Contrastive Polish-English Grammar: Phonetics and Phonology

obligatory courses

The course surveys issues in contrastive Polish-English phonetics and phonology. The bias is practical with a focus on teaching English to Polish learners. The central themes include phonological intereference and the theory of pronunciation errors.

The course presents a contrastive analysis of Polish and English in the area of phonetics and phonology. It has a practical bias because it views the study of the two languages from the perspective of teaching English as a foreign language to native speakers of Polish. The central topic i phonological interference and the theory of pronunciation errors. The course surveys the sounds of English and Polish, their phonotactics and the phonological processes that take part in language interference. These include, among other things, voice assimilation and devoicing, allophonic processes, palatalization, assimilation processes and syllable structure processes.

Rubach, Jerzy (1977) Contrastive Phonostylistics, Papers and Studies in Contrastive Linguistics 6 (1977), 63-72. Reprinted in J. Fisiak (ed.) Theoretical Issues in Contrastive Phonology (1980), Amsterdam: John Benjamins B.V., 263-272.

Rubach, Jerzy (1977) "Rule Ordering and Concrete Derivations in Phonology", Linguistica Silesiana 2 (1977), 77-90.

Wierzchowska, Bożena (1971) Wymowa polska. Warszawa: PWN.

Knowledge:

K_W02

The student expannds his / her knowledge of key methodologies and theories, and broadens the knowledge of contemporary trends and directions in the development of research on literature, culture and language, with particular emphasis on the English-speaking context.

K_W03

The student expands his / her knowledge about the English language, specifically, its grammar, syntax, phonology, morphology, and pragmatics.

K_W07

The student expands his / her knowledge about designing philological research, in particular about the use of methods and tools in formulating research problems and testing hypotheses.

Expertise:

K_U01

The student can use advanced linguistic and literary terminology as well as is able to apply research methodology appropriate for these disciplines within the framework of English philology.

K_U03

The student can present the acquired knowledge in a logical and clear manner in writing and in speech.

Social skills:

K_K02

The student acquires the understanding of professional standards, especially the understanding of the ever changing environment in research and as well as the understanding of the importance of continuous education.

K_K07

The student has the need to express himself / herself in a consistent, transparent, logical and specific manner in order to function effectively in contacts with others.