abstract theorizing in the field of phonology at an international level.
General competence:
- Solid foundation in the field of phonology.
Assessment
Active participation is obligatory.
A 3000-3750 word paper on a topic or problem to be solved, as assigned by the lecturer.
The paper must be submitted for assessment six weeks after the completion of the course.
The examination is evaluated according to the pass/fail grading system. Students who have failed may register for a re-sit examination.
- About the course
- Campus: Tromsø |
- ECTS: 5
- Course code: LIN-8003