Course
Course 7.5 credits • LINC12
In this course the student will get to know a wide variety of strategies by means of which different languages deal with the same communicative needs (e.g. question formation, relativization, distinguishing subject and object, mapping semantic roles to grammar).
The student will also learn how to use an understanding of processing and economy to explain how these strategies work, and why some are much more frequent than others.
By working with authentic language data, the student will further become aware of the similarities and differences between syntax and morphology, and how they interact as different manifestations of the same underlying mechanisms.
The student will also gain experience of examining samples of a language which they are not acquainted with, making typological generalizations and predictions about it, and abstracting the grammatical system so as to be able to translate simple new examples to and from the language in question.
Study period:
spring semester 2024
Type of studies:
part time, 50 %,
day
Study period:
2024-03-20 – 2024-06-02
Language of instruction:
English
Application code:
LU-75508
Eligibility:
General entry requirements and LINB21, Human Language: Structure and Application, or 60 credits in a language subject, or the equivalent.
Teachers:
Arthur Holmer,
Benjamin Macaulay
- Schedule
- Exam schedule
- Canvas LINA24/LINC12 - Linguistics: Grammar - The Mechanics of Language
- Library Guide Language and Linguistics
- Library Guide Linguistics
- Library Guide Lingvistik
Information on included parts
- Written Presentation of Group Work , 1.5 credits
- Written Invigilated Exam , 2 credits
- Written Take-home Exam , 4 credits
Second Admission Round
Nationell ansökningsomgång
Spring semester 2025
Late application
Open for late application
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