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WiSe 20/21: PS-Ling. Levels of Linguistic Analysis II: Grammar

Kirsten Middeke

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This seminar provides an introduction to the empirical analysis of linguistic structures and their functions at different levels of linguistic analysis, with a focus on English grammatical constructions. We will read academic papers on various linguistic phenomena, trace their line of argumentation, critically assess the conclusions drawn and use electronic text corpora and related tools to replicate (and possibly improve on) the authors’ methodologies of investigation. After the course, students will be equipped with the technical and linguistic know-how to write an empirical paper of their own. Those interested are encouraged to think about possible ways of applying the linguistic knowledge gained in this seminar to issues in language teaching, translating, journalism, public relations, artificial intelligence or other areas of study.

The course will be taught online. There will be weekly live-chats, preparatory reading assignments and other homework tasks, as well as a forum/blog to host further asynchronic discussion of the content. Towards the end of the course, students will create and present academic posters (in groups) in preparation for their individual term papers.

Credit requirements are:

regular participation in discussions, based on weekly reading assignments and/or research homework
active participation, including the presentation (in groups) of an academic poster
an empirical academic paper of c2000 words

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