Введение в лингвистику

2026/2027

Статус: Маго-лего

Кто читает: Департамент филологии

Где читается: Санкт-Петербургская школа гуманитарных наук и искусств

Когда читается: 1 модуль

Охват аудитории: для своего кампуса

Преподаватели: Тискин Даниил Борисович

Язык: английский

Кредиты: 3

Контактные часы: 32

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Abstract

The course introduces the key tenets of the structural approach to natural language and the elements of the main linguistic subdisciplines: phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and historical/comparative linguistics. The major theoretical approaches, such as seeking for functional motivations or formulating mathematically precise rules for the formation of syntactic structures, are also introduced. The objective of the course is to adapt a potentially non-linguistics graduates to the background required to take more advanced master-level courses and to read academic papers.

Learning Objectives

Motivate a structural view of natural language
Provide the basic machinery for phonological, morphological, syntactic and semantic analysis
Put the synchronic study of language into the context of historical linguistics and language change
Introduce the array of issues in linguistics where quantitative or computational analysis is fruitful

Expected Learning Outcomes

Ability to perform morphosyntactic segmentation on a string
Ability to describe the meaning of a lexeme and to apply tests to isolate the semantic contribution of a word or morpheme to sentence semantics
Basic skills in interpreting quantitative linguistic data
Ability to provide a phonological transcription for a string

Course Contents

Three dimensions of language
Phonology
Morphology
Syntax
Lexical and Morphological Semantics
Syntactic Semantics
Historical Linguistics
Quantitative Linguistics

Assessment Elements

Activity
participation in discussions in class, answering questions
Homeworks
written assignments such as analysis of data and problem solving
Tests
written assignments such as application of definitions, analysis of data and problem solving
Exam
a written exam consisting of several problems covering different sections of the course

Interim Assessment

2026/2027 1st module
0.1 * Activity + 0.4 * Exam + 0.2 * Tests + 0.3 * Homeworks

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

Introducing Syntax. (2017). Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsnar&AN=edsnar.oai.repository.ubn.ru.nl.2066.170565
Rowe, B. M., & Levine, D. P. (2018). A Concise Introduction to Linguistics (Vol. Fifth edition). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=1775794
Zimmermann, T. E., & Sternefeld, W. (2013). Introduction to Semantics : An Essential Guide to the Composition of Meaning. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=604253

Recommended Additional Bibliography

Jurij D. Apresjan, & Dina B. Crockett. (2018). Principles and Methods in Contemporary Structural Linguistics: Vol. Reprint 2018. De Gruyter Mouton.

Authors

Tiskin Daniil Borisovich
ZHILYAEVA VIKTORIYA ARTUROVNA

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