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LIN-1011: Syntax Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject | Level of course/Year of study
Normally first or second year at bachelor´s level | Language of instruction
English | Examination semester
Spring
| Objectives
Students will gain knowledge of universal and language-specific characteristics of the syntax of natural languages, and skills in syntactic argumentation and analysis of data from different languages. | Contents
The first semester of studies in linguistics deals with linguistic knowledge and the structure of linguistic competence. Humans have the ability (rule-governed creativity) to produce an infinite number of new sentences using a limited number of words and rules. This rule-governed creativity is unique to human beings. This course focuses on what this remarkable ability consists of, and tries to reveal characteristics that are universal to all human languages.
This is a theoretical introduction to syntax, focusing on syntax as a cognitive system, i.e. a kind of knowledge which determines how native speakers behave linguistically. The aim of the course is to give students an understanding of the fundamental distinction between linguistic competence (as an abstract system) and linguistic performance, and of the significance of this distinction in the study of syntax, especially in the form of universal principles and language-specific parameters. The course will cover both Norwegian and general syntax.
| Recommended previous qualifications
EXF-0720 Examen facultatum for the Humanities | Form of teaching
Lectures, exercises, seminars, project work. Teaching period of approximately 12/14 weeks, individual study/project work 7 weeks. A total of 52 hours of teaching.
| Coursework requirements
One oral presentation
| Exam and assessment
Coursework Requirements:
One oral presentation approximately halfway through the semester.
Assessment method:
Portfolio assessment: One paper, 3-4 pages (30%), approximately halfway through the semester, and a 4-hour written exam (70%).
Performance in the course will be assessed with the grades A-F.
| Date(s) of written examination
30.05.2007
The exam date is preliminary and may be subject to change. Definitive exam date will be announced on the notice boards at the faculties in the beginning of May for the spring semester and in the beginning of November for the autumn semester. | Contact person/lecturer
Research Fellow Monika Basic, tel.: 776 46936, email: monika.basic@hum.uit.no
Research Fellow Marina Pantcheva, tel.: 776 46966, email: marina.pantcheva@hum.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
See faculty homepage | Course overlap
LIN-1011 -H03 10 sp |
Teaching spring 2007
Første forelesning: Tirsdag 16. januar, kl. 1215, rom A 1005 | | Forelesning | Foreleser Monika Basic
| | Oppgave | Innlevering: Tirsdag 17. april. |
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