Universität Wien

160007 SE Seminar on the Theory of Grammar (2012S)

Natural Morphology

8.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musik-, Sprach- und Vergleichende Literaturwisse
Continuous assessment of course work

Details

Language: English

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Tuesday 13.03. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 20.03. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 27.03. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 17.04. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 24.04. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 08.05. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 15.05. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 22.05. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 05.06. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 12.06. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 19.06. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG
  • Tuesday 26.06. 12:45 - 14:15 Seminarraum 8 Sensengasse 3a 5.OG

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

The seminar will start with an extensive introduction into the theory of Natural Morphology and its 3 subtheories: 1. cognitively based universal morphological preferences, 2. language typology, 3. language-specific system adequacy. Afterwards students will present oral reports on either 1) synchronic or diachronic morphological phenomena of English, German or other languages of their choice, incl. contrastive comparisons between languages, or 2) on so-called external or substantial evidence from language acquisition, language impairments, poetic neologisms, etc. Or 3) students of Cognitive Sciences are invited to study cognitive bases of linguistic preferences by looking into behavioural evidence, animal communication or other cognitive fields of interest. At the end of the semester or afterwards, these oral presentations are to be transformed into written reports which fit the requirements of the respective institutions where students come from.

Assessment and permitted materials

First, elaboration of a concept, then oral presentation, finally at the end oft he semester a written paper.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

Examination topics

Reading list

Association in the course directory

Diplomstudium: 215, 228

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