Universität Wien

160130 VO Introduction to the Theory of Language Change (2023W)

4.00 ECTS (2.00 SWS), SPL 16 - Musikwissenschaft und Sprachwissenschaft
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Details

Language: German

Examination dates

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

  • Thursday 05.10. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 12.10. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 19.10. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 09.11. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 16.11. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 23.11. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 30.11. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 07.12. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 14.12. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 11.01. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 18.01. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1
  • Thursday 25.01. 13:15 - 14:45 BIG-Hörsaal Hauptgebäude, Tiefparterre Stiege 1 Hof 1

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

How and why do languages change?

The course offers a basic introduction to the theoretical framework of the phenomenon of language change from a language-evolution and language-system perspective and presents the most important language change processes of all linguistic system levels including the sociolinguistic aspect:
-- sound change
-- morphological change
-- syntactic change
-- meaning change.
The exact semester program is available on the Moodle platform.

Method:
The lecture will take place weekly in presence, the lecture will be accompanied by powerpoint slides and audio recorded.

Target audience:
The lecture is aimed at students of linguistics of all disciplines as well as students of philological subjects interested in linguistics.

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam after the end of term (text answers are expected, there are no multiple-choice questions), all course materials (slides of PPT lecture, literature + audio recording) will be made available on Moodle.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

The course is designed as a basic introduction for diachronic linguistics; basic knowledge of linguistic terminology is required.

Assessment standard:
There are 42 points to be scored on three main questions in the exam, and the grading scale is:
42-38 points = Sehr gut; 37-34 points = Gut; 33-28 points = Befriedigend; 27-21 points = Genügend; 20-0 points = Nicht genügend

Examination topics

Content of the material taught via the PowerPoint slides.

Reading list

Chambers, & Schilling, N. (2013). The Handbook of Language Variation and Change. In The Handbook of Language Variation and Change (2nd ed.). John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated. https://doi.org/10.1002/9781118335598

Further literature on the Moodle platform.

Association in the course directory

MA1-M5-1 (Modulpunkt: Einführung in die diachrone Morphologie oder Phonologie)
MA4-M1-1

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