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140255 KU Dagaare and the Mabia Languages (2018W)
Continuous assessment of course work
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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 03.09.2018 08:00 to Th 04.10.2018 10:00
- Registration is open from Fr 05.10.2018 08:00 to Fr 12.10.2018 10:00
- Deregistration possible until We 31.10.2018 23:59
Details
max. 20 participants
Language: English
Lecturers
Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N
- Tuesday 09.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 16.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 23.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 30.10. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 06.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 13.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 20.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 27.11. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 04.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 11.12. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 08.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 15.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 22.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
- Tuesday 29.01. 09:00 - 11:00 Inst. f. Afrikawissenschaften, Seminarraum 4 UniCampus Hof 5 2M-O1-10
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Aims, contents and method of the course
Assessment and permitted materials
Minimum requirements and assessment criteria
Active participation during all class sessions will be key. The course will be assessed as follows:
Attendance and active participation in class and online discussions, debates, and exercises: 30%
Mid-term quiz: 30%
Final quiz: 40%Some Study Questions/Activities
1. Name as many African languages as you can off the top of your head
2. What linguistic family groups are represented in Africa?
3. Do you think we should only promote major languages or small languages that are in danger of dying out should also be studied and documented?
Attendance and active participation in class and online discussions, debates, and exercises: 30%
Mid-term quiz: 30%
Final quiz: 40%Some Study Questions/Activities
1. Name as many African languages as you can off the top of your head
2. What linguistic family groups are represented in Africa?
3. Do you think we should only promote major languages or small languages that are in danger of dying out should also be studied and documented?
Examination topics
Reading list
Bodomo, A. B. 1997. The Structure of Dagaare. CSLI, Stanford. (main textbook)
Bodomo, A. B. 2000. Dagaare: Languages of the World Materials no 165. Lincom Europa
Childs, Tucker George. 2003. An Introduction to African Languages. John Benjamins.
Bodomo, A. B. 2000. Dagaare: Languages of the World Materials no 165. Lincom Europa
Childs, Tucker George. 2003. An Introduction to African Languages. John Benjamins.
Association in the course directory
SAS.L3
Last modified: Mo 07.09.2020 15:34
In this field methods course, course participants will be given the opportunity to learn how to discover and analyze the core grammatical structure (phonology, morphology, syntax, and semantics) of an Africa language. The language in question is the Dagaare language of West Africa (Ghana, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire), but data from other related Mabia (Gur) languages will also be presented. This is not a proficiency course, though course participants who want to learn how to speak it will have the opportunity to do so.
Methods: Lecture, language consultant appearances
Text: Bodomo. 1997. The structure of Dagaare. Stanford Monographs in African Languages, CSLI, Stanford, CALEARNING OBJECTIVES
1. To get students to be familiar with the basic structures of African languages, and to be able to elicit data directly from speakers and from spoken and textual databases.
2. To get students to critically examine earlier treatments of these structures from a cross-linguistic perspective.
3. To give students an in-depth knowledge of one African language from theoretical, typological, and cross-linguistic perspectives.Lecture Schedule
Date Topic
Oct 9 Introduction
Part I – Phonetics and Phonology
1. Vocalic and Consonantal Systems in Africa
2. Suprasegmental Features: Tone and Tonal Processes
Oct 16 3. Phonological Processes: Vowel Harmony
4. Syllable: Types and Structure
5. Representation in Orthography form
Oct 23 Part II – Morphology
1. Morphology of Noun
2. The Pronominal System
3. Nominal Processes
Oct 30 Part III – Syntax and Semantics
1. Word Order Parameter and Syntax
2. Syntax of Nominal Phrase
Nov 6 3. Structure of the Verb Phrase
4. The Preverbal Particles
5. The Main Verb
6. The Post-verbal Particle lá
Nov 13 Mid-term Quiz
Nov 20 7. Adverbs and Adjuncts
8. Double Object Constructions
Nov 27 9. Major typical African language constructions: SVCs
Dec 4 10. Major typical African language constructions: SVNs and Coordination
Dec 11 11. Other Syntactic Alternations
Jan 8 Student presentations
Jan 15 Student presentations
Jan 22 Summary and Revision
Jan 29 Final Quiz/AssessmentFormat of Class meetings
Class interaction will be in the form of lectures, student presentations, computer-based teaching such as WebCT or blogs, and demonstrations of fundamental African issues through maps, artifacts, testimonies, and photos.