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Introduction to Linguistics

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Course ID:	3020-BA1WJO
Erasmus code / ISCED:	09.301 Kod klasyfikacyjny przedmiotu składa się z trzech do pięciu cyfr, przy czym trzy pierwsze oznaczają klasyfikację dziedziny wg. Listy kodów dziedzin obowiązującej w programie Socrates/Erasmus, czwarta (dotąd na ogół 0) – ewentualne uszczegółowienie informacji o dyscyplinie, piąta – stopień zaawansowania przedmiotu ustalony na podstawie roku studiów, dla którego przedmiot jest przeznaczony. / (0232) Literature and linguistics The ISCED (International Standard Classification of Education) code has been designed by UNESCO.
Course title:	Introduction to Linguistics
Name in Polish:	Wstęp do językoznawstwa
Organizational unit:	Department of General Linguistics, Sign Language Linguistics and Baltic Studies
Course groups:	(in Polish) Filologia bałtycka - minimum programowe (3020...) (in Polish) Przedmioty obowiązkowe dla I roku filologii bałtyckiej - studia 1-go stopnia
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores):	4.00 OR 5.00 (differs over time) Basic information on ECTS credits allocation principles: the annual hourly workload of the student’s work required to achieve the expected learning outcomes for a given stage is 1500-1800h, corresponding to 60 ECTS; the student’s weekly hourly workload is 45 h; 1 ECTS point corresponds to 25-30 hours of student work needed to achieve the assumed learning outcomes; weekly student workload necessary to achieve the assumed learning outcomes allows to obtain 1.5 ECTS; work required to pass the course, which has been assigned 3 ECTS, constitutes 10% of the semester student load. view allocation of credits
Language:	Polish
Type of course:	obligatory courses
Mode:	Classroom
Short description:	The aim of this course is to discuss some fundamental concepts of general linguistics, such as the nature and structure of language and the subfields of linguistics. The lecture will also introduce the participants to some of the newest methodological developments and analytical practices employed in present-day linguistics.
Full description:	The aim of this course is to discuss some fundamental concepts of general linguistics, such as: 1. The definition of a natural language. 2. The nature and structure of language. 3. Language as a system of signs. 4. The subfields of linguistics. 5. Central issues in phonetics and phonology. 6. Central issues in morphology. 7. Central issues in syntax. 8. Central issues in semantics. 9. Central issues in pragmatics. 10. Central issues in lexicology. 11. Ways of classifying natural languages. 12. Linguistic typology. 13. Universalism and relativism in linguistics. 14. Diachronic linguistic analysis. 15. The relation between language and society. 16. The basic concepts of sociolinguistics. 17. The basic concepts of psycholinguistics. 18. The basic concepts of ethnolinguistics. 19. The history of linguistics. 20. Modern linguistic schools (structuralism, generativism, cognitivism).
Bibliography:	J. Apresjan (1978), Koncepcje i metody współczesnej lingwistyki strukturalnej, Warszawa, PIW. J. Apresjan (1980), Semantyka leksykalna. Synonimiczne środki języka, Wrocław, Ossolineum. M. Derwojedowa, H. Karaś, D. Kopcińska (2005), red., Język polski. Kompendium, Warszawa, Świat Książki. M. Grochowski (1982), Zarys leksykologii i leksykografii. Zagadnienia synchroniczne, Toruń. Wydawnictwa UMK. R. Grzegorczykowa, R. Laskowski, H. Wróbel (1998), red., Gramatyka współczesnego języka polskiego. Morfologia, wydanie drugie, zmienione, Warszawa, PWN. R. Grzegorczykowa (2008), Wstęp do językoznawstwa, Warszawa, PWN. Cz. Lachur (2004), Zarys językoznawstwa ogólnego, Opole, Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Opolskiego. J. Lyons (1975), Wstęp do językoznawstwa, Warszawa, PWN. J. Lyons (1984), Semantyka, tom 1, Warszawa, PWN. J. Lyons (1989), Semantyka, tom 2, Warszawa, PWN. T. Milewski (2006), Językoznawstwo, Warszawa, PWN. A. Nagórko (1996), Zarys gramatyki polskiej, Warszawa, PWN. J. Perlin (2005), Metodologia językoznawstwa diachronicznego, Warszawa, Dialog. K. Polański (1993), red., Encyklopedia językoznawstwa ogólnego, Wrocław, Ossolineum. Z. Saloni, M. Świdziński (1987), Składnia współczesnego języka polskiego, Warszawa, PWN. A. Weinsberg (1983), Językoznawstwo ogólne, Warszawa, PWN. A. Wierzbicka (1967), O języku dla wszystkich, Warszawa, Wiedza Powszechna. S. Urbańczyk, M. Kucała (1999), red., Encyklopedia języka polskiego, Wrocław, Ossolineum.
Learning outcomes:	Having completed the course, the student is able to: - identify fundamental linguistic phenomena and processes related to phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics and pragmatics and describe them from synchronic, diachronic and social perspective; - identify basic typological features of natural languages and propose a theoretical analysis thereof; - use a set of basic linguistic terms.
Assessment methods and assessment criteria:	Control of attendance (the student is entitled to 2 absences in the semester, each subsequent absence should be credited in a manner agreed with the instructor; absence from 50% of the classes results in failing to receive a credit), current preparation and active participation in classes. Classes conclude with a written exam in the form of a test containing open and choice questions.
Practical placement:	none

Classes in period "Academic year 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span:	2023-10-01 - 2024-06-16	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable MO WYK WYK TU W TH FR
Type of class:	Lecture, 60 hours, 26 places more information
Coordinators:	Paweł Brudzyński, Alicja Kitlasz, Joanna Tabor-Książyk
Group instructors:	Paweł Brudzyński
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Lecture - Grading

Classes in period "Academic year 2024/25" (future)

Time span:	2024-10-01 - 2025-06-08	Selected timetable range: weekly course term Navigate to timetable
Type of class:	Seminar, 60 hours, 26 places more information
Coordinators:	Paweł Brudzyński, Alicja Kitlasz, Joanna Tabor-Książyk
Group instructors:	Paweł Brudzyński
Students list:	(inaccessible to you)
Examination:	Course - Examination Seminar - Grading

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