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Магистратура 2019/2020

Чудеса человеческой речи: введение в лингвистику

Направление: 45.04.02. Лингвистика
Кто читает: Департамент общей и прикладной филологии
Когда читается: 2-й курс, 3 модуль
Формат изучения: с онлайн-курсом
Преподаватели: Зубалов Денис Юрьевич
Прогр. обучения: Языковая политика в условиях этнокультурного разнообразия
Язык: английский
Кредиты: 5
Контактные часы: 4

Course Syllabus

Abstract

Everywhere, every day, everybody uses language. There is no human society, no matter how small or how isolated, which does not employ a language that is rich and diverse. This course gives an introduction into the study of languages, the field of linguistics. With the support of the basic linguistic terminology that is offered in the course, you will soon be able to comment both on variety between languages, as well as on a single language’s internal structure.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • you will learn to understand and analyse how your native tongue is at the same time similar and different from many other languages. You will learn the basic concepts of linguistics, get to know some of the key features of big and small languages and get insight into what linguists do.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • Know the many different places where linguists work, and the many different methodologies that they use for conducting their research.
  • Know the basic principles of phonology
  • Know main rules of morphology and syntax
  • Understand the Semantics and Language Pragmatics Issue
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Introduction to Linguistics
    We will try to determine what makes language human: why do (almost) all human beings have a language, and what makes human language different from animal communication systems?
  • The study of sound: Phonology and Phonetics
    In this module we will delve into what appear to be the smallest building blocks of spoken language: 'sounds'. As we will see however, all is not what it seems, as we will in fact encounter an even smaller building block of language, a true atom. Another interesting thing about this module is that as of this week our 6 informants will all only speak their own language. Naturally, there is also an interview with my very special friend Prof. dr. Claartje Levelt, whom I have announced before.
  • The study of words and sentences: Morphology and Syntax
    We will discuss words and sentences. All languages have them; but as I will illustrate, they can be organized in very different ways in different languages. I will furthermore demonstrate what cupcakes have in common with words in a sentence.
  • The study of meaning: Pragmatics and Semantics
    This module deals with a topic which many of you find very interesting: meaning. How do we determine what a word means? To what extent does our language influence our thinking? How can we change the world with language?
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking Домашние задания
  • non-blocking Устный экзамен
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • Interim assessment (3 module)
    0.7 * Домашние задания + 0.3 * Устный экзамен
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • 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

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • Dąbrowska, E., & Divjak, D. (2015). Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=nlebk&AN=1000461
  • Robins, R. H. (2014). General Linguistics (Vol. 4th ed). London: Routledge. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=778554