LN4505: SOCIOPHONETICS (2019-2020)

Last modified: 25 Sep 2019 09:58

Course Overview

If you took LN3002 Phonetics, you developed
skills in acoustic phonetic analysis. The rapidly developing field of
Sociophonetics applies these techniques to address some profound questions
about the links between phonetic variation and change and the structure of
society. Through a combination of reading recent research papers and conducting
focused practical work, we will investigate how speaker’s construction of their
identities in terms of gender, place and social class is connected to their use
of specific phonetic variants. We’ll also consider perception: find out how the
presence of a toy kangaroo can make someone sound more Australian!

Course Details

Study Type	Undergraduate	Level	4
Term	Second Term	Credit Points	15 credits (7.5 ECTS credits)
Campus	Aberdeen	Sustained Study	No
Co-ordinators	Dr Dr. William Barras

Qualification Prerequisites

Programme Level 4

What courses & programmes must have been taken before this course?

Any Undergraduate Programme (Studied)
Language And Linguistics (LN) (Studied)

What other courses must be taken with this course?

None.

What courses cannot be taken with this course?

None.

Are there a limited number of places available?

Course Description

If you took LN3002 Phonetics, you developed skills in acoustic phonetic analysis. The rapidly developing field of Sociophonetics applies these techniques to address some profound questions about the links between phonetic variation and change and the structure of society. Through a combination of reading recent research papers and conducting focused practical work, we will investigate how speaker’s construction of their identities in terms of gender, place and social class is connected to their use of specific phonetic variants. We’ll also consider perception: find out how the presence of a toy kangaroo can make someone sound more Australian!

Contact Teaching Time

Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.

Teaching Breakdown

More Information about Week Numbers

Details, including assessments, may be subject to change until 30 August 2024 for 1st term courses and 20 December 2024 for 2nd term courses.

Summative Assessments

There are no assessments for this course.

Formative Assessment