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Linguistics 3: Topics in (Russian) Language and Linguistics

Vak
2013-2014

Admission requirements

BA-diploma

Course Description

This course centers around a number of topics in Russian linguistics. It will focus primarily on the meaning and use of various interesting Russian constructions. Besides looking at the constructions from a theoretical point of view, we will also do empirical research on these constructions, for example by using a corpus (Russian National Corpus).

Course objectives

(i) General overview of different semantic approaches to constructions
(ii) Insight into a number of specific linguistic constructions/phenomena,
(iii) Ability to do research on this topic by using a corpus or other empirical approaches.

Timetable

See timetable

Mode of instruction

Class

Assessment method

  • Four assignments (together 1/3 of the final grade)

  • Paper (2/3 of final grade)

  • Each student will give (at least) one presentation (this is obligatory but not graded)

Blackboard

This is a Blackboard-supported course

Reading list

To be announced

Registration

Through uSis

Contact information

Dr. E.L.J. Fortuin