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141190 VU Linguistic Research: Methods and Approaches (2021W)

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Details

max. 19 participants
Language: German

Lecturers

Classes (iCal) - next class is marked with N

UPDATE 19.11.21: Until further notice, the course will take place digitally (via BigBlueButton). The link to the BBB-room can be found at the top of the Moodle platform for the course.

  • Thursday 07.10. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 14.10. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 21.10. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 28.10. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 04.11. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 11.11. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 18.11. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 25.11. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 02.12. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 09.12. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 16.12. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 13.01. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 20.01. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01
  • Thursday 27.01. 12:20 - 13:05 Seminarraum Turcica/H UniCampus Hof 1 1F-O1-01

Information

Aims, contents and method of the course

Knowledge of linguistic methods with focus on Arabic. Among the selected topics are: traditional Arabic grammar, historical linguistics (esp. etymology), language contact, edition of manuscripts, lexicology.
Reading of linguistic articles, discussions.

Assessment and permitted materials

1) Active participation
2) Creation of a short thesis on a selected linguistic topic (announcement of the topics from which students can choose before the Christmas holidays; submission March 31, 2022; length approx. 10 pages including bibliography)
3) written test at the end of the semester or at the beginning of the summer semester (March 2022); no aids such as scripts, lecture slides and books are allowed.
In the case of Covid-19 restrictions, the exam takes place orally and digitally.

Minimum requirements and assessment criteria

3 absences are tolerated, active participation (30%), essay (30%), test (40%).
Written work (approx. 10 pages long) that is written individually and according to the rules of good scientific practice; Submission of the thesis by March 31, 2022 at the latest.
Written exam that is written alone (1st date: last class in January 22), without aids and according to the rules of good scientific practice; 10 questions with 10 points each; Positive evaluation with over 50% of the achievable points: Graduation: 100 - 91 = very good; 79 - 90 = good; 65-78 = satisfactory; 51 - 64 = sufficient; <50 = not enough

Examination topics

Subjects of the class and selected articles.

Reading list

Ryding, Karin C. 2014. Arabic: A Linguistic Introduction. Cambridge Univ. Press.
Marogy , Amal E. 2015 . "The Notion of tanwīn in the Kitāb : Cognitive Evaluation of Function and Meaning", in The Foundations of Arabic Linguistics II: Kitāb Sībawayhi : Interpretation and transmission, eds. Amal Elesha Marogy & Kees Versteegh , Leiden: Brill, 160-170.

Chapters from
1) J. Owens ed. 2013. Arabic Linguistics, Oxford: Oxford University Press.
2) Stefanowitsch, A. (2020). Corpus linguistics: A guide to the methodology. Language Science Press.
3) McEnery, Tony et. al. eds. 2019. Arabic corpus linguistics. Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press.
4) S. Jäger: Diskursanalyse: Eine Einführung. 7. Aufl., Münster 2015.

Excerpts from the Kitab Sibawayh

Association in the course directory

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