DICTIONARY TYPOLOGY AND GRAMMAR
| Title | ΤΥΠΟΛΟΓΙΑ ΛΕΞΙΚΩΝ ΚΑΙ ΓΡΑΜΜΑΤΙΚΗ / DICTIONARY TYPOLOGY AND GRAMMAR |
| Title in German | Wörterbuchtypologie und Grammatik |
| Code | ΑΚ0255 |
| Faculty | Philosophy |
| School | German Language and Literature |
| Cycle / Level | 1st / Undergraduate |
| Teaching Period | Winter/Spring |
| Common | Yes |
| Status | Active |
| Course ID | 600021456 |
Programme of Study: PPS Tmīmatos Germanikīs Glṓssas kai Filologías (2020-sīmera)
Registered students: 17
| Orientation | Attendance Type | Semester | Year | ECTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KORMOS | EPILEGOMENA EIDIKEUSĪS | Spring | - | 6 |
| Academic Year | 2024 – 2025 |
| Class Period | Spring |
| Faculty Instructors |
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| Weekly Hours | 2 |
| Total Hours | 26 |
| Class ID | 600253332
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Course Type 2021
Specialization / Direction
Mode of Delivery
- Face to face
Digital Course Content
- e-Study Guide https://qa.auth.gr/en/class/1/600253332
- At the Website of the School: www.del.auth.gr
- eLearning: https://elearning.auth.gr/course/view.php?id=18369
Erasmus
The course is also offered to exchange programme students.
Language of Instruction
- German (Instruction, Examination)
Learning Outcomes
After the successful completion of this course, the students will be able to:
• understand the basic concepts related to the Typology of Dictionaries and Grammar
• analyze issues concerning argument structure construction (valency construction) with respect to a particular verbal lexical unit
• apply knowledge in practice
• be able to apply and use the relevant linguistic terminology for the purpose of dictionary research
General Competences
- Apply knowledge in practice
- Retrieve, analyse and synthesise data and information, with the use of necessary technologies
- Adapt to new situations
- Make decisions
- Work in teams
- Generate new research ideas
- Appreciate diversity and multiculturality
- Advance free, creative and causative thinking
Keywords
Lexicology, Grammar valence dictionaries, learner dictionaries, electronic dictionaries, text corpora
Educational Material Types
- Slide presentations
- Multimedia
- Interactive excersises
Use of Information and Communication Technologies
Use of ICT
- Use of ICT in Course Teaching
- Use of ICT in Laboratory Teaching
- Use of ICT in Communication with Students
- Use of ICT in Student Assessment
Description
This course is designed to deepen and strengthen the knowledge of the typology of German dictionaries and Grammar (Grammar is meaningful). The course addresses and analyzes issues concerning argument structure construction (valency construction) with respect to a particular verbal lexical unit. In addition, the main focus is on the description and analysis of different types and sorts of dictionaries (valence dictionaries vs. learner dictionaries), including electronic dictionaries and text corpora (DeReKo, Sketch Engine, DWDS u.a.).
Course Organization
| Activities | Workload | ECTS | Individual | Teamwork | Erasmus |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lectures | 78 | 3.1 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Fieldwork | 16 | 0.6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Reading Assigment | 16 | 0.6 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Project | 37 | 1.5 | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Exams | 3 | 0.1 | |||
| Total | 150 | 6 |
Student Assessment
Description
Granding
1. active participation 15% (Homework, reading questions, active and regular participation)
2. Project presentation 30%
3. Exams 55%
Student Assessment methods
- Written Exam with Multiple Choice Questions (Summative)
- Performance / Staging (Summative)
- Written Exam with Problem Solving (Summative)
Bibliography
Course Bibliography (Eudoxus)
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Additional bibliography for study
Boas, C. Hans, Dux, Ryan, and Alexander Ziem (2016b): Frames and constructions in an online learner’s dictionary of German. In S. De Knop and Gaetanelle Guilquin (eds.), Applied Construction Grammar, 303-326. Berlin/Boston: De Gruyter Mouton.
Boas, Hans C. (2013c): “Wie viel Wissen steckt in Wörterbüchern? Eine frame- semantische Perspektive.” Zeitschrift für Angewandte Linguistik 57. 75-97.
Crystal, David (1997): The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
Engelberg, Stefan (2010): Die lexikographische Behandlung von Argumentstrukturvarianten in Valenz- und Lernerwörterbüchern.
In Stefan J. Schierholz, Klaus Fischer & Eilika Fobbe (Hg.): Valenz und Deutsch als Fremdsprache. Frankfurt/M.: Lang, 113-141.
Herbst, Thomas & Susen Schüller (2008): Introduction to Syntactic Analysis. A Valency Approach. Tübingen: Narr Francke Attempo.
Herbst, Thomas, Lorenz, Gunter, Mittmann, Brigitta and Schnell, Martin (2004): Lexikografie, ihre Basis- und Nachbarwissenschaften: (Englische) Wörterbücher zwischen common sense und angewandter Theorie, Berlin, New York: Max Niemeyer Verlag. https://doi.org/10.1515/9783110918793
Hirschmann, Hagen (2019): Korpuslinguistik. Eine Einführung. Stuttgart: Metzler.
Κρύσταλ, Ντέιβιντ (2003): Λεξικό Γλωσσολογίας και Φωνητικής (Μετ. Γ.Ξυδόπουλος). Αθήνα: Πατάκης.
Ξυδόπουλος, Γεώργιος (2008): Λεξικολογία: Εισαγωγή στην ανάλυση της λέξης και του λεξικού. Αθήνα: Πατάκη
Valenzwörterbücher (in Auswahl)
Engel, Ulrich und Helmut Schumacher (1976): Kleines Valenzwörterbuch deutscher Verben. Tübingen: Gunter Narr.
Helbig, Gerhard und Ulrich Schenkel (1991): Wörterbuch zur Distribution und Valenz deutscher Verben. 8. Auflage [1. Auflage 1969. 458 S]. Berlin: de Gruyter.
Schumacher Helmut (1986): Verben in Feldern. Schriften des Instituts für deutsche Sprache. Berlin: de Gruyter.
Schumacher Helmut, Jacqueline Kubczak, Renate Schmidt, Vera de Ruiter (2004): VALBU-Valenzwörterbuch deutscher Verben. Tübingen: Gunter Narr.
Herbst, Thomas, David Heath, Ian F. Roe and Dieter Götz 2004. A Valency Dictionary of English. A Corpus-Based Analysis of the Complementation Patterns of English Verbs, Nouns and Adjectives.In: Topics in English Linguistics 4. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton.
Last Update
18-02-2025
