Week One,
Introduction to the class.
Contrastive analysis, error analysis, and transfer.
The role of language universals.
The phoneme.
The consonantal phonemes of English.
Week Two,
The vocalic phonemes of English.
Broad transcription in English.
The consonantal phonemes of Spanish.
Week Three,
The vocalic phonemes of Spanish.
Broad transcription in Spanish.
Allophones and phonological processes in English.
Complementary distribution
Narrow transcription in English.
Week Four,
Allophones and phonological processes in English.
Assimilation
Narrow transcription in English.
Allophones and and phonological processes in Spanish: obstruents.
Narrow transcription in Spanish.
Week Five,
Allophones and and phonological processes in Spanish: sonorants.
Narrow transcription in Spanish.
Exercises in narrow transcription.
Week Six,
Midterm.
Spelling patterns of English and Spanish.
Week Seven,
The syllable structure of English.
Transcribing syllable structure in English.
The syllable structure of Spanish.
Transcribing syllable structure in Spanish.
Week Eight,
Spanish syllable structure in connected speech.
Spanish syllable structure in connected speech.
Week Nine,
English syllable structure and transfer from Spanish.
The influence of phonological environment.
Language Universals and interlanguage phonology: /sl-/ and /st-/.
Language Universals and interlanguage phonology: /sl-/ and /sm-/.
Language Universals and interlanguage phonology: /sC-/ and /sCC-/.
Week Ten,
The written accent in Spanish.
Inflectional morphemes and transfer from English
The deletion of inflectional morphemes by Spanish-speaking children
Term papers are due.
Embedded questions in English and Spanish.
June 12,
Final examination
Section 1: 8:00-10:30 p.m.
Spanish 413 Course Syllabus