Introduction to linguistics 3700-FN-2-WJ

The classes are in the form of a seminar for year one of Modern Greek Studies.
Special attention will be paid to internal synchronic linguistics.
Syllabus:
1. Basic concepts (3 meetings)
2. Principles of language classification (3 meetings)
3. Languages from the Indo-European family (3 meetings)
4. History of modern linguistics (3 meetings)
5. General linguistics (3 meetings)

Type of course

obligatory courses

Prerequisites (description)

Participants are not expected to master a particular range of knowledge or skills before the course starts. Basic knowledge of the language and the ability to think openly, willingness to participate in discussions, regularity of reading intended for discussion will be useful.

Course coordinators

Robert Sucharski

Learning outcomes

K_W01 - philology’s place in the system of fields of learning and the distinctness of its subject matter and methodology
K_W04 - basic Polish terminology of synchronic and diachronic linguistics and elementary knowledge of the latest research methods and main development directions in contemporary linguistics
K_W06 - basic historical knowledge on the Greek language’s stages of development, from the Mycenaean period to the present time

K_U01 - autonomously retrieve, evaluate and use information from different written and electronic sources, with due consideration for intellectual property protection
K_U04 - make use of word processor functions and compile tables of contents, lists of references, indexes etc.
K_U05 - produce typical written projects (semester and annual paper, graduation thesis) also using the literature of the subject and different sources
K_U09 - make use of dictionaries, grammar books and all auxiliary materials

K_K01 - realize the limited extent of their own knowledge and skills
K_K04 - realize that there is an ethical aspect to scientific research and their own work, and see the importance of protecting intellectual property rights

Bibliography

A. Weinsberg, Językoznawstwo ogólne (część A), Warszawa 1983
E. Tabakowska, Kognitywne podstawy języka i językoznawstwa, Universitas 2004
R. Grzegorczykowa, Wstęp do językoznawstwa, Warszawa2008

A. Heinz, Dzieje językoznawstwa w zarysie, Warszawa 1978
Językoznawstwo strukturalne (red. H. Kurkowska, A. Weinsberg), Warszawa 1979
B. Lee Whorf, Język, myśl i rzeczywistość, KR 2002
A. Wierzbicka: Język, umysł, kultura. Warszawa 1999

Additional information

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