Universität Wien

160138 PS The Grammar of Number (2024S)

Prüfungsimmanente Lehrveranstaltung

An/Abmeldung

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

Details

max. 40 Teilnehmer*innen
Sprache: Englisch

Lehrende

Termine (iCal) - nächster Termin ist mit N markiert

Donnerstag 07.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Donnerstag 14.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Donnerstag 21.03. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Donnerstag 11.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Donnerstag 18.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Donnerstag 25.04. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Donnerstag 16.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Donnerstag 23.05. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Donnerstag 06.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Donnerstag 13.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Donnerstag 20.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG
Donnerstag 27.06. 16:00 - 17:30 Seminarraum 3 Sensengasse 3a 1.OG

Information

Ziele, Inhalte und Methode der Lehrveranstaltung

This course is organised by students. Classes will be led by Sinoël Dohlen and Justina Schindler, assisted by Anatol Rath.
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Number is a grammatical category that is reflected in various interesting phenomena, such as concord (inflection of adnominal elements like adjectives for the number of the head noun), agreement (inflection of a main verb for an argument’s number value), or verbal number (marking of the plurality of events independently from the plurality of entities).
This course is concerned with the expression and inventories of number in the world’s languages, its restrictions, rules and distributional patterns. The topic will be explored from morphological, syntactic and semantic angles. After a few introductory sessions, further content will be decided with the students’ interest & prior knowledge in mind. Some possible topics for discussion are: omnivorous number agreement (Nez Perce); singulars vs. singulatives and inverse number systems (Kiowa-Tanoan and Nilotic languages); the typological (non-)delineation of number, numerals and classifiers; and the polysemy of verbal number morphology.

Art der Leistungskontrolle und erlaubte Hilfsmittel

20% active participation, 30% presentation, 50% squib

Mindestanforderungen und Beurteilungsmaßstab

Consistent attendance and active participation in class are required. Students must choose a paper to present and submit a short squib at the end of the semester.

Prüfungsstoff

Topics discussed in class and in the readings.

Literatur

The course is based on the books "Number in the World's Languages" by Paolo Acquaviva and Michael Daniel and "Number" by Greville G. Corbett.

Zuordnung im Vorlesungsverzeichnis

BA-M12
MA1-M3-2 (als PS aus Grammatiktheorie und Kognitiver Sprachwissenschaft)
MA1-M3-5 (als LV zu Typologie und komparativer Grammatiktheorie PS)
MA4-WM1.1-2 (als LV zu Typologie und komparativer Grammatiktheorie PS)
MA4-WM1.5-2 (als LV zu Typologie und komparativer Grammatiktheorie PS)
MA4-WM1.6-1 (als LV zu Typologie und komparativer Grammatiktheorie PS)

Letzte Änderung: Mi 14.02.2024 10:26