Detailed Information
LING10030 - Sounds in Language* (Audit) - 2017
This module introduces the area of Linguistics that deals with the description and classification of the sounds found in human languages - Articulatory Phonetics - and the related area that deals with the structure of sound systems in languages, i.e. the distribution, patterning and interaction of sounds in natural (human) language - Phonology. Data from a number of languages are analysed and cross-linguistic generalisations established. The acquisition of the sound system (child phonology) is also looked at.
Semester 1
Level 1
Lectures: Mondays, 9:00 - 10:00 and Wednesdays, 9:00 - 10:00
Tutorials to be selected.
Audit option on request.
If you are taking this module for credit, please take note of the dates below:
Term dates for revision: Saturday, 1 December - Sunday, 9 December
Term dates for exams: Monday, 10 December - Friday, 21 December
Open Learning Fee (audit only) €350 per module
Open Learning Fee (with assessment) €500 per 5 credit module
Upgrading from audit to credit: You may upgrade from being an audit student to a credit student up to three weeks into term. Please note, however, that you can't change back to being an audit student - if you decide not to complete the assignments and/or sit the exams, this will appear on your academic record.
Concessions
There are no concessions available for Open Learning modules.
Refunds
Refunds may in some instances be available for extenuating circumstances, such as serious illness, within two weeks of the start of the module. Requests for refunds must be submitted in writing, with supporting documents where appropriate.
Assoc. Prof Máire Ní Chiosáin