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, SP17/01.18
Beginn in der zweiten Semesterwoche am 21.10.2019

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• 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, MG1/02.05
Beginn in der zweiten Semesterwoche am 22.10.2019

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

• 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.

Language documentation and analysis: working with Svan, a language of Georgia

Dozent/in:

Geoffrey Haig

Angaben:

Seminar, 2 SWS, benoteter Schein, ECTS: 10, Gaststudierendenverzeichnis, Studium Generale, Modulstudium, Seminar für das Mastermodul 4 "Sprachwissenschaftliche Methoden" im MA "General Linguistics" und das Mastermodul PLing 3 "Language documentation and analysis" im Elite MA "Cultural Studies of the Middle East" sowie das Vertiefungsmodul im BA-NF "Allgemeine Sprachwissenschaft"

Termine:

Mi, 14:15 - 15:45, SP17/01.05
Beginn in der zweiten Semesterwoche am 23.10.2019

Voraussetzungen / Organisatorisches:

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

ECTS-Informationen

• im Vertiefungsmodul (8 ECTS) gilt eine benotete schriftliche Hausarbeit (mind. 14 Seiten) als Leistungsnachweis
• im Mastermodul 4 (8-10 ECTS) gilt eine benotete schriftliche Hausarbeit (Umfang nach Absprache) als Leistungsnachweis
• im Mastermodul PLing 3 (5 ECTS) gilt eine benotete schriftliche Hausarbeit (mind. 10 Seiten) als Leistungsnachweis

Inhalt:

In this course we will be work through the steps that are necessary to set up a digital corpus of a spoken language, working with a native speaker of Svan, a relatively poorly-researched language spoken in Georgia. In parallel to the corpus work, we will also develop an initial analysis of the phonology and grammar, providing students with an opportunity to apply the skills of basic linguistic analysis to a language with structure quite different from better-known languages of western Europe. We will also consider some of the research questions that can be addressed using the kind of data that we are compiling. Students will be expected to work autonomously on their own data and topics. Course timing is relatively flexible: there will be some additional sessions with the native speaker that are most likely outside of regular Wednesday course times; these can be negotiated with the participants in the first weeks of the course. It is intended to have a second course finalizing the Svan corpus in the summer term 2020.

Empfohlene Literatur:

Preliminary reading
Himmelmann, Nikolaus. 2006. Language documentation: What is it and what is it good for? In: Gippert, Jost & Nikolaus Himmelmann & Ulrike Mosel (eds.) Essentials of language documentation, 1-30. Berlin: Mouton de Gruyter.

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
Beginn in der zweiten Semesterwoche am 22.10.2019

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.