This course provides a compact introduction to the theory of distinctive features in phonology. It will cover the following topics:

• Motivating features as the smallest units of phonological representation
• The different functions of features
• Standard feature theory and a standard set of features
• Using features in rule-based and constraint-based phonology
  Feature underspecification
• Feature organisation (Autosegmental Phonology and Feature Geometry)

At the end of this course, you should have a reasonably good idea of the main concepts and developments in distinctive feature theory.