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| LING0006-1 | Syntax
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| Duration : | 30h Th |
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| Lecturer : | Michel Kefer |
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Language(s) of instruction :
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| French language |
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Organisation and examination :
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| Teaching in the first semester, review in January |
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Course contents :
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| Syntax is more abstract (less in direct relation with nonlinguistic reality) than phonology and morphology on the one hand, semantics on the other. However, most contemporary linguists agree on the central role of syntax in language.What is that role? How can syntactic phenomena be shown to exist (tests)? How can we describe them (syntactic categories, representations and rules)? What is the relationship between syntax and lexicon? What is universal in syntax? Why? What types of syntactic phenomena can differ in the world's languages. Such problems will be dealt with in the course. |
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Learning outcomes of the course :
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| Mastering and being able to identify and apply syntactic notions, in particular: syntactic categories and functions, valencies, constituent structures, relationships between lexicon, semantics and syntax, between syntactic base and different types of coding. |
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Prerequisites and co-requisites/ Recommended optional programme components :
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| "Grammaire de base" (see below):
Partie I: ch. 6 à 10, 12, 13 (4), 14 (3 to 5).
Partie II: ch. 1 (2), 2 (2 to 8).
Partie III: annexe 5.
Since the notions are elementary, mistakes in this area (in particular mistakes in determining syntactic categories) will be considered big mistakes at the exam. |
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Planned learning activities and teaching methods :
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| Texts will have to be read and exercises to be made at home; the exercises will be corrected and commented on in class and constitute a good preparation for the examination.
Master students who take the course in a "finalité approfondie" will have additional texts to read (including texts in English) and additional exercises te make. |
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Mode of delivery (face-to-face ; distance-learning) :
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| Face-to-face.
30 hours;
1st semester;
See http://cipl82.philo.ulg.ac.be/horaires |
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Recommended or required readings :
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| Required readings: to be determined. To be bought as quickly as possible: S.-G. Chartrand, Cl. Simard, Ch. Sol: Grammaire de base. De Boek.
A few notes will be available but do not replace course attendance. |
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Assessment methods and criteria :
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| Written examination in January; the retake in August/September is oral. As a rule, the aim of the questions is to check the student's understanding and ability to apply. If a paper is to be written in the semester, it can be taken into account for the assessment. See also the remark at the end of "Prerequisites". |
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Organizational remarks :
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Contacts :
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| Enseignant titulaire
Michel KEFER
Département de Langues et littératures germaniques
Place Cockerill, 3, 4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 54 09
E-mail Michel.Kefer@ulg.ac.be
Secrétariat
Sabrina DEWAR
Place Cockerill 3, 4000 Liège
Tél. 04 366 54 66 |
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