S: English Linguistics
S: English Linguistics 271431-112
B_AA_1, ERASMUS
Monday, 15:30-17:00, C10.002 First Meeting: 13.10.2025
Content
In this seminar, we will pick up topics from the corresponding lecture “Introduction to English Linguistics” and explore these in more detail. Taking a practical approach, students will work on key areas of Linguistics such as morphology, syntax and semantics. To deepen the understanding of these topics, students will apply their knowledge in exercises and take part in discussions about key questions of linguistics. Moreover, we will focus on how the learning of the linguistic components occurs. This course also includes practical activities such as linguistic research and small experiments. During the semester, students will discuss their own examples of linguistic processes in three written assignments.
Objectives
By the end of the course, students will be able to:
- demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of key areas of linguistics, including morphology, syntax, and semantics, through active participation in discussions and completion of exercises.
- identify and explain key linguistic phenomena, such as word formation processes, sentence structures, and meaning relationships.
- provide own examples of major linguistic phenomena and analyse them.
- apply basic research skills in linguistics.
Prerequisites
None
Requirements for credits
3 written assignments during the semester (1-2 pages each, 2 weeks to complete each assignment), exam no. 71230
Literature
- Dawson, Hope, & Phelan, Micheal (2016). Language files : materials for an introduction to language and linguistics (Twelfth edition). The Ohio State University Press.
- Fromkin, Victoria, Rodman, Robert & Hyams, Nina. 2019. An Introduction to Language. 11th Edition. Boston: Cengage.
- Wray, Alison & Bloomer, Aileen (2012). Projects in linguistics and language studies. Routledge.
- Yule, George (2022). The Study of Language (8th ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Registration
Please register via OPAL by 08.10.2025.