Overall objectives:

1 - Deepen the understanding of the relationship between sounds and their written representation
2 - Understand the distinction between phonetics and phonology, including phonetic and phonological processes
3 - Gain knowledge of phonetic studies (articulatory, acoustic, and perceptual) and of Portuguese phonology
4 - Develop linguistic knowledge of the phonological system of Portuguese, the theory of distinctive features, and generative phonology
5 - Understand the suprasegmental level (syllable structure and stress) and the segmental level of the phonological system of Portuguese
6 - Master the formalization of phonological rules and the role of distinctive features within these rules
7 - Assimilate the most common phonological processes, as exemplified in unstressed vowel systems and in nominal and verbal inflection
8 - Grasp the relationship between phonology and morphology, including both inflectional and derivational morphology

Syllabus:

1 - Distinction between Phonetics and Phonology
2 - Phonetic and Phonological Processes
3 - Phonetic Studies (Articulatory, Acoustic, and Perceptual)
4 - Structuralist Phonology and the Phonological System of Portuguese
5 - Generative Phonology
5.1 - The Suprasegmental Level: Syllable and Stress
5.2 - The Segmental Level
5.2.1 - Formalization of Phonological Rules
5.2.2 - Phonological Processes in Unstressed Vowel Systems and in Nominal and Verbal Inflection
6 - Studies in Inflectional and Derivational Morphology

Literature/Sources:

J. M. Barbosa , 1994 , Introdução ao Estudo da Fonologia e Morfologia do Português , Almedina
R. Delgado-Martins , 1988 , Ouvir falar: introdução à fonética do português , Caminho
A. Emiliano , 2009 , Fonética do Português Europeu , Guimarães Editores
F. Espada , 2006 , Manual de Fonética: Exercícios e explicações , Lidel
M. J. Freitas , 1997 , Aquisição da estrutura silábica do português europeu ,
M. J. Freitas, D. Alves & T. Costa , 2007 , O Conhecimento da Língua: Desenvolver a Consciência Fonológica , Ministério da Educação
M. Gonçalves , 2008 , A Fonética e Fonologia do Português , Universidade Católica Portuguesa
K. Johnson , 2011 , Acoustic and auditory phonetics , Wiley-Blackwell
M. H. Mira Mateus , 2001 , A Investigação em Fonologia do Português , D.E.L.T.A
M. Vigário, S. Frota & M. J. Freitas , 2009 , Phonetics and Phonology: Interactions and Interrelations , John Benjamins
J. Veloso , 1999 , Na Ponta da Língua: Exercícios de Fonética do Português , Granito
G. M. Rio-Torto , 1998 , Fonética, Fonologia e Morfologia do Português , Edições Colibri
M. H. Mira Mateus, I. Falé & M. J. Freitas , 2016 , Fonética e Fonologia do Português , Universidade Aberta

Assesssment methods and criteria:

Classification Type: Quantitativa (0-20)

Evaluation Methodology:
As for the pedagogical model, classes are theoretical and practical (48TP). Thus, at the methodological level, they initially assume a more expository theoretical component, aimed at the acquisition and/or consolidation of core concepts and terms. In a second moment, they combine the reinforcement of the presentation of theoretical content with the practical and autonomous work of the students. The completion of various exercises aims at theoretical mastery and its application, as well as individual and collective reflection in the exploration of the program's themes (phonetic, phonological and morphological issues of Portuguese). The assessment in this subject is divided into two components, covering the written and oral aspects. Therefore, the assessment is done with: 1) a written test; 2) a research paper with oral presentation. Each of these components is worth 50%.