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Descriptive Linguistics

Course
2024-2025

Admission requirements

Not applicable

Description

In this course, we focus on the analysis of (relatively) unprocessed language data in the phonology, morphology, and syntax of little analyzed languages, on which the students themselves work, individually and in groups.

Course objectives

At the end of this course, students have acquired and/or improved their skills in:

  • Making analyses of phonological, morphological and syntactic structures of a language previously unknown to them

  • Providing a clear, coherent, and qualitatively sound description of the analysis and/or chosen topic(s)

  • Working with software applications for linguistic fieldwork data, such as Fieldwork Language Explorer (Flex) and/or ELAN.

Timetable

The timetables are available through My Timetable.

Mode of instruction

Seminar

Assessment method

Assessment

Each of the two blocks is graded separately, and counts for 50% of the final grade. Both need a pass (6,0).

Assessment block 1: peer reviews (30%), final paper (70%)
Assessment block 2: partial assignment (20%), final paper (80%)

Weighing

50% block one, 50% block two

Resit

Per block: revision, improvement and/or extension of submitted paper

Inspection and feedback

How and when an exam review will take place will be disclosed together with the publication of the exam results at the latest. If a student requests a review within 30 days after publication of the exam results, an exam review will have to be organized.

Reading list

As specified on BrightSpace, no purchase of materials.

Registration

Enrolment through My Studymap is mandatory

Contact

For substantive questions, contact the lecturer listed in the right information bar

For questions related to the content of the course, please contact the lecturer, you can find their contact information by clicking on their name in the sidebar.

For questions regarding enrollment please contact the Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats E-mail address Education Administration Office Reuvensplaats: osz-oa-reuvensplaats@hum.leidenuniv.nl

For questions regarding your studyprogress contact the Coordinator of Studies

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