An introduction to Linguistics

Dozent/in:

Hanna Thiele

Angaben:

Übung, 2 SWS, Schein, ECTS: 6, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Modul für das Basismodul im BA-Nebenfach "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft"

Termine:

Do, 10:15 - 11:45, OK8/02.04
ab 24.10.2013

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

No special prerequisites
The lecture will be in English.
Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.

Inhalt:

In this course students will have an opportunity to try out the main skills of language analysis that are introduced in the lecture Introduction to Linguistics . Students will work intensively on example sets taken from a broad range of different languages, to discuss different analyses, and to evaluate different theoretical proposals. The course closes with a written test.

An introduction to linguistics (Grundlagen der Linguistik, Einführung 1)

Dozent/in:

Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, Schein, ECTS: 2, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Modul für das Basismodul im BA-Nebenfach "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft", Basismodul Romanistik Einführung in die französische/spanische/italienische Sprachwissenschaft. Keine Prüfung

Termine:

Mi, 12:15 - 13:45, U5/01.22
ab 23.10.2013

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

The lecture will be in English.
Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.

Inhalt:

This course introduces the student to the skills and techniques necessary for the scientific analysis of language, and to some of the different theoretical approaches to linguistics currently available. The focus will be on the three traditional areas of language structure: sound patterns (phonetics and phonology), the structure of words (morphology), the structure of phrases and sentences (syntax). Students will have an opportunity to practice their skills in the seminar Introduction to Linguistics , which is offered parallel to this lecture. In addition, the lecture will give students a short overview of the world s languages, and an introduction to the resources available for studying them.

Areal Linguistics

Dozent/in:

Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, benoteter Schein, ECTS: 8

Termine:

Di, 10:00 - 12:00, OK8/02.04
ab 22.10.2013

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

als Seminar, MA-Studiengang General Linguistics, Mastermodul 2 “Sprachvariation und Sprachwandel” 8 ECTS
The lecture will be in English.
Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.

Inhalt:

Languages in contact: areal linguistics The way a language changes over time is mediated by many factors, including for example its origins, the sociocultural conditions under which it is spoken, and universal cognitive / physiological constraints on the way human languages are acquired and deployed. A further powerful factor that shapes a language’s development is contact with other languages. In earlier research, where an attempt was made to differentiate between so-called “internal” factors, and “external” factors, language contact was considered an “external” factor, thus a “special case” of language change. In more recent research, however, it is becoming increasingly obvious that this distinction is impossible to maintain: the overwhelming majority of the world’s languages are spoken in contact with other languages, and the majority of the world’s population is multi-lingual. Thus language contact cannot be simply set aside as an external factor; rather, it has been operative in language change through most of human history. In this seminar, we will review some of the major themes and concepts in modern areal linguistics including:
1. Contexts of language contact: individual bilingualism, societal bilingualism language shift vs. substrate effects code-switching pidginization and creole genesis

2. Linguistic effects of language contact matter vs. pattern borrowing structural convergence, linguistic areas contact and grammaticalization

3. Case studies: Central Anatolia Amazon basin (others depending on students’ choices)

All students are required to hold an oral presentation on a topic of their choice. For the 8 ECTS of the Seminar a term paper is required (min. 14 pages).

Empfohlene Literatur:

Select bibliography
Haig, G. 2002. Linguistic diffusion in present-day East Anatolia: from top to bottom. In: Dixon, R.M.W. & Alexandra Aikhenvald (eds.) Areal diffusion and genetic inheritance: problem in comparative linguistics. Oxford University Press.Matras, Yaron (2009) Language Contact, Cambridge University Press Saville-Troike, Muriel (2006) Introducing second language acquisition, Cambridge Univ. Press, Cambridge [u.a.] Thomason, Sarah G. (2001) Language Contact, Georgetown University Press
Thomason, S. G. & Kaufman, T. 1988 , Language contact, creolization and genetic linguistics, University of California Press, Berkeley. Winford, Donald (2003) An Introduction to Contact Linguistics, Blackwell Publishing Ltd. Language in Society. Wohlgemuth, Jan (2009) A Typology of Verbal Borrowings, De Gruyter Mouton

Kurdisch 1

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Ergin Öpengin, Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

Sprachpraktische Ausbildung, 3 SWS, benoteter Schein, ECTS: 5, Studium Generale

Termine:

Mo, 14:00 - 16:00, OK8/02.04
Mi, 10:15 - 11:45, OK8/02.04
Kursdauer am Montag: 14:00 - 15:00 Uhr

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.
Zusammen mit dem Fortsetzungskurs im SoSe 2014 (Kurdisch 2) bildet dieser Kurs ein Modul für den MA-Studiengang Iranistik: Sprachpraktisches Modul (Varietäten des Neupersischen/ Komplementärsprache) (Ma Ir 05, Modulgröße 10 ECTS). Dieses Modul kann als Alternative zum Fachwissenschaftlichen Modul 2 des MA-Studienganges Iranistik gewählt werden. Der Kurs kann auch als Sprachpraktisches Modul 1 im BA-Nebenfach "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft", BA Islamischer Orient (Modulhandbuch Juli 2011: Aufbau- und Vertiefungsmodul) sowie fürs Studium Generale angerechnet werden.
Schriftliche Prüfung

Inhalt:

In diesem Kurs wird zunächst ein Überblick des Gesamtkurdischen vermittelt (Verbreitungsgebiet, Dialektgliederung, Status in den jeweiligen Ländern). Wir werden dann mit dem Erlernen des Nordkurdischen (auch Kurmanji genannt) beginnen, das vor allem im Osten der Türkei aber auch in Teilen Nordiraks, Syriens und Westirans gesprochen wird. Das Material wird von der Kursleitung gestellt und in einem VC-Kurs hinterlegt. Neben dem Einarbeiten in die heutige Schriftsprache werden wir uns mit audiovisuellem Material befassen, um Gehör- und Sprechfähigkeiten zu schulen. Im Sommersemester 2014 wird ein Forsetzungskurs stattfinden.

Language and society - an introduction to sociolinguistics

Dozent/in:

Ergin Öpengin

Angaben:

Vorlesung, Schein, ECTS: 2, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Aufbaumodul 1 im BA-Nebenfach "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft" (Sprache und Gesellschaft). Keine Prüfung

Termine:

Mo, 10:15 - 11:45, OK8/02.04

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

The lecture will be in English.
Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.

Inhalt:

In this course we explore the impact that non-linguistic factors (e.g. geographical origin, age, socio-economic status, and gender) has on language structure and language use.

Language typology and linguistic universals

Dozent/in:

Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, benoteter Schein, ECTS: 8

Termine:

Do, 14:00 - 16:00, OK8/02.04
ab 24.10.2013

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Siehe auch gleichnamige Vorlesung, Montag 16:00 - 18:00 Uhr
Seminar MA-Studiengang General Linguistics, Mastermodul 1 “Systemlinguistik”, 6 ECTS
Seminar, BA-NF Studiengang Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Aufbaumodul 2 (Sprachliche Strukturen), 6 ECTS
Seminar, BA-NF-Studiengang Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Vertiefungsmodul (Wahlpflichtmodul im erweiterten BA-Nebenfach), 8 ECTS
The lecture will be in English.
Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.

Inhalt:

Linguistic typology is the branch of linguistics concerned with establishing the range of cross-language variation, and formulating explanations for the limits to variation. Individual languages differ from each other in many and various ways. However, linguistic research over the past three decades has generally reinforced the view that cross-linguistic variation is not arbitrary, or infinite, but falls with certain definable limits. Language typologists have investigated phonological systems, morphology, various semantic fields (e.g. colour terms), as well as a number of syntactic phenomena. In this course we will look at some of the landmarks in typology over the last 40 years, focussing on topics from morphology and syntax. The topics treated are: Language typology: background and assumptions
Typology and universals: Greenberg’s heritage
Word-order typology (1)
Word-order typology (2)
Relative clauses
Causatives
Differential Object Marking
Animacy
Alignment (1)
Alignment (2)
On explanations for language universals: the nature vs. nurture debate
Language typology and language change
All students are required to regularly sum up class-readings and complete assignments. For the 8 ECTS a term paper is required (min. 14 pages), for 6 ECTS a term paper min. 11 pages.

Language typology and linguistic universals

Dozent/in:

Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, ECTS: 2

Termine:

Mo, 16:00 - 18:00, OK8/02.04
ab 21.10.2013

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Siehe auch gleichnamiges Seminar: Donnerstag 14:00 - 16:00 Uhr
als Vorlesung: BA-NF-Studiengang Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Vertiefungsmodul (Wahlpflichtmodul im erweiterten BA-Nebenfach), 2 ECTS
als Vorlesung, BA-NF Studiengang Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft, Aufbaumodul 2 (Sprachliche Strukturen), 2 ECTS
als Vorlesung, MA-Studiengang General Linguistics, Mastermodul 1 "Systemlinguistik", ECTS
Sprachwissenschaftliches Profilmodul (Wahlpflichtmodul im erweiterten Nebenfach), 2 ECTS
The lecture will be in English.
Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.

Inhalt:

Linguistic typology is the branch of linguistics concerned with establishing the range of cross-language variation, and formulating explanations for the limits to variation. Individual languages differ from each other in many and various ways. However, linguistic research over the past three decades has generally reinforced the view that cross-linguistic variation is not arbitrary, or infinite, but falls with certain definable limits. Language typologists have investigated phonological systems, morphology, various semantic fields (e.g. colour terms), as well as a number of syntactic phenomena. In this course we will look at some of the landmarks in typology over the last 40 years, focussing on topics from morphology and syntax. The topics treated are:
Language typology: background and assumptions
Typology and universals: Greenberg’s heritage
Word-order typology (1)
Word-order typology (2)
Relative clauses
Causatives
Differential Object Marking
Animacy
Alignment (1)
Alignment (2)
On explanations for language universals: the nature vs. nurture debate
Language typology and language change
All students are required to make an oral presentation.

Methods in sociolinguistics

Dozent/in:

Hanna Thiele

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, benoteter Schein, ECTS: 6, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Seminar für das Aufbaumodul 1 im BA-Nebenfach "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft" - (Sprache und Gesellschaft)

Termine:

Mi, 14:15 - 15:45, OK8/02.04

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

The lecture will be in English.
Eine Anmeldung ist nicht erforderlich.

Inhalt:

The aim of sociolinguistics is to discover how different kinds of persons use different kinds of language depending on various aspects of their social background (e.g. place of residence, age, gender, education, socioeconomic status) and the social situation in which the speech event takes place. In this course we are going to explore in practice how sociolinguistic research questions can be tackled by conducting a small-scale study of our own.
To obtain credit for this class a term paper (min. 11 pages) is required.