Course: Spanish Phonetics and Phonology

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Course title Spanish Phonetics and Phonology
Course code KRS/FFS
Organizational form of instruction Lecture + Seminar
Level of course Bachelor
Year of study not specified
Semester Winter and summer
Number of ECTS credits 5
Language of instruction Czech
Status of course unspecified
Form of instruction Face-to-face
Work placements This is not an internship
Recommended optional programme components None
Lecturer(s)
  • Zámec Radim, Mgr. Ph.D.
Course content
1. Phonetics, its division. The emergence of phonology, sound and phoneme 1 (basic information). 2. History of phonetics. Its content and relationship to other fields. 3. Spoken language. Differences in languages sound. 4. Breathe and voice component of speech. Acoustic phonetics. Sonograph. The so-called. "Speech organs". 5. Drawings of the speech organs during articulation of vowels. Hellwag triangle. 6. Classification of consonants. 7. Drawings of the speech organs during articulation of consonants. 8. Latin American Spanish (phonetics). Differences between European and American Spanish. 9. Syllable, its structure and core. The differences between languages. Orthoepy. 10. Phonetic changes (particularly assimilation, metathesis, reduction). 11. Euphony, use in poetry, the differences between languages. 12. The emergence of phonology. Phone and phoneme 2 (more detailed information). Phonological opposition. 13. The use of knowledge of phonology in grammar and other social sciences.

Learning activities and teaching methods
Lecture, Dialogic Lecture (Discussion, Dialog, Brainstorming)
  • Preparation for the Course Credit - 35 hours per semester
  • Attendace - 25 hours per semester
  • Homework for Teaching - 25 hours per semester
  • Preparation for the Exam - 40 hours per semester
Learning outcomes
Basic terminology of Phonetics and Phonology. Czech and Spanish phonetic system.
Basic knowlidges of Phonetics and Phonology; comparison of the Czech and Spanish phonetic systém.
Prerequisites
None.

Assessment methods and criteria
Mark, Oral exam

Active participation in lectures and seminars, preparation for each class. Preparation and presentation of the assigned paper. The exam tests the knowledge of subject matter.
Recommended literature
  • Bartoš, L. (1999). Úvod do fonetiky, fonologie a pravopisu španělštiny. Ostrava: OU.
  • Hála, B. (1975). Fonetika v teorii a v praxi. Praha: SPN.
  • Králová-Kullová, J. (1992). Kapitoly ze zvukového rozboru španělštiny. Praha: Karolinum.
  • Navarro Tomás, T. (1974). Manual de entonación espanola. Madrid: Guadarrama.
  • Navarro Tomás, T. (1991). Manual de pronunciación espanola. Madrid: CSIC.
  • Seco, M. (1989). Gramática esencial del espanol, 4a ed.. Madrid: Espasa Calpe.


Study plans that include the course
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