Universität Wien

122252 AR MA+MEd Advanced Course in Linguistics - Focus: FCL (2025S)

Grammatical Variation

5.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 12 - Anglistik
Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung
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An/Abmeldung

Hinweis: Ihr Anmeldezeitpunkt innerhalb der Frist hat keine Auswirkungen auf die Platzvergabe (kein "first come, first served").

Details

max. 15 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

  • Donnerstag 06.03. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Donnerstag 13.03. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Donnerstag 20.03. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Donnerstag 27.03. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Donnerstag 03.04. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Donnerstag 10.04. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Donnerstag 08.05. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Donnerstag 15.05. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Donnerstag 22.05. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Donnerstag 05.06. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Donnerstag 12.06. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19
  • Donnerstag 26.06. 08:15 - 09:45 Raum 4 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-19

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course explores variation in morphosyntactic patterns in English from a formal perspective. We consider the idea of competing grammars and how this has been used to explain inter- and intra-individual variation. We will consider certain typical areas of variation in varieties of English and in the course of English acquisition. We will discuss these grammatical phenomena on the basis of reading influential articles. We discuss the conceptual and empirical issues they raise and look at ways of empirically testing some of the features of grammar competition or variation.
In the course of this semester students will learn to analyse morphosyntactic variation in English, identifying the nature of competing features. Students will be able to discuss these in terms of broader notions of language change and morphosyntactic theory, and to conduct a small-scale study contributing to the debate on these areas.
More specifically, students will learn how to:
- Select an appropriate topic for a research project
- Choose an appropriate methodology
- Collect and analyse relevant data
- Write a final report presenting their analyses and findings, embedded within the most important literature on the topic.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

Students are assessed on the basis of a project proposal, a presentation and a final research report.
The project proposal, presentation and seminar paper are based on a small-scale research project that students will work on individually or in groups.

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Course requirements:
- a research proposal (individual or group): 15%
- a presentation (individual or group work; graded individually): 25%
- a seminar paper (individual or group work; single author: 5,000-6,000 words; two authors: 6,000-7,000 words; three-four authors: 7,000-8,000 words): 60%

Regular attendance and active participation are required (student are allowed to miss two classes over the whole semester).

Grading scale:
0–59.9% = 5; 60–69.9% = 4; 70–79.9% = 3; 80–89.9% = 2; 90–100% = 1

Prüfungsstoff

Students should be familiar with the required reading, with the general concept of morphosyntactic variation, and with the most important notion in the area of language change; should be able to find further literature on a topic relevant to the course; and should be able to apply the theoretical concepts in an (individual or group) research project.

Literatur

ADGER, D., & TROUSDALE, G. (2007). Variation in English syntax: theoretical implications. English Language and Linguistics, 11(2), 261–278. doi:10.1017/S1360674307002250
Cornips, L. M. E. A. (2006). Variation and Formal Theories of Syntax, Chomskyan. In K. Brown (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics, 2nd Edition (pp. 330-332). Elsevier B.V.
Cornips, L. (2022). 5 The Predictability of Social Stratification of Syntactic Variants. In Explanations in Sociosyntactic Variation (pp. 144-170). Cambridge University Press.
Eide, K. M., & Åfarli, T. A. (2020). Dialects, registers and intraindividual variation: Outside the scope of generative frameworks? Nordic Journal of Linguistics, 43(3), 233–248. doi:10.1017/S0332586520000177
Embick, D. (2008). Variation and morphosyntactic theory: Competition fractionated. Language and Linguistics Compass, 2(1), 59-78.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

Studium: MA 812 [2]; UF MA 046/507
Code/Modul: MA M04, MA M05, UF MA 4B
Lehrinhalt: 12-0260

Letzte Änderung: Do 27.02.2025 15:46