Spanish 690STA - Intonation of Spanish

In this course we will study the intonation of Spanish and other Romance languages. We will study intonation from both phonetic and phonological perspectives. We will evaluate some basic models of intonation, specifically the Autosegmental-Metrical model. We will explore some theoretical issues in Spanish intonation within the AM model, and become acquainted with methods for eliciting intonational categories. Finally, we will look at different types of work that apply the AM model for special topics in intonation such as language contact, child acquisition and intonation in special populations.