A beginners’ introduction to R for linguists

Dozent/in:

Ole Schützler

Angaben:

Übung, 1 SWS, Studium Generale

Termine:

Di, 14:00 - 16:00, U2/01.36
vom 23.4.2019 bis zum 4.6.2019

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Registration:

Registration via e-mail (ole.schuetzler@uni-bamberg.de) until 25 April 2019.

Inhalt:

This course is divided into two parts. The first part will be conducted in a traditional class format for the first three weeks; it focuses on

• a basic introduction to the software environment R (and RStudio) and its programming language.
• learning about basic issues and concepts in R (How to load data? What are objects, functions and arguments? How do we transform and manipulate data in R?)
• learning about different kinds of variables and their characteristics in R (numerical and character vectors, factors)
• learning about basic plot types.

The second part of the course, running for another three weeks but possibly extended beyond the six week period, will be conducted in small groups, or as sittings with individual participants, who will be asked to bring their own data and problems, and who will thus have a say in what direction this part of the class takes. Data that we will look at could include

• completed work that has been analysed and visualized without using R (e.g. in Excel), in which case routines in Excel and R can be directly compared,
• final theses or termpapers with a quantitative orientation, or simply
• further exercises based on data.

The class assumes no prior knowledge of participants concerning the use of R.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Gries, Stefan Th. 2013. Statistics for Linguistics with R. A Practical Introduction. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
Levshina, Natalia. 2015. How to Do Linguistics with R. Data Exploration and Statistical Analysis. Amsterdam/Philadelphia: John Benjamins.
Luhmann, Maike. 2015. R für Einsteiger. Weinheim: Beltz.
R Development Core Team. 2018. R: A language and environment for statistical computing. Version 3.5.1. http://www.R-project.org.
RStudio Team. 2009–2018. RStudio: Integrated Development for R. Version 1.1.453. Boston, MA: RStudio, Inc. http://www.rstudio.com/.
Zuur, Alain F., Elena N. Ieno & Erik H. W. G. Meesters. 2009. A Beginner’s Guide to R. Dordrecht: Springer.

An introduction to the acoustic analysis of speech with Praat

Dozent/in:

Ole Schützler

Angaben:

Übung, 1 SWS, Studium Generale

Termine:

Di, 14:00 - 16:00, U2/01.36
vom 11.6.2019 bis zum 23.7.2019

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Registration:

Registration via e-mail (ole.schuetzler@uni-bamberg.de) until 25 April 2019.

Inhalt:

This course is divided into two parts. The first part will be conducted in a traditional class format for the first three weeks; it focuses on

• a basic introduction to acoustics
• an introduction to linguistically relevant acoustic parameters (pitch, intensity, spectral properties, duration)
• the computer program Praat and its basic functionality

The second part of the course, running for another three weeks but possibly extended beyond the six week period, will be conducted in small groups, or as sittings with individual participants. In this part we will have time to

• analyse recordings made (or downloaded) by the participants,
• focus on specific issues (e.g. the acoustic analysis of vowel, stress patters, intonation)
• the Praat scripting language for automatic analysis

The class assumes an interest in but no prior knowledge of acoustics or acoustic analysis.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Borden, Gloria J., Katherine S. Harris & Lawrence J. Raphael. 1994. Speech Science Primer. Physiology, Acoustics, and Perception of Speech. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins.
Fujimura, Osamu & Donna Erickson. 1997. Acoustic Phonetics. In: William J. Hardcastle & John Laver (eds.) The Handbook of Phonetic Sciences. Oxford: Blackwell. 65–115.
Johnson, Keith. 2012. Acoustic and Auditory Phonetics. Oxford: Blackwell.
Ladefoged, Peter. 1996. Elements of Acoustic Phonetics. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press.
Reetz, Henning & Allard Jongman. 2009. Phonetics.Transcription, production, acoustics, and perception. Chichester: Wiley-Blackwell.
Stevens, Kenneth N. 1998. Acoustic Phonetics. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press.

English Phonetics and Phonology D

Dozent/in:

Ole Schützler

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Do, 12:00 - 14:00, MG1/02.06
Please also register in FlexNow for the complementary course "Improving your pronunciation", which involves two individual 15-minute appointments in the course of the semester.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

General organization

1. Modules:
Lehramt GY: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
Lehramt GS/MS/RS (Studienbeginn bis SS 2012): Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
Lehramt GS/MS/RS/Bachelor Berufliche Bildung (Studienbeginn ab WS 2012/13): Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
European Joint Master's Programme in English and American Studies: Compulsory Subject English Linguistics Mastermodule Übung (2 ECTS)
Erasmus/Visiting Students: Übung (2 ECTS)
B.Sc. BWL mit DWPF Englisch: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)

2. Prerequisites:
Enrolment

3. Registration and Deregistration:

Registration via FlexNow from 01 April 2019, 10:00h, to 25 April 2019, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 01 April 2019, 10:00h, to 30 April 2019, 23:59h.

Students who register for more than one course will lose their right to participate in any one of the courses. Multiple registration is allowed for the waiting list only.

The number of participants is limited to 15.

For students moving to Bamberg from other universities, ERASMUS students and those who urgently need the credit, a limited number of places will be reserved for late registration. In case of overbooking, please contact the lecturer concerning your admission to the course.

4. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
2 ECTS: regular active participation in class + final exam

5. Language of instruction:
English

Inhalt:

This course is concerned with central aspects of phonetics and basic phonological concepts. It will provide a description and classification of speech sounds together with a discussion of all English vowels, semi-vowels and consonants. Particular attention will be paid to the problems German learners have with English pronunciation. Students will learn to use the IPA system to transcribe English texts, including the use of strong and weak forms, lexical and syntactic stress. Core readings and texts for transcription will be made available on the Virtual Campus after each session.

Empfohlene Literatur:

• Daniel Jones, English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge 2006 (17th edition), Introduction, pp. v-xxi.
• Ingo Plag et al. Introduction to English Linguistics. Berlin 2007, Chapter 1-2, pp. 1-64.

English Phonetics and Phonology E

Dozent/in:

Ole Schützler

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Do, 14:00 - 16:00, MG2/02.09
Please also register in FlexNow for the complementary course "Improving your pronunciation", which involves two individual 15-minute appointments in the course of the semester.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

General organization

1. Modules:
Lehramt GY: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
Lehramt GS/MS/RS (Studienbeginn bis SS 2012): Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
Lehramt GS/MS/RS/Bachelor Berufliche Bildung (Studienbeginn ab WS 2012/13): Aufbaumodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
BA Anglistik/Amerikanistik: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)
European Joint Master's Programme in English and American Studies: Compulsory Subject English Linguistics Mastermodule Übung (2 ECTS)
Erasmus/Visiting Students: Übung (2 ECTS)
B.Sc. BWL mit DWPF Englisch: Basismodul Sprachwissenschaft Übung (2 ECTS)

2. Prerequisites:
Enrolment

3. Registration and Deregistration:

Registration via FlexNow from 01 April 2019, 10:00h, to 25 April 2019, 23:59h.
Deregistration via FlexNow from 01 April 2019, 10:00h, to 30 April 2019, 23:59h.

Students who register for more than one course will lose their right to participate in any one of the courses. Multiple registration is allowed for the waiting list only.

The number of participants is limited to 15.

For students moving to Bamberg from other universities, ERASMUS students and those who urgently need the credit, a limited number of places will be reserved for late registration. In case of overbooking, please contact the lecturer concerning your admission to the course.

4. Requirements for successful completion of the course:
2 ECTS: regular active participation in class + final exam

5. Language of instruction:
English

Inhalt:

This course is concerned with central aspects of phonetics and basic phonological concepts. It will provide a description and classification of speech sounds together with a discussion of all English vowels, semi-vowels and consonants. Particular attention will be paid to the problems German learners have with English pronunciation. Students will learn to use the IPA system to transcribe English texts, including the use of strong and weak forms, lexical and syntactic stress. Core readings and texts for transcription will be made available on the Virtual Campus after each session.

Empfohlene Literatur:

• Daniel Jones, English Pronouncing Dictionary. Cambridge 2006 (17th edition), Introduction, pp. v-xxi.
• Ingo Plag et al. Introduction to English Linguistics. Berlin 2007, Chapter 1-2, pp. 1-64.

Scottish English

Dozent/in:

Ole Schützler

Angaben:

Seminar/Übung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6

Termine:

Di, 10:00 - 12:00, U2/02.30

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Anmeldung über FlexNow vom 01.04.2019, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 25.04.2019, 23:59 Uhr.
Abmeldung über FlexNow vom 01.04.2019, 10:00 Uhr bis zum 30.04.2019, 23:59 Uhr.

Bitte beachten Sie die verschiedenen Anmeldemöglichkeiten in FlexNow: Für 6 ECTS-Punkte melden Sie sich bitte ausschließlich für das Seminar an ("Scottish English (Seminar)"). Für 2 oder 4 ECTS-Punkte melden Sie sich bitte ausschließlich für die Übung an ("Scottish English (Übung)").

Mehrfachanmeldung für Parallelkurse führt zum Verlust des Platzanspruchs! Dies gilt nicht für die Warteliste.

Begrenzte Teilnehmerzahl: 15

Der erfolgreiche Besuch der Introduction to English Linguistics wird vorausgesetzt; auch ein bestandener Kurs English Phonetics and Phonology ist sehr wünschenswert.

Für Studienortwechsler, Erasmusstudenten sowie Studierende, die den Leistungsnachweis zur baldigen Prüfungsanmeldung benötigen, werden im begrenzten Umfang Plätze freigehalten. Bei Überbuchung der Übung fällt die Entscheidung über die Teilnahme in Rücksprache mit der Dozentin.

Scheinanforderungen:
2 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation
4 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + short assignment
6 ECTS: regular active participation in class + oral presentation + written paper
3/4/6 ECTS (BA “Ergänzungsmodul” in combination with the course “Methods and Theories”, 1 ECTS): regular active participation in class + oral presentation + oral exam (20 min)

8 ECTS sind nur für BA-Studierende nach Absprache mit dem Dozenten vor Semesterbeginn möglich.

Modulanbindungen:
Diese Lehrveranstaltung ist für alle Studiengänge der englischen Sprachwissenschaft (Lehramt, BA, MA usw.) geeignet, in denen 2, 3, 4 oder 6 ECTS erforderlich sind.

Inhalt:

In the relatively confined space of Scotland, mainly three linguistic traditions co-exist, interact, and influence each other (or have done so in the past). The oldest of these is Scottish Gaelic, once the language of the kings of Scotland but no longer widely spoken today. It is still important as an emblem of (western) Scottish identity, however, and its influence can be traced in the variety of English spoken in the Highlands. The second linguistic tradition is Scots, which developed out of a northern branch of Old English. Today, Scots can be said to function as a non-standard dialect of English with unique characteristics at the levels of phonology, morphosyntax, and the lexicon. Finally, there is Scottish Standard English (SSE). It is often described as Standard English spoken with a Scottish accent, but there are also grammatical features characteristic of SSE. This seminar provides the following:

• A general understanding of Scottish topography and history and the ways in which they shaped the linguistic landscape over the centuries, resulting in the present-day situation
• Discussions of the two problematic notions of language and dialect as exemplified in the changing roles of English and Scots in Scotland
• An understanding of the most important characteristics of Scottish English / Scots in pronunciation, grammar and lexicon, and the ability to identify and describe them
• Discussions of some influential empirical studies into (mainly urban) varieties of English in present-day Scotland
• Examples of Scots/SSE in popular culture, film and literature.

Empfohlene Literatur:

• Jones, Charles. 2002. The English Language in Scotland: An Introduction to Scots. East Linton: Tuckwell Press.
• Lawson, Robert (ed.). 2014. Sociolinguistics in Scotland. Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan.
• Miller, Jim. 2008. Scottish English: morphology and syntax. In Kortmann, Bernd & Clive Upton, eds. Varieties of English. Vol.1: The British Isles. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 299–327.
• Stuart-Smith, Jane. 2008. Scottish English: phonology. In Kortmann, Bernd & Clive Upton, eds. Varieties of English. Vol.1: The British Isles. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter. 48-70.