160162 VO Theory of Grammar and Structure of a Non-Indo-European Language, Lecture (2021S)

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

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

Language: English

Examination dates

Lecturers

Xun Gong

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

Friday 05.03. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 19.03. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 26.03. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 16.04. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 23.04. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 30.04. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 07.05. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 14.05. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 21.05. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 28.05. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 04.06. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 11.06. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital
Friday 18.06. 10:00 - 11:30 Digital

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

In this semester, participants will be familiarized with the phonology
and morphosyntax of Rgyalrongic languages, a group of Sino-Tibetan languages mostly spoken in Southeastern Tibet.

The focus of the course will be on Zbu Rgyalrong, a Rgyalrongic language with a highly complex morphological structure, but other languages of the group will also be introduced, with the view to giving the students a thorough understanding of the typological characteristics of this group of languages. Some of the topics to be covered are:
- Consonant clusters
- Vowel uvularization and vowel harmony
- Tono-accentual phonology
- Person marking, alignment and valency-changing morphology
- Orientation
- Paradigmatic morphology
- Nominalization and relativization

Assessment and permitted materials

Written exam at the end of the semester with most materials permitted.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

0-50% = negativ
51-64% = genügend
65-77% = befriedigend
78-89% = gut
90% und mehr = sehr gut

Examination topics

Applying an understanding of the topics discussed to the analysis of raw linguistic data from Zbu Rgyalrong or related languages.

Reading list

Will be announced in Moodle.

Association in the course directory

MA1-APM4B
MA4-WM1.2
MA4-WM1.4
MA4-WM1.6

Last modified: Fr 12.05.2023 00:17