TOPICS IN HISTORICAL AND BALKAN LINGUISTICS I
| Title | ΖΗΤΗΜΑΤΑ ΙΣΤΟΡΙΚΗΣ ΚΑΙ ΒΑΛΚΑΝΙΚΗΣ ΓΛΩΣΣΟΛΟΓΙΑΣ / TOPICS IN HISTORICAL AND BALKAN LINGUISTICS I |
| Code | ΓΛΩ869 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | Philology |
| Cycle / Level | 2nd / Postgraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 280010992 |
Programme of Study: PPS School of Philology 2014
Registered students: 0
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Applied Linguistics | Elective Courses belonging to the selected specialization | Winter/Spring | - | 15 |
| Historical and Balkan Linguistics | Compulsory Course | Winter/Spring | - | 15 |
| Academic Year | 2018 – 2019 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 4 |
| Total Hours | 52 |
| Class ID | 600133339
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Course Type 2016-2020
- Background
Course Type 2011-2015
General Foundation
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600133339
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- Greek (Instruction, Examination)
- English (Examination)
- French (Examination)
- German (Examination)
- Italian (Examination)
Prerequisites
General Prerequisites
No prerequisites
Learning Outcomes
Language change and theory of evolution.
Interdisciplinary study of language.
Linguistic relations and ways of representation of their relationship.
General Competences
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Make decisions
- Work autonomously
- Work in an international context
- Work in an interdisciplinary team
- Generate new research ideas
- Be critical and self-critical
Course Content (Syllabus)
The course will deal with the influence exerted upon the theory of language change from similar ideas in the area of the theory of evolution in general. Specific topics to be addressed include: methods and techniques of historical linguistics, August Schleicher and Charles Darwin, the Neogrammarian School, the comparative method and its limits, sociolinguistic parameters, language history and biology, cladistics and language development, genetic, areal and typological classification of languages, etc.
Keywords
language and biology, language change, history of language
Educational Material Types
- Notes
- Slide presentations
- Book
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seminars | 120 | 4.1 | |||
| Reading Assigment | 130 | 4.5 | |||
| Written assigments | 185 | 6.4 | |||
| Total | 435 | 15 |
Student Assessment
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Extended Answer Questions (Formative, Summative)
- Written Assignment (Formative, Summative)
- Oral Exams (Formative, Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Formative, Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Formative, Summative)
- Report (Formative, Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
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Additional bibliography for study
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Last Update
23-01-2017
