Universität Wien

100242 PS Proseminar: Linguistics (2016S)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 10 - Deutsche Philologie
Continuous assessment of course work
Moodle

Registration/Deregistration

Note: The time of your registration within the registration period has no effect on the allocation of places (no first come, first served).

Details

max. 40 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Please note that this is a compact course!
Term papers are due July 15th, 2016.

  • Friday 20.05. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Saturday 21.05. 09:45 - 14:45 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 27.05. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Saturday 28.05. 09:45 - 14:45 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7
  • Friday 03.06. 16:45 - 20:00 Hörsaal 16 Hauptgebäude, Hochparterre, Stiege 5
  • Saturday 04.06. 09:45 - 14:45 Hörsaal 42 Hauptgebäude, 2.Stock, Stiege 7

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Most students are familiar with the verbal categories of tense and mood. Those who are learning a Slavic language (or were attentive in the basic linguistic courses) might also know the category of aspect. However, providing precise definitions for the three categories proves by no means trivial, especially when it comes to the question of possible overlaps among them. Very different definitions are provided by different theories and will be discussed within the course. Throughout the discussion, our central question will be: which categorizations do the theories arrive at for the German language, e.g., is there something like aspect in German?

Assessment and permitted materials

The minimum requirement for passing is submitting a term paper (ca. 15 pages including ca. 10 pages of main text). Students are encouraged to prepare their papers as soon as possible, since everyone will have to present an outline of their paper during the third part of our compact course. You will find some helpful documents on Moodle. If you have any questions don't hesitate to mail to: tabea.reiner@univie.ac.at (e-mails will be checked regularly from April 2016 onwards).
The term paper and the presentation will be rated separately; the overall result is calculated from both marks (paper: 70%, presentation: 30%).
Attendance in the meetings is compulsory; exceptions have to be agreed upon.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

- acquire advanced knowledge about TAM phenomena (tense, aspect, mood)
- get to know the diversity of linguistic theories
- practicing the art of writing a term paper meeting academic standards

Examination topics

- reading linguistic literature
- writing a term paper
- presenting preparatory steps of the writing process

Reading list

basic literature:
- Evans, Vyvyan: Time. In: Dabrowska, Ewa / Divjak, Dagmar (ed.): Handbook of Cognitive Linguistics. Berlin, Boston: Walter de Gruyter. 2015. (HSK 39), 509-527.
- Klein, Wolfgang: Time in language. London, New York: Routledge. 1994. (Germanic linguistics)
- Lohnstein, Horst: Formale Semantik und natürliche Sprache. Berlin, New York: De Gruyter. 2nd edn. 2011. (De Gruyter Studium)

Association in the course directory

(I 1233, I 2900)
Teilnahmevoraussetzung im UF Deutsch Diplom:
StEOP (I 1114 + StEOP LehrerInnenbildung)
I 1111; I 1112; I 1117
Zur Äquivalenzliste geht es hier: http://spl-germanistik.univie.ac.at/uploads/media/Aequivalenzliste_LA_UF_Deutsch.pdf

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