An introduction to linguistics

Dozent/in:

Diana Forker

Angaben:

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

Termine:

Mi, 8:15 - 9:45, OK8/02.04
Bitte beachten Sie: Das Seminar beginnt erst am 15.10.2014

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• No special prerequisites.
• The lecture will be in English.
• FlexNow-Anmeldung ab dem 15.09.

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:

Diana Forker

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:

Di, 10:15 - 11:45, OK8/02.04
Bitte beachten Sie: Die Vorlesung beginnt erst am 14.10.2014

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• The lecture will be in English.
• FlexNow-Anmeldung ab dem 15.09.

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.

Einführungsveranstaltung Graduate Students

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Geoffrey Haig, Diana Forker

Angaben:

Sonstige Lehrveranstaltung

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 14.11.2014, 14:00 - 16:00, OK8/02.04

Language and society - an introduction to sociolinguistics

Dozent/in:

Diana Forker

Angaben:

Vorlesung, benoteter Schein, ECTS: 2, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, für Anfänger, Vorlesung für das Aufbaumodul 1 im BA- NF "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft"

Termine:

Di, 14:15 - 15:45, OK8/02.04
Bitte beachten Sie: Die Vorlesung beginnt erst am 21.10.2014

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• The lecture will be in English.
• FlexNow-Anmeldung ab dem 15.09.

Inhalt:

In this course we

• study language in relation to society
• identify the social functions of language
• explore the impact that non-linguistic factors (e.g. age, socio-economic status, and gender) has on language structure and language use
• observe changes in language structure and language use