Phonetics: Phonology

This course is relevant for those who want to understand the building blocks of language and how they are used in different languages. During the course, you will develop a fundamental understanding of how sound systems function in human languages. You will learn about sound categorization, lexical contrast, and how sounds can be combined. You will analyse sound data from different languages, learn both traditional and modern phonological theory, and explore examples from many different languages to see how sound structures work.

Course literature

The course literature listed may be updated up to eight weeks before the course begins.

The teaching consists of lectures and mandatory exercises, including laboratory work.

The course is offered on campus and cannot be followed remotely. It is a part-time course, which corresponds to 20 hours per week, divided between teacher-led instruction, group work, and self-study. 

The course is mandatory for the specializations General Linguistics and Phonetics in the Master's programme in Language and Linguistics. It is also offered as a standalone course and can be included in a general degree at both undergraduate and advanced levels.

After the course, you can continue studying linguistics or work with language-related issues. Knowledge in phonology is valuable in areas such as language teaching, linguistics, and speech technology.

Prerequisites

To be eligible for the course requires the successful completion of 90 higher education credits, of which at least 60 credits are from within a language discipline or Linguistics (General Linguistics or Phonetics), or the equivalent.

Selection criteria

Seats are allocated according to: ECTS (HPAV): 100 %.

Tuition fees for non-EU/EEA citizens

Citizens of countries outside:

• The European Union (EU)
• The European Economic Area (EEA) and
• Switzerland

are required to pay tuition fees. You pay an instalment of the tuition fee in advance of each
semester.

Tuition fees, payments and exemptions

Full programme/course tuition fee: SEK 15,625
First payment: SEK 15,625

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Note that you may also need to pay an application fee, or provide proof of exemption.

Application fee

No tuition fees for citizens of the EU, EEA and Switzerland

There are no tuition fees for citizens of the European Union (EU), the European Economic Area (EEA) and Switzerland.