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Reading for Th 2/28: Harley (2006), §6.1-6.5 & §9.12

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For next Thursday 2/28, please read the following book sections, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website: Harley, Heidi. 2006. English Words: A Linguistic Introduction, Sections 6.1-6.5 & Section 9.12. Malden: Blackwell Publishing. (Note:  for completeness, I’ve gone ahead and posted the entirety of Chapters 6 and 9 from this book.  You are only …

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Readings for Tu 2/12 & Th 2/14: Hammond (1999), §3.1-3.2 & Carr (1999), Chap. 7

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For next Tuesday (2/12) and Thursday (2/14), please read the following book chapters, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website.  (Note that the “Readings” section is password-protected–you can find the password on the first page of the course syllabus.) Hammond, Michael. 1999. The Phonology of English: A Prosodic Optimality-Theoretic Approach, Chapter 3.1-3.2 (English …

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HW1 (UPDATED: due Th 2/7 @ beg. of class)

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Your first homework assignment is now available for download–just click on the link below for a PDF version. It will be due on Tuesday, February 5 Thursday, February 7, at the beginning of class. HW1 (due Th 2/7 @ beg. of class) Note regarding the first problem:  If you’d like to hear the pronunciations of the …

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Reading for Tu 1/29 & Th 1/31: Giegerich (1992), Chap. 3; OPTIONAL: Minkova & Stockwell (2008), pgs. 29-36

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For next week, please read the following book chapter, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website. Giegerich, Heinz. 1992. English Phonology: An Introduction, Chapter 3 (“Some English vowel systems”). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. And for those of you who are interested to know more about the historical development of English vowels, have a look at …

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Reading for Th 1/24: Giegerich (1992), §8.1-8.3; OPTIONAL: Minkova & Stockwell (2008), pgs. 36-42

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For next Thursday (1/24), please read the following book excerpt, which can be downloaded from the “Readings” section of this website. Giegerich, Heinz. 1992. English Phonology: An Introduction, Chapter 8.1-8.3 (Discussion of English consonantal allophony). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. I’ve also posted the following, optional reading, which discusses the historical developments of the consonantal and vowel systems of English. …

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