122226 SE Linguistics Seminar / BA Paper / MA historical & descriptive linguistics / MA applied linguistics (2012S)
Linguistic Categorization
Continuous assessment of course work
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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).
- Registration is open from Mo 20.02.2012 00:00 to Su 26.02.2012 23:59
- Registration is open from We 29.02.2012 00:00 to Su 04.03.2012 23:59
- Deregistration possible until Sa 31.03.2012 23:59
Registration information is available for each group.
Groups
Group 1
max. 18 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Wednesday
14.03.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
21.03.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
28.03.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
18.04.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
25.04.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
02.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
09.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
16.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
23.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
30.05.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
06.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
13.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Friday
15.06.
14:00 - 20:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Saturday
16.06.
10:00 - 17:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
20.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Wednesday
27.06.
12:00 - 14:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Group 2
max. 18 participants
Language: English
LMS: Moodle
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
Thursday
08.03.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
15.03.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
22.03.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
29.03.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
19.04.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
26.04.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
03.05.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
10.05.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
24.05.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
31.05.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
14.06.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Friday
15.06.
14:00 - 20:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Saturday
16.06.
10:00 - 17:00
Raum 5 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-O1-17
Thursday
21.06.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Thursday
28.06.
14:00 - 16:00
Raum 2 Anglistik UniCampus Hof 8 3E-EG-09
Information
Aims, contents and method of the course
The notion of categorization plays a crucial role in any approach to grammar, whether descriptive, generative, functional or cognitive: one cannot do linguistics without assuming the existence (in some form or other) of linguistic categories. What linguists disagree about, however, is the nature of those categories. Are they discrete and clear-cut, i.e. is category membership a matter of all or nothing? Or are grammatical categories blurred at the edges, with some members being better examples than others? And if the latter, is it always possible (and desirable) to determine category membership at all? In this course, two basic approaches to categorization – the classical approach and the prototype approach - are compared and tested on categories within the fields of semantics, morphology, syntax and phonology.
Assessment and permitted materials
Students will be assessed on the basis of a midterm assignment, a presentation (part of a mini-conference) and a final essay. Active participation is required.
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
The aim of this course is to provide insight into the process of linguistic categorization, i.e. in the way humans use language to categorize objects and events from the external world ('cat', 'love', 'art') and in the way the linguistic items used to describe this world are themselves categorized (as nouns or verbs, as subjects or objects, or as vowels or consonants). Students will be made aware of the kind of criteria used for distinguishing linguistic categories and the problems involved in applying and evaluating these criteria.
Examination topics
Readings, classroom discussions, exercises, midterm assignment, presentation, individual research project.
Reading list
John Taylor (2003). Linguistic Categorization. 3rd edition. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Additional reading will be made available during the course.
Additional reading will be made available during the course.
Association in the course directory
Studium: Diplom 343, UF 344, BA 612, ME 812;
Code/Modul: Diplom 222, 226/228, 236/238, 721-723, 821, UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2, M04, M05
Lehrinhalt: 12-0334
Code/Modul: Diplom 222, 226/228, 236/238, 721-723, 821, UF 4.2.3-222, BA06.2, M04, M05
Lehrinhalt: 12-0334
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