Theoretical Models and Methods in Language Description

2021/2022

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

3

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Школа лингвистики

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

2-й курс, 2, 3 модуль

Преподаватель

Козлов Алексей Андреевич

Course 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

• 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

• 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

• 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

• homeworkPH
  The students may repass the homework without penalty no later than 7 days before exam. The task is the same.
• 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..
• homework CT
  The students may repass the homework without penalty no later than 7 days before exam. The task is the same.
• homeworkFP
  The students may repass the homework without penalty no later than 7 days before exam. The task is the same.
• homeworkFS
  The students may repass the homework without penalty no later than 7 days before exam. The task is the same.
• quiz
  there are several quizez during the syntactical pert of the course
• quiz
• quiz
• quiz
• quiz
  The students may repass all the quizez and homeworks no later than 7 days before session. The tasks are the same.

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

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