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Course Syllabus

Master 2021/2022

Theoretical Models and Methods in Language Description

Category 'Best Course for Broadening Horizons and Diversity of Knowledge and Skills'
Category 'Best Course for New Knowledge and Skills'
Type: Compulsory course (Linguistic Theory and Language Description)
Area of studies: Fundamental and Applied Linguistics
Delivered by: School of Linguistics
Where: Faculty of Humanities
When: 2 year, 2, 3 module
Mode of studies: offline
Open to: students of one campus
Instructors: Alexey Kozlov
Master’s programme: Linguistic Theory and Language Description
Language: English
ECTS credits: 3
Contact hours: 24

Course Syllabus

Full Syllabus

Abstract

The course is compulsory for the students of the MA program Linguistic theory and language description (NRU HSE). This course continues the same-named one given to the students of the 1-st year. There are two themes in focus: formal syntax and corpus linguistics.
Learning Objectives

Learning Objectives

  • The course continues for two years. This programme is for the 1-st pars or the course and covers such themes as: instrumental phonetics and phonology, formal semantics and pragmatics and formal syntax (the Case Theory).
  • There are two themes in focus: 1) formal syntax and explanation of ellipsis, 2) corpus linguistics
  • The course is not for beginners. it reqiires basic knowledge of linguistic theory.
  • The course is not introductive and requires basic kniwledge of linguistic theory and articulatory phonetics.
  • This course familiarizes the students with the theoretical models and methods currently employed in various areas of language description and linguistic theorizing.
  • This course helps the students develop their research skills. They become familiar with new research methods they may apply in their future carear.
Expected Learning Outcomes

Expected Learning Outcomes

  • the students are able to apply the main ideas of FP to their researches
  • The students are able to apply the main ideas of FS to their researches
  • The students are able to apply the main ideas of IP in their researches
  • The students are able to apply the main ideas of the CT to their researches.
  • the students are able to interpret transcriptions and write them
  • the students are able to reproduce the main ideas of the Case theory
  • The students are able to explain ellipsis using contemporary formal approaches.
  • The students are able to find data in question using at least one corpus using relevant queries.
  • The students are able to interpret syntactic tree parsing with ellipsis.
  • The students are able to name no less than 5 corpora.
  • The students are able to reproduse the main ideas of formal approach to ellipsis.
  • The students are able to yield statistic data from corpora and evaluate them.
Course Contents

Course Contents

  • Formal syntax: Approaches to Ellipsis in Formal Frameworks
  • Instrumental phonetics and Phonology
  • Corpus linguistics
  • Formal syntax: Сase Theories
  • Formal semantics
  • Formal Pragmatics: Scalar Implicatures and Pragmatics of Disjunction
Assessment Elements

Assessment Elements

  • non-blocking homeworkPH
    The students may repass the homework without penalty no later than 7 days before exam. The task is the same.
  • non-blocking quizCT
    The students may repass the quiz without penalty no later than 7 days before exam. The questions are the same, but the order of possible answers is not..
  • non-blocking homework CT
    The students may repass the homework without penalty no later than 7 days before exam. The task is the same.
  • non-blocking homeworkFP
    The students may repass the homework without penalty no later than 7 days before exam. The task is the same.
  • non-blocking homeworkFS
    The students may repass the homework without penalty no later than 7 days before exam. The task is the same.
  • non-blocking quiz
    there are several quizez during the syntactical pert of the course
  • non-blocking quiz
  • non-blocking quiz
  • non-blocking quiz
  • non-blocking quiz
    The students may repass all the quizez and homeworks no later than 7 days before session. The tasks are the same.
Interim Assessment

Interim Assessment

  • 2020/2021 4th module
    0.2 * homework CT + 0.2 * homeworkFP + 0.2 * quizCT + 0.2 * homeworkPH + 0.2 * homeworkFS
  • 2021/2022 3rd module
    0.2 * quiz + 0.2 * quiz + 0.2 * quiz + 0.2 * quiz + 0.2 * quiz
Bibliography

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

  • McEnery, T., & Hardie, A. (2012). Corpus Linguistics : Method, Theory and Practice. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=408835
  • Paul H. Portner, & Barbara H. Partee. (2008). Formal Semantics : The Essential Readings. [N.p.]: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=231496

Recommended Additional Bibliography

  • BIBER, D., CONRAD, S., & REPPEN, R. (1994). Corpus-based Approaches to Issues in Applied Linguistics. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsbas&AN=edsbas.562A0C90
  • Gussenhoven, C. (2004). The Phonology of Tone and Intonation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=164285