Kursöversikt
Welcome to Comparative linguistics and language typology!
Course instructor: Eva-Marie Bloom Ström (course coordinator), Malin Petzell and Sebastian Dom
Course guide:
This course concerns itself with the systematic investigation of cross-linguistic variation. Linguists are interested in formulating hypotheses about the unity, diversity, potentials and limits of human language, and to do this we need to know what human language is capable of. This involves the systematic study and comparison of language structures in a diverse range of languages, with the aim of identifying recurrent patterns of linguistic systems. The goal of this course is to give an introduction to linguistic unity and diversity in the following domains: phonology, morphology, syntax and information structure.
The course will be taught in English, and the readings are in English.
Course requirements:
You need to pick a language for this course, and this needs to be a language that you do not speak. For each lesson/each topic, you need to find information for that language, and briefly present your findings. This is next to the general readings for the class. Read carefully for each lesson what you need to do and come prepared! You will find this information under 'Pages'.
Your take-home exam will be to compile the information that you have gathered about 'your' language of choice, and write a frame around this, including background information about the language, number of speakers and so on. And a conclusion, where you highlight interesting typological facts about this language. Follow this link for further instructions on this take-home assignment and to submit.
Any questions? Please ask them in the discussion forum.
Due to current regulations of the Department, this course will be taught online. We will meet on Zoom at the following Tuesdays 13.00 - 15.00:
Nov 3
Nov 10
Nov 17
Nov 24
Dec 1
Dec 8: 20 min presentations of your work & feedback
Take-home assignment due: Dec 18
Studievägledning och stöd i dina studier
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