Phrasing changes how we speak

28 Outubro 2015, 14:00 • Sónia Frota

Illustration of the role of phrasing in sound distribution: fricative voicing.

Sound distribution: the role of words and phrases

23 Outubro 2015, 14:00 • Sónia Frota

Patterns of sound variation within and across words. Syllables, words and phrases. Understanding phonological phrases.

 

Readings: Gramática da Língua Portuguesa, pp. 1059-1076.

Frota (2014) The intonational Phonology of Portuguese

Gussenhoven & Jacobs (2011), Chap 15: Phonology above the word

Sound distribution: exercises

21 Outubro 2015, 14:00 • Sónia Frota

Vowels and stress. Vowels before nasal and palatal consonants. Plosives between vowels in unstressed syllables. Dark-l in real codas and other contexts. Nasality.

Readings: Gramática da Língua Portuguesa, pp. 989-996, 1010-1016

The Phonology of Portuguese, pp. 17-23

Vigário, M. (2003) The Prosodic Word in European Portuguese. Berlim/Nova Iorque: Mouton de Gruyter, Chap. 3    

Sound distribution: roles that sounds play

16 Outubro 2015, 14:00 • Sónia Frota

Roles that sounds play. Sounds that change meaning. Free variation. Contextual variation. Variation in consonants and vowels: examples.

 

Readings: Gramática da Língua Portuguesa, pp. 1010-1016, 1061-1066

The Phonology of Portuguese, pp. 17-23

Vigário, M. (2003) The Prosodic Word in European Portuguese. Berlim/Nova Iorque: Mouton de Gruyter, pp. 67-73.

From Portuguese to the other languages in the class and back

14 Outubro 2015, 14:00 • Sónia Frota

From Portuguese to the other languages in the class and back. Challenges in language learning: differences and similarities across sound systems, accommodation strategies in production and perception.