Taught in Spanish at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and may not be offered every semester. This course offers a solid foundation in phonetics and phonology, with a special emphasis on Castilian Spanish. Students will learn to analyze and produce the sounds of Chilean Spanish, break down and synthesize key phonological phenomena, processes, and relationships, and explore how society interacts with phonetic-phonological phenomena. Learning will take place through independent reading, lectures, practical exercises, solo projects, and interactive class discussions. Assessment includes reading checks, tests, and hands-on assignments.
Upon successful completion of this course, you’ll be able to:
- Conduct auditory and computer-assisted analysis of the linguistic sounds of Chilean Spanish, breaking down their distinctive features and producing them orally.
- Phonetically transcribe the sounds of Chilean Spanish.
- Examine the main phonological phenomena, processes, and relationships in Chilean Spanish.
- Assess the connection between phonetic-phonological phenomena and society.
Course contents:
- Core Principles of Phonetics and Phonology
- Consonants
- Vowels
- Prosody and phonological processes
- Socio-phonetic variation
(PUC #LET0123)
Department: Spanish
Location: Santiago
Credits: 3