Various aspects of the linguistic behaviour of /r/ in English will be considered.
Topics will include:
rhotic vs. non-rhotic dialects.
the phonology of non-rhoticity (/r/-deletion or /r/-insertion?) in British and
American accents, from a number of theoretical viewpoints.
sociolinguistics: non-rhoticity on the rise in e.g. Scottish English?
a new realisation of /r/ in British English? The phonetics of labiodental and post-alveolar /r/.
sociolinguistic aspects of the rise of labiodental /r/ in England.
Timetable
The timetable will be available from June 1st on the Internet.
Method of Instruction
Two-hour tutorial per week.
A la carte and contract teaching
Not available as modular course or a la carte.
Course objectives
Students acquire an insight into the importance of a ‘single phoneme’ for
theoretical, historical and sociolinguistic studies of a ‘single language’.
Required reading
*selected articles
Examination
Oral presentation, written assignments.
Information
English Department, P.N. van Eyckhof 4, room 102c. Tel. 071-527 2144. English@hum.leidenuniv.nl.
Blackboard/webpage
No blackboard available.