Phonology

This course covers Phonology lessons in the field of Linguistics. Firstly, module 1 differentiates between phonology and phonetics, and it also defines phonology clearly according to many phonologists and scholars. Second things second, this course tackles the concepts of phonemes and allophones which are so helpful when it comes to deciding if two words are minimal pairs or not. Hence, we are speaking about different minimal pairs and tests/criteria you can use to decide whether two words are minimally paired or not. That is to mention, we are tackling phonological notations as well. The latter is so important for you to understand in order to be able to write a proper phonological rule. Last but not least, I will explain the main and most common phonological processes, such as assimilation, deletion, nasalization, dissimilation, aspiration, metathesis, and so many more.

This course covers Phonology lessons in the field of Linguistics. Firstly, module 1 differentiates between phonology and phonetics, and it also defines phonology clearly according to many phonologists and scholars. Second things second, this course tackles the concepts of phonemes and allophones which are so helpful when it comes to deciding if two words are minimal pairs or not. Hence, we are speaking about different minimal pairs and tests/criteria you can use to decide whether two words are minimally paired or not. That is to mention, we are tackling phonological notations as well. The latter is so important for you to understand in order to be able to write a proper phonological rule. Last but not least, I will explain the main and most common phonological processes, such as assimilation, deletion, nasalization, dissimilation, aspiration, metathesis, and so many more.