LING 085. Phonology II

This course is a sequel to LING 045 - Phonetics and Phonology. It is designed to provide further training in formal phonology, in terms of both data analysis and the fundamentals of phonological theory. Students will look deeply at a range of approaches to phonology, including both classic and later derivational versions of Optimality Theory, Articulatory Phonology, two-level and Cognitive Phonology, Harmonic Serialism, and Subregular Phonology. We will examine how these frameworks have been used to understand phenomena such as stress, tone, sonority, reduplication, and vowel harmony, among others. We will explore these topics through critical reading of major articles from the linguistic literature as a way of understanding the details of the theories discussed, their strengths and weaknesses, and the rich cross-linguistic patterns that underlie them.
Prerequisite: LING 045
Social sciences.
1 credit.
Fall 2026. Washington.
Catalog chapter: Linguistics
Department website: http://www.swarthmore.edu/linguistics

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