Recommended: LING L306
This course introduces methods and theory for studying the sound
structure and patterning of the languages of the world. The first
part of the course deals with the description and analysis of sound
systems and how such systems interact with morphology and phonetics.
Later parts of the course will deal with such issues as metrical
structure, autosegmental phonology, prosodic phonology and
optimality. Throughout the course there will be an emphasis on
phonological problem solving.