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ROMA1114 - General Linguistics
Credits :
3
Lecturer :
Mode of delivery :
Face-to-face , first term, 30 hours of theory.
Timetable :
First term
Wednesday from 09:00 to 11:00 at 119 Marais 1100 Language of instruction :
French (some documents may be in English).
Learning outcomes :
The course aims to provide the students with a general overview of linguistics by familiarising them with the main questions it tackles and the instrumental concepts it deploys.
Prerequisites :
None
Co-requisites :
None
Course contents :
The course is in 4 parts.
(1) After defining linguistics and reviewing its fields of application, the course examines the questions of the origin, history and change in language, with a particular focus on Indo-European languages. (2) The course systematically analyses all the components of language phonetics & phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics. (3) An overview of modern linguistic theories (structuralism, generativism, cognitivism and functionalism are examined). (4) A selection of related disciplines such as sociolinguistics, psycholinguistics, natural language processing, or the learning of foreign languages, are examined as case studies illustrative of the applications of analytical linguistics. Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
Ex cathedra presentations
Assessment methods and criteria :
Written examination during the January examination period.
Recommended or required reading :
None
Other information :
Course notes and PowerPoint presentations. The course also uses audio-visual material in support of lectures.
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