Degree | Type | Year | Semester |
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2503998 Catalan Philology: Literary Studies and Linguistics | OB | 2 | 1 |
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To have basic knowledge of the phonetics, phonology and morphology of the
Catalan language, and a certain mastery of the phonetic transcription technique.
The objectives of the phonetics course are as follows:
(i) that the student can identify the acoustic and articulate characteristics of the sounds of Catalan,
in spectrograms and palatograms, respectively;
(ii) that he/she can transcribe phonetically fragments of different dialectal varieties;
(iii) that he/she can discern which phonetic properties are best suited for a formal oral
text and may master them at the practical level.
1. Introduction. Articulatory and acoustic phonetics. Broad and narrow phonetic transcription.
2. Articulatory and acoustic properties of the sounds of the Catalan language. Vowels,
consonants, sound sequences. Implementation of phonetic and phonological processes.
Dialectal differences in the realization of sounds.
3. Prosodic features. Segmental duration, accent and intonation.
4. Ortophony and oral standard. Relationship between questions about Catalan phonetics and the
setting of the oral standard.
The explanation of the course material will be complemented with exercises dealing with the
acoustic analysis of sounds and sound sequences with the use of the Praat program, and with
the interpretation of palatograms and lingual configurations. There will also be exercices of phonetic
transcription of different dialectal varieties and class presentations, in which the student will have to
put into practice the knowledge acquired about the phonetic characteristics of formal elocution.
The phonetic characteristics of the oral standard will be studied and correction exercises of the students'
pronunciation will be carried out.
The calendar will be available on the first day of class. Students will find all information on the Virtual Campus:
the description of the activities, teaching materials, and any necessary information for the proper follow-up of the subject.
The teaching methodology and the evaluation proposed in the guide may undergo some modification subject to the onsite teaching restrictions imposed
by health authorities.
In case of a change of teaching modality for health reasons, teachers will make readjustments in the schedule and methodologies.
Annotation: Within the schedule set by the centre or degree programme, 15 minutes of one class will be reserved for students to evaluate their lecturers and their courses or modules through questionnaires.
Title | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Type: Directed | |||
Exposition of themes and practice | 63.5 | 2.54 | 24, 3, 1, 4, 2, 23, 5, 8, 9, 7, 18, 10, 11, 29, 12, 27, 6, 17, 20, 14, 19, 15, 16, 22, 21, 28, 25, 13, 26, 34, 30, 31, 33, 32 |
Personal study, elaboration of research works and preparation of oral presentations | 74 | 2.96 | 24, 3, 1, 4, 2, 23, 5, 8, 9, 7, 18, 10, 11, 29, 12, 27, 6, 17, 20, 14, 19, 15, 16, 22, 21, 28, 25, 13, 26, 34, 30, 31, 33, 32 |
Type: Supervised | |||
Advice on research work and presentations | 9 | 0.36 | 24, 3, 1, 4, 2, 23, 5, 8, 9, 7, 18, 10, 11, 29, 12, 27, 6, 17, 20, 14, 19, 15, 16, 22, 21, 28, 25, 13, 26, 34, 30, 31, 33, 32 |
The assessment of the subject will be done in the following way:
(a) Delivery of a research work and exercices of phonetic transcription: 30%
(b) Oral presentation of a short research study: 10%
(c) Partial written exams: 20%.
(d) Final written exam: 40%.
The subject will considered 'assessable' when (d) has been carried out.
In order to pass the course it will be necessary to obtain a minimum grade of 5.
The date of the tests and the deadline of the delivery of the research work
will be announced with a minimum of two weeks notice. The final exam may be performed
on a different date from the established one only when there are major reasons, which have
to be properly justified.
The student will be able to access the recovery exam when he/she gets a grade between 3.5 and 4.9.
To participate in the recovery the student must have been previously evaluated in a set of activities whose
weight is equivalent to a minimum of two thirds of the total qualification of the subject.
The recovery exam will consist of a written test
equivalent to at least 50% of the activities. The maximum grade of recovery exam is 5.
As each assessment activity is carried out, the teacher will inform the students through
the Moodle application about the procedure and the date of the review of qualifications.
In the event of a student committing any irregularity that may lead to a significant variation
in the grade awarded to an assessment activity, the student will be given a zero for this activity,
regardless of any disciplinary process that may take place. In the event of several irregularities
in assessment activities of the same subject, the student will be given a zero as the final grade for this subject.
In the event that tests or exams cannot be taken onsite, they will be adapted to an online format made
available through the UAB’s virtual tools (original weighting will be maintained). Homework,
activities and class participation will be carried out through forums, wikis and/or discussion on
Teams, etc. Lecturers will ensure that students are able to access these virtual tools, or will offer them feasible alternatives.
Single assessment
The single assessment of the subject will be done in the following way:
(a) Delivery of a research work: 40%
(b) Delivery of an exercise of phonetic transcription: 15%
(c) Final written exam: 45%.
The recovery exam system and the review of qualifications will be the same as those applied to the continuous evaluation procedure.
Title | Weighting | Hours | ECTS | Learning Outcomes |
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Delivery of a research work and of exercices of phonetic transcription | 30% | 0 | 0 | 24, 3, 1, 4, 2, 23, 5, 8, 9, 7, 18, 10, 11, 29, 12, 27, 6, 17, 20, 14, 19, 15, 16, 22, 21, 28, 25, 13, 26, 34, 30, 31, 33, 32 |
Final written test | 40% | 0 | 0 | 2, 23, 33 |
Oral presentation in class of a short research study | 10% | 0.5 | 0.02 | 24, 2, 23, 5, 7, 11, 12, 27, 16, 28, 13, 26, 34, 33, 32 |
Partial written test | 20% | 3 | 0.12 | 2, 23, 27, 33 |
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Institut d'Estudis Catalans, Secció Filològica. 2009. Proposta per a un estàndard oral de la llengua catalana, I. Fonètica. Barcelona, Institut d'Estudis Catalans.
Prieto, Pilar. 2004. Fonètica i fonologia. Els sons del català. Barcelona, Editorial UOC.
Recasens, Daniel. 1993. Fonètica i fonologia. Barcelona, Enciclopèdia Catalana.
Recasens, Daniel. 1996. Fonètica descriptiva del català. Assaig de caracterització de la pronúncia del vocalisme i consonantisme
del català al s. XX. Barcelona, Institut d'Estudis Catalans. 2a. edició.
Recasens i Vives, Daniel. 2014. Fonètica i fonologia experimentals del català. Vocals i consonants. Barcelona, Institut d'Estudis Catalans.
This bibliography will be completed with web links to be found in the Virtul Campus.
No specific software is required.