Spring 2027

Phonology

Phonology: Analysis and formal statement of phonological systems; problems and methods of phonological theory.

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Summary

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Past student reviews · Marlys Macken

Preparation involved reading a lot of difficult text to fully understand the lecture material.

What you’ll be able to do

  • Identify basic acoustic features of human language sounds.

  • Identify basic articulatory descriptions of human language sounds.

  • Observe and describe the distribution of sounds in human languages.

  • Describe different levels of representation in the speechchain.

  • Develop language-specific materials to support acoustic and phonological analysis.

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Prerequisites

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LINGUIS 101 or 301

LINGUIS 310 used by

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Professors

Spring 2027

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

MARLYS A MACKEN is recorded teaching in Fall 2006, Fall 2008, Spring 2009, Fall 2009, Fall 2010, Fall 2011, Fall 2012, Spring 2013, Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Fall 2014, Spring 2015, Fall 2015, Spring 2016. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

the class

Past student reviews · Marlys Macken

Students described Marlys Macken as highly passionate about linguistics, though her quiet speaking style required sitting near the front to hear clearly.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.35 GPA, 62.2% A/AB (n=37 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.43 GPA, 63.9% A/AB (n=36 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.58 GPA, 77.8% A/AB (n=36 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Past student reviews · Marlys Macken

Preparation involved reading a lot of difficult text to fully understand the lecture material.

Past student reviews · Marlys Macken

One student admired the instructor's passion, while another strongly advised against the course.

Topics

  • Phonological systems and theory
  • Acoustic and articulatory phonetics
  • Sound distribution and speechchain levels

Skills

  • Identify acoustic and articulatory features of language sounds
  • Describe sound distribution and speechchain representations
  • Analyze phonological systems and develop supporting materials

Grades

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About this comparison

1316 courses over the same term, each with at least 30 recorded letter grades. Cross-listed courses count once. GPA is not a measure of difficulty or teaching quality. The typical course is the median by recorded grade count; tied values are not counted as lower. Grade counts describe course scale, not unique students or typical section size.

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Sources & history

UW–Madison

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Dataset & model

Recorded 2026-10-14

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Qwen/Qwen3.8-27B
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