Undergraduate Course: Computational Phonology (LASC10081)
Course Outline
| School | School of Philosophy, Psychology and Language Sciences |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | This course provides an introduction to formal and computational phonology. We will consider how fundamental problems in phonological theory, such as rule ordering, syllabification, and constraint induction, can be addressed through rigorous formal and statistical methods. In addition to methods and implementations, we will also consider the properties of formal frameworks in which phonological theories can be expressed.
The course is aimed both at students from computational backgrounds interested in linguistic problems, and at students of linguistics (such as Speech and Language Processing MScs, or MA students who enjoyed Honours Foundation: Phonology and Phonetics) who wish to find out more about the application of finite-state and probabilistic methods to phonological analysis. No previous programming experience is strictly necessary, but some familiarity with Higher/A-level mathematics will be helpful.
Assessment will consist of coursework (homeworks and tutorial exercises), weekly reading summaries, and a final take-home project. In addition, students will be responsible for leading discussion on at least one paper over the course of the semester.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Linguistics/Language Sciences courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
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Learning Outcomes
- an overview of the use of computational models in phonological theory
- an ability to read and assess literature in computational phonology and present the results to a peer audience
- an understanding of the fundamentals of probability theory and finite-state methods
- an ability to apply computational methods in (morpho)phonological analysis
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Additional Information
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Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr James Kirby
Tel: (0131 6)50 3952
Email: jkirby1@exseed.ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Francesca Kerr-Dineen
Tel: (0131 6)50 3961
Email: f.kerr-dineen@ed.ac.uk |
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