| CODE | GRM3056 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Syntax und Morphologie des Deutschen / Syntax and morphology of German | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 03 - Years 2, 3, 4 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 6 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | German | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Syntax and morphology are, alongside phonetics and phonology, the other two primary branches of structural linguistics. Whilst syntax and morphology can also be analyzed in the light of diachronic aspects, such as historical syntax and the phenomenon of language change, this study-unit will focus on systematic-synchronic issues which concern the linguistic system of German. Syntax describes and analyzes how grammatical sentences are structured and how they can be built out of singular elements such as words, morphemes, graphemes etc. The question "What is a sentence?” implies an answer to the question "What is a word?" As morphology tries to segment and categorize words, a strict distinction between morphology and syntax is difficult, but possible and necessary. By focussing on German, this study unit aims to give sufficient answers to both essential questions. The study-unit aims in particular at issues which are relevant and interesting for learners of German as a foreign language, such as word composition, word order and language comparison. Each participant will give a brief presentation on a chosen aspect of the course topic. Syntax und Morphologie bilden neben Phonetik und Phonologie die anderen beiden klassischen Teildisziplinen der strukturalistischen Sprachwissenschaft, wobei beide Disziplinen auch unter historisch-diachronen Gesichtspunkten untersucht werden können (historische Syntax, das Phänomen des Sprachwandels etc.). Der Schwerpunkt dieses Kurses wird jedoch auf systematisch-synchronen Aspekten liegen. Die Syntax als Satzlehre beschreibt und erklärt, wie aus einzelnen Sprachelementen (Morpheme, Wörter und Satzglieder) grammatisch voll-ständige, wohlgeformte Sätze in einer Sprache gebildet werden. Die Frage „Was ist ein Satz?“ impliziert notwendig die Frage „Was ist ein Wort?“ Da die Morphologie als Formenlehre Wörter segmentiert und klassifiziert, ist eine Abgrenzung von Syntax und Morphologie problematisch, zu einem gewissen Grad aber möglich und notwendig. Der Kurs versucht, immer mit dem Hauptaugenmerk auf dem Sprachsystem des Deutschen, zureichende Antworten auf beide, hoch komplexe Fragen zu stellen. Der Schwerpunkt des Seminars wird auf Aspekten liegen, die im Sinne einer Angewandten Linguistik interessant und relevant für Lernerende von Deutsch als Fremdsprache sind, z. B. Fragen der Wortbildung, Wortstellung und des Sprachvergleichs. Einzelne Aspekte sollen in kürzeren Referaten durch die Teilnehmer/-innen vorgestellt und diskutiert werden. Study-unit Aims: To provide students with a introductory knowledge on syntax and morphology, two main sub-disciplines of structural linguistics. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - define the most important theories and methods of German Syntax and Morphology; - explicate the central academic exponents and frame works of research in German Syntax and Morphology; - segment and classify structures of words and word orders in German according to the IC analysis and the topological sector interpretation ("topologische Felderanalyse"). 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - communicate in German with more awareness of the phenomenon of words and sentences, their structures and orders; - improve his/ her language and research skills; - assess and analyze the processes of the formation and structuring of a language twofold historically and systematically; - having learned how to master a longer written study on German literature. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Karin Pittner/ Judith Berman: Deutsche Syntax. Ein Arbeitsbuch. Tübingen: Narr 2010 (ISBN: 3-823-36610-6 ) Hilke Elsen: Grundzüge der Morphologie des Deutschen. Berlin/ New York: de Gruyter 2011 (ISBN: 3-110-23791-1) Bernard Comrie: Language universals and linguistic typology : syntax and morphology. Blackwell: Oxford 1989 Andrew Spencer/Arnold M. Zwicky (eds.): The handbook of morphology. Blackwell: Oxford 1998 |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Qualifications: Successful participation in an introductory course on German linguistics | ||||||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Seminar | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Denise Camenzuli |
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