? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 10  ? Acronym : PPL-3-PROS-LS

This course is an introduction to structural and phonetic aspects of prosody. Topics will include theories of prosodic constituent and prominence structure, its phonetic realisation, typological variation in prosodic systems, intonation, and rhythm.

? Pre-requisites : Linguistics 2A and 2B or equivalent

Home subject area

Language Sciences, (School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences, Schedule I)

? Normal year taken : 3rd year

? Delivery Period : Not being delivered

? Contact Teaching Time : 3 hour(s) per week for 9 weeks

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area Lecture Tuesday 09:00 09:50 Central Lecture Friday 09:00 09:50 Central

Students will learn:
- how prosody is defined;
- current theories of prosodic structure, and ways to evaluate them;
- acoustic and articulatory correlates of prosodic structure;
- how to interpret, evaluate, and summarise experimental findings in the literature;
- relevant techniques involved in identifying and measuring correlates of prosodic structure.

Completion of weekly reading reports (10%); project or essay (45%); exam (45%).

Exam times

Diet Diet Month Paper Code Paper Name Length 1ST May 1 - 2 hour(s)

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Ms Rosemary Perks
Tel : (0131 6)50 3961
Email : v1rperks@staffmail.ed.ac.uk

Course Organiser

Dr Alice Turk
Tel : (0131 6)50 3483
Email : a.turk@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.ppls.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/