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Historical and Comparative Phonology

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Course ID: 3301-JF266
Erasmus code / ISCED: 09.303 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: Historical and Comparative Phonology
Name in Polish: Fonologia historyczno-porównawcza
Organizational unit: Institute of English Studies
Course groups: (in Polish) Fakultatywne przedmioty dla studiów dziennych z językoznawstwa opisowego i teoretycznego
ECTS credit allocation (and other scores): 6.00 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.

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Language: English
Type of course:

elective courses

Full description:

General theory of phonological changes; methods of linguistic reconstruction; elements of analysis of Proto-Indo-European, Germanic and Slavic languages in diachronic perspective.

Learning outcomes:

Acquiring knowledge

1. The student learns linguistic terminology as well as basic concepts and principles of linguistics.

2. The student learns linguistic methodology practiced in the U.S. and the U.K. and acquires the knowledge of theory construction.

3. The student expands his/her knowledge of English phonetic and phonology.

4. The student learns how to use research tools and research techniques of phonology, especially as they are applied in historical phonology.

Acquiring expertise

1. The student acquires the expertise of how to use linguistic methodology in research projects.

2. The student acquires the expertise of how to construct his/her own research projects with regard to the goals, scope and methods.

Acquiring social skills

1. The student acquires the understanding of professional standards, especially the understanding of the ever changing environment in research and as well as the understanding of the importance of continuous education.

2. The student acquires social skills and understands the need to build social ties and engage in cooperation in the effort of making the world a better place.

Classes in period "Summer semester 2023/24" (in progress)

Time span: 2024-02-19 - 2024-06-16
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Type of class:
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Coordinators: Jerzy Rubach
Group instructors: Jerzy Rubach
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