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Научно-исследовательский семинар "Язык на стыке природы и культуры"

2018/2019
Учебный год
RUS
Обучение ведется на русском языке
3
Кредиты
Статус:
Курс по выбору
Когда читается:
1-й курс, 1, 2 модуль

Преподаватель

Программа дисциплины

Аннотация

Research seminar ‘Language as a natural and cultural phenomenon’ introduces students to the recent debates about the nature of language as a human facultyby way of discussing the existing empirical research. The focus is on the relationship between language and other cognitive faculties and mechanisms involved in linguistic competence and performance. Particular emphasis is placed on language acquisition and processing. In terms of the theoretical approach, the starting point is Noam Chomsky’s linguistic nativism and associated proposals (e.g. the dual-route model) and their criticism from diverse theoretical standpoints (usage-based approaches, connectionism, etc.).
Цель освоения дисциплины

Цель освоения дисциплины

  • The course is aimed at familiarizing students with the variety of theoretical approaches to language on the basis of particular empirical problems in linguistics.
  • Thus, the course should provide students with a non-dogmatic understanding of the subject matter of linguistics, at the same time introducing them to the specific style of theorizing and argumentation within diverse linguistic frameworks.
Планируемые результаты обучения

Планируемые результаты обучения

  • The student identifies different theoretical approaches to the nature of the language faculty.
  • The student reads linguistics research articles in English and explains how the main proposal of the article connects to one of the major theoretical approaches.
  • The student poses her own research question and collects data with respect to a particular problem covered in the course content.
  • The student provides arguments for and against different approaches to human language faculty.
  • The student presents, in oral and written form, the content of research articles in English devoted to the particular area in linguistics.
Содержание учебной дисциплины

Содержание учебной дисциплины

  • Introduction to the connectionism debate
    Introduction. Subfield of linguistics, the mentalist perspective of language, nativism. Overregularization errors and mental organization of the grammar. Connectionism vs. the dual-route model. Frequency effects and grammar. Mental representation of morphological structure.
  • Students’ presentation of their own research
  • Further evidence for and against the dual-route model
    Language acquisition, U-shaped curve and blocking effects. Default rules, type and token frequency. Neurological evidence for the dual-route model (Williams Syndrome, SLI, Parkinson disease, etc.). Criticism of the dual-route model (systems with no default).
Элементы контроля

Элементы контроля

  • неблокирующий Home written assignments
    Students read linguistics research articles for homework and prepare short notes with at least three critical questions about the article's/chapter's content..
  • неблокирующий Attendance
    Students are expected to attend all classes.
  • неблокирующий Presentation
    A 10 min PowerPoint presentation of a research articles, prepared at home.
  • неблокирующий In-Class Participation
    Participation includes response to presenters and contribution to follow-up discussions as well as sharing empirical research data and theoretical insights with the class.
  • неблокирующий Exam (Term Paprer)
    The term paper is written at home and submitted during the exam period. It is a revised and finalized version of the student's research project towards which students work throughout the course by way of presentation, homework readings, and in-class participation.
Промежуточная аттестация

Промежуточная аттестация

  • Промежуточная аттестация (2 модуль)
    0.15 * Attendance + 0.2 * Exam (Term Paprer) + 0.2 * Home written assignments + 0.2 * In-Class Participation + 0.25 * Presentation
Список литературы

Список литературы

Рекомендуемая основная литература

  • Chomsky, N. (2006). Language and Mind (Vol. 3rd ed). Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=146214
  • Jackendoff, R. (2007). Language, Consciousness, Culture : Essays on Mental Structure. Cambridge, Mass: A Bradford Book. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=190976

Рекомендуемая дополнительная литература

  • Everett, C. (2013). Linguistic Relativity : Evidence Across Languages and Cognitive Domains. Berlin: De Gruyter Mouton. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&site=eds-live&db=edsebk&AN=641818
  • Pinker, S. (1996). Language Learnability and Language Development, With New Commentary by the Author : With New Commentary by the Author. Harvard University Press.