Models and methods in language description

2022/2023

Учебный год

ENG

Обучение ведется на английском языке

9

Кредиты

Кто читает:

Школа лингвистики

Статус:

Курс обязательный

Когда читается:

1-й курс, 2-4 модуль

Course Syllabus

Abstract

The course is compulsory for the students of the MA program Linguistic theory and language description (NRU HSE). The aim of the course is to introduce the students to a variety of theoretical models employed in some major domains of linguistic inquiry, such as phonetics, phonology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics and corpus linguistics. The course is therefore divided into modules devoted to these domains. Each module is taught by a lecturer/lecturers, specializing in the corresponding domain.

Learning Objectives

• The course continues for two years. This programme is for the 1-st pars or the course and covers such themes as: instrumental phonetics and phonology, formal semantics and pragmatics and formal syntax (the Case Theory).
• The course is not introductive and requires basic kniwledge of linguistic theory and articulatory phonetics.
• This course familiarizes the students with the theoretical models and methods currently employed in various areas of language description and linguistic theorizing.

Expected Learning Outcomes

• The students are able to apply the main ideas of IP in their researches
• the students are able to interpret transcriptions and write them

Course Contents

• Instrumental phonetics and Phonology
• Probabilistic language modelling
• Phonology: From Underlying to Surface Representation
• Linguistic Fieldwork
• The Foundations of Semantic Theory

Assessment Elements

• Detailed questions to the paper
  3 detailed questions to the paper
• Paper analysis
  a short summary of the parper for about 300 words
• Final quiz
• Bonus task
  a set of stimuli for field research
• Home task (Instrumental Phonetics)
• Exam (Instrumental Phonetics)
• Quiz 1 (Semantic Theory)
  quizzes based on two reading assignments
• Quiz 2 (Semantic Theory)
  quizzes based on reading assignments
• Written assignment (Phonology)
• Attendance
• Home task (Language Modelling)
• Paper presentation (Language Modelling)

Interim Assessment

• 2022/2023 2nd module
  0.3 * Home task (Instrumental Phonetics) + 0.7 * Exam (Instrumental Phonetics)
• 2022/2023 4th module
  0.085 * Detailed questions to the paper + 0.102 * Final quiz + 0.068 * Bonus task + 0.168 * Written assignment (Phonology) + 0.085 * Paper analysis + 0.112 * Attendance + 0.19 * Paper presentation (Language Modelling) + 0.19 * Home task (Language Modelling)
• 2023/2024 3rd module
  0.5 * Quiz 1 (Semantic Theory) + 0.5 * Quiz 2 (Semantic Theory)

Bibliography

Recommended Core Bibliography

• Paul H. Portner, & Barbara H. Partee. (2008). Formal Semantics : The Essential Readings. [N.p.]: Wiley-Blackwell. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=231496

Recommended Additional Bibliography

• Gussenhoven, C. (2004). The Phonology of Tone and Intonation. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=164285

Authors

• RYZHOVA DARYA ALEKSANDROVNA
• SHAGAL KSENIYA ANDREEVNA
• MOROZ GEORGIY ALEKSEEVICH
• IVLIEVA NATALYA VIKTOROVNA
• ZIBER INNA ARNOLDOVNA
• PIPERSKI ALEKSANDR CHEDOVICH