Language structure and contemporary linguistic theory

obligatory courses

Classroom

This course is designed to provide an overview of the main components of grammar (phonetics, phonology, morphology, syntax, semantics, pragmatics) and to introduce current trends in linguistic theory. Topics include articulatory and acoustic phonetics, the structure of feature systems, phonological representations and derivations, syllable structure, metrical systems, the morphology-phonology interface, syntactic structure, grammatical arbitrariness and regularity, the nature of lexical categories, among others. Linguistic phenomena will be illustrated based on examples and problem sets from a variety of languages. Students will gain general knowledge of the workings of language and linguistics at an advanced level of theoretical analysis

Knowledge: the graduate knows and understands:

-in depth, the complex structure of language as a system

-in-depth, biological, cultural and communicative-social aspects of language use

-in-depth, specialized terminology in the fields of theoretical linguistics, corpus linguistics, neuroscience

-in-depth, fundamental problems of language use as an interlingual and intercultural phenomenon

-in-depth, the main directions of development and contemporary research trends in linguistics (theoretical, computational, cognitive, corpus, social/text linguistics) and knows where the most important linguistic research centers in Europe and the world are located

Skills: the graduate is able to:

-to an in-depth degree, search, analyze, evaluate and select information in the native language and foreign languages

-use a foreign language to an advanced degree (C2 level) in specialized terminology in the field of linguistics (theoretical, computational, cognitive, corpus, social/text linguistics)

-communicate in an understandable way, including with non-specialists, on topics related to linguistics (theoretical, computational, cognitive, corpus, social/text linguistics) and adequately justify the decisions made and language strategies used

-express one's own views and opinions orally and in writing in foreign languages and the native language, and present the views and arguments of third parties in foreign languages and the native language

Social competences: the graduate is ready to:

-recognize the importance of the latest linguistic knowledge and critically evaluate research in linguistics (theoretical, computational, cognitive, corpus, social/text linguistics), especially those published in scientific journals and monographs and popular science sources

-recognize the importance of linguistic knowledge in solving cognitive and practical problems and to consult with experts