An introduction to linguistics

Dozent/in:

Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

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

Termine:

Mo, 10:15 - 11:45, SP17/00.13
Beginn in der zweiten Semesterwoche, zunächst online

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Bitte schreiben Sie sich für diesen Kurs zu Beginn des Semesters im Virtuellen Campus (VC) ein, damit vor dem Hintergrund der Online-Lehre die Kontaktaufnahme durch die Dozentin / den Dozenten möglich ist. Falls Sie sich nicht einschreiben können, wenden Sie sich bitte an admin.aspra@uni-bamberg.de.

We ask that you please enrol into this courses on Virtueller Campus (VC) so that course instructors can get in touch with you ahead of course commencement to organise teaching in online format. Note that if you cannot enrol in Virtueller Campus you are kindly asked to contact admin.aspra@uni-bamberg.de.

• No special prerequisites
• The lecture will be in English
• FlexNow-Anmeldung ab dem 01.10.

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 (= VL für Romanisten "Einführung in die Linguistik" = "Einführung 1")

Dozent/in:

Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

Vorlesung, 2 SWS, Schein, ECTS: 2, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Vorlesung 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, Raum n.V.
Die Veranstaltung findet online statt.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

Bitte schreiben Sie sich für diesen Kurs zu Beginn des Semesters im Virtuellen Campus (VC) ein, damit vor dem Hintergrund der Online-Lehre die Kontaktaufnahme durch die Dozentin / den Dozenten möglich ist. Falls Sie sich nicht einschreiben können, wenden Sie sich bitte an admin.aspra@uni-bamberg.de.

We ask that you please enrol into this courses on Virtueller Campus (VC) so that course instructors can get in touch with you ahead of course commencement to organise teaching in online format. Note that if you cannot enrol in Virtueller Campus you are kindly asked to contact admin.aspra@uni-bamberg.de.

• The lecture will be in English
• FlexNow-Anmeldung ab dem 01.10.

Informationen für Studierende der Romanischen Sprachwissenschaft:

Die Veranstaltung entspricht für Studierende der Romanischen Sprachwissenschaft der obligatorischen Vorlesung (2 ECTS) für das Basismodul „Romanische Sprachwissenschaft“.

In diesem Fall muss die FlexNow-Lehrveranstaltungsanmeldung wie auch die FlexNow-Prüfungsanmeldung über den FlexNow-Zugang der Romanischen Sprachwissenschaft erfolgen.

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.

Research colloquium

Dozent/in:

Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

Kolloquium, 2 SWS, ECTS: 6, Studium Generale, Kolloquium für das Forschungsmodul im MA "General Linguistics"

Termine:

Di, 16:15 - 17:45, SP17/02.19

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• The lecture will be in English.
• FlexNow-Anmeldung ab dem 01.10.

Inhalt:

The colloquium is primarily aimed at graduate students (MA and PhD candidates) who are working on a thesis, or are developing their research questions. Students will be expected to present their work, and engage with the other participants and the lecturer in discussions of key concepts in method and theory. Please contact the lecturer via email if you wish to attend, and give an indication of your research interests.
The colloquium is also open to interested linguists of all backgrounds who wish to participate in general exchange of ideas, and we may, depending on the programme, also be able to incorporate additional presentations; please check with the lecturer beforehand.

Tutorial: Citations practice in academic writing for linguists [Tutorial Citations practice]

Dozent/in:

Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

Tutorien, Tutorial for MA students in linguistics

Termine:

Einzeltermin am 2.11.2020, 14:00 - 16:00, SP17/00.13

Webinar: When languages connect. Interdisciplinary perspectives on multilingualism in a Middle Eastern context [Multilingualism in the Middle East]

Dozentinnen/Dozenten:

Geoffrey Haig, Laurentia Schreiber

Angaben:

Seminar, 3 SWS, ECTS: 8, Studium Generale, Erweiterungsbereich

Termine:

Mo, 18:00 - 19:30, SP17/01.05
Einzeltermin am 4.11.2020, Einzeltermin am 25.11.2020, Einzeltermin am 16.12.2020, Einzeltermin am 13.1.2021, Einzeltermin am 3.2.2021, 14:15 - 15:45, SP17/01.05
Die Montagstermine finden wöchentlich online statt. Die Mittwochstermine sind als Einzeltermine geplant und finden voraussichtlich in Präsenzform statt.

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• The lecture will be in English.
• FlexNow-Anmeldung ab dem 01.10.

Requirements
Students should have sound background knowledge of linguistics. Knowledge of at least one of the main languages of the Middle East is an advantage, but not essential.

Modulanbindungen:

MA General Linguistics: Mastermodul 2 "Language variation & change" (8 ECTS)
MA General Linguistics: Mastermodul 3 "Language diversity" (8 ECTS)
CSME Languages and linguistics of the ME: PLing1 (5 ECTS)
CSME Languages and linguistics of the ME: PLing2 (5 ECTS)
Erweiterungsbereich MA General Linguistics: Mastermodul 7 "Language variation & change"(8 ECTS)
Erweiterungsbereich MA General Linguistics: Mastermodul 8 "Language diversity"(8 ECTS)
BA-NF Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft: Aufbaumodul 1 (6 ECTS)
BA-NF Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft: Erweitertes Aufbaumodul 1, als Seminar (8 ECTS)

Prüfungsleistung:
Portfolio

Inhalt:

Linguistically, the Middle East is politically dominated by a small number of national languages (e.g. Hebrew, Arabic, Persian and Turkish), but the region is in fact home to speakers of a much larger range of languages, many of which are seriously under-researched and now heavily endangered. This seminar examines the dynamics of language contact and multilingualism across the region, focussing on four main thematic blocks with contributions by scholars from a number of distinct disciplines:

1. Minority languages in the Middle East: The dynamics of maintenance and loss
2. Language idealogies and power: Nation states and language politics in the Middle East
3. Middle Eastern languages in migration contexts
4. The typology of Middle Eastern language contact: stability and adaptivity in language structure

The course consists of 9 public webinars, given by a range of leading scholars in the field, who will present on different facets of the topic, based on their own research. In addition, we will convene additional teaching sessions (planned for face-to-face) for students from Bamberg and Erlangen wishing to credit the course towards their degree programmes.

Students will be expected to attend the webinars, and to participate in the 4 additional seminars. For each of the four thematic blocks, written assignments will be required.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Background reading
Haig, Geoffrey, and Geoffrey Khan. Introduction. In: Haig, Geoffrey and Geoffrey Khan (eds.) The languages and linguistics of Western Asia. An areal perspective, 1-29. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.
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